Number of Participants: 100
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $845
Event Amount Raised: $4,401
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Schools
Date: November 1, 2017
Location:
Lockhart Elementary School
Pittsburgh Avenue, Massapequa
NY
About:
Lockhart Elementary School in the Massapequa School District kept a holiday tradition alive by raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The donation was presented to a representative from the organization at the school’s Make-A-Wish concert on Dec. 22.
In November, Lockhart students participated in a walk-a-thon and received pledges. That turned into $4,401 that was presented by Student Council members to Kathie Lombardi, the manager of national and community alliances for Make-A-Wish. She talked about an 11-year-old boy named Sean who received a “super cool” birthday party as a result of last year’s donation from the school. Students then heard about wishes they could fulfill this year and voted.
Principal Stephen Scarallo said that in the last 29 years, the school has raised $112,000 for Make-A-Wish.
“This school community is very generous,” he said.
Photo Captions:
1: Lockhart Elementary School Student Council members, from left, Angelina Bartolomeo, Juliana Domingo and Alexander Bartolo presented a donation to Kathie Lombardi from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
