JUNO BEACH, Fla. — The WPTV news team was at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach on Tuesday for another one of our "Let's Hear It" community events.
As children get ready to return to school, local organizations are seeing a greater need for school supply donations more than ever.
WPTV morning anchor Ashley Glass spoke with Lindee Harvey, the executive director of the Spirit of Giving Network, and Zuhre Beytas with Zuhre's World about their efforts to make sure all local children are ready to head back to school.
"The kids are our future, in the beginning of life, school is very important," Beytas said. "So we're giving them the school supplies they need to be comfortable in education."

Harvey said that the need for donations grows bigger each year as the struggle continues for parents to afford all school supplies needed for their child to succeed.
"We are so grateful to all our community partners, our collaborative partners, our donors, our founders, our volunteers— we could do it without our volunteers," Harvey said. "It truly takes a village."

WPTV also caught up with Jaime Kippenberger, who just published a creative journal book.
Kippenberger, a brain cancer survivor, is an avid volunteer in the community. WPTV partnered with Chasin A Dream last October to give Kippenberger Taylor Swift Tickets!
Glass spoke with her about the meaning behind her book and how she hopes it helps others express their creativity and emotions.

Ed Clark, a Vero Beach resident, drove to Juno Beach to express his concerns to WPTV Reporter Jon Shainman about the harmful impacts of light pollution, especially on the nesting turtles. He thinks that human activity on beaches at night is disrupting the turtles' nesting cycles.
