Robert Certilman of Highland Beach teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters in August to take children shopping for school supplies and clothing, spending about $12,000. He contacted the local chapter because he wanted to continue a practice he started in New York. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Robert Certilman saw the need in his community firsthand while living on Long Island.
During a Christmas party he sponsored for children served by the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, he noticed a little girl in tattered jeans that were on the brink of being unwearable…