Value of Time Served: $0
Event Type: Seniors
Sport: Team
Date: January 10, 2017
Location:
108 Merrick Avenue Merrick
New York 11566, United States
About:
Members of the Sanford H. Calhoun High School Breakfast Club, which includes student-athletes- in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently spread holiday cheer for those at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center.
On Dec. 7, the students arrived at the center, which shares a campus with the district’s administration building to sing holiday carols, made edible crafts, create holiday cards for veterans and more.
“We wanted to do something to give back to the community” said club officer Emily Haldas. The families of Breakfast Club members donated supplies, including an edible snowman craft, which was quite popular with the senior center members.
“This is a service learning opportunity for our students to share joy and laughter together with the elderly” said special education teacher and club adviser Wendy Simson.
The Breakfast Club is a social and diverse club that includes both general education and special needs students that promotes positive and personal interactions.
“We plan on returning in the future to celebrate other holidays here, so that more members of the Breakfast Club have this experience as well” said club officer Kate Andrews, who helped plan the holiday-themed event.
