The students of Merrimac Elementary are no strangers to helping others, both in and out of their community. This holiday season, Merrimac’s spirit was extraordinary. In addition to the annual toy drive which benefits children […]
Category: Volunteerism
Sachem North Honor Society offers helping hand with clothes, food for community
The Sachem North Honor Society has been working hard to generate volunteer efforts around the holiday season, especially with clothing and food drives. The organization, led by advisors Cherisse Iacono and Victoria Cangelosi, has been […]
Tamarac Elementary leads way with breast cancer awareness, fundraising efforts
Tamarac has participated in the SCTA fundraising for Breast Cancer research for the last 6 years. We have sold and worn shirts on Fridays during the month of October, have done week long “Loose Change” […]
Merrimac students feed animals with pumpkin drive
Merrimac students, Christian and Tiana Zarcone and Jason Volpe, stayed after school one day to help lead a fundraiser for the Double D Ranch in Manorville, N.Y. The students collected pumpkins and gourds to donate […]
Samoset raises 300 pounds of candy for troops
Starting a few days after Halloween, Samoset Middle school in conjunction with the Samoset PTSA, began collecting unused or unwanted candy for the 2016 Halloween Candy for Heroes program. The program is run by Operation […]
The Band Perry visits Samoset Middle School
Samoset Middle School collected almost 7,000 pounds of food in one week and won the contest sponsored by 96.1 and Long Island Cares. The school received an anti-bullying presentation by Kym Laube from Hugs, Inc. and […]
Join Sachem North at Out of the Darkness Walk
Students at Sachem North, along with the school psychologists and social workers, have been working hard to raise money for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an organization that raises awareness about mental health, saves lives, […]
Waverly recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness
During the month of October, Waverly recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Once again Waverly Avenue will be doing its part to help fight this horrible disease. Attached you will find two fundraising flyers. One flyer […]