WEST PALM BEACH – At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 4, 2019, Mayor Bernard presented a proclamation declaring June 2019 Suits for Seniors Month in Palm Beach County.

 

That’s the language on Palm Beach County (PBC)’s website from last year and June 2020 is also scheduled to be the same. Thanks to the pandemic, though, there will be no public recognition, no celebratory event.

 

Instead, its founder, Jervonte Edmonds, has created another way to still celebrate its work, its students and, especially, its mentors during the month of June, thanks to PBC.

 

#SuitsforSeniorMonth has been born. There will be a Suits for Seniors Business Week, which will run from June 15-20, and will celebrate something different every day, and there will also be other events during other days in June.

 

All of it focused on what the young, hardworking nonprofit is about: mentoring.

 

“Research has shown that young people who are connected to a mentor improves the academic, social and economic prospects of their lives,” said Mr. Edmonds, who launched Suits in WHEN while working as a legislative aide to one of his own mentors, state Senator Bobby Powell. “That ultimately strengthens our community. More than ever we need mentors to step into our youth’s lives—and that’s what we’ll do this month: celebrate the impact of mentoring and offer our community a chance to save a life.”

 

Nearly all of the activities will be done online. To see a list of the Business Week events, click here. Other events include Thank You Mentor Day on June 3, when participating students are encouraged to send a note or card or use social media to say thank you.

 

Another big day? Suits for Seniors Day on June 2—when PBC is scheduled to make the big announcement again, this time for 2020, which will “hopefully inspire more people to learn more about mentoring with us,” Mr. Edmonds said.

 

It, too, will be done viral.

 

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