COVID care bar mitzvah project: 'It makes me feel good to help others'
COVID care bar mitzvah project: ‘It makes me feel good to help others’ South Florida Sun Sentinel Zach Mandel, 13, unloads donations at Boca Helping Hands. Zach chose to help the organization for his bar mitzvah project. For his bar mitzvah project, Zach Mandel of Boca Raton, Florida, wanted to collect food and toiletries for less fortunate people struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Zach, 13, came up with what is called a COVID Care project that has benefited Boca Helping Hands, a community-based nonprofit that provides food, medical and financial assistance to people i...