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Quinnipiac Softball Helps Out in Their Community

March 19, 2018 By Team Up 4 Community Leave a Comment

 

On March 15th the Quinnipiac softball Team took some time form their busy schedule to help out My Clear Water by clearing the causeway from trash and debris.

Learn more about their efforts by visiting: https://twitter.com/QU_Softball

Volleying for a cause

March 15, 2018 By Team Up 4 Community Leave a Comment

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students came together to support a good cause and to take part in some healthy competition during the school’s annual Volleyball-a-Thon on Mar. 1. This year’s chosen causes were the Sean Urda Memorial Soccer Scholarship, Save the Kid and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

All 41 participating teams showed up to the competition in the high school gymnasium with matching team t-shirts, donning creative names such as “Elected to Serve” and “Set it and Forget it,” as well as a whole lot of enthusiasm. Collectively, teams raised $3,010 for the selected causes.

Each team competed on one of the four volleyball courts until one group, the “Birds,” was victorious and crowned the 2018 Volleyball-a-Thon champs.  

 

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  1. Students participating in Elwood-John H. Glenn’s Volleyball-a-Thon raised $3,010 for various causes on Mar. 1.
  2. Students Stephanie Tsangaris, Diana Tavernise, Joe Franzese, Brett Ryan, Nathaniel Larkins, and Gio Rinaldi were named the 2018 Volleball-a-Thon champs on Mar. 1.  

Photos courtesy of the Elwood Union Free School District

 

Northport-East Northport shaves for St. Baldrick’s

March 15, 2018 By Team Up 4 Community Leave a Comment

The Northport Middle School auditorium was literally buzzing after school on Friday, March 9 as the room hosted the annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event to raise money for the fight against childhood cancer. Representatives of St. Baldrick’s Foundation were on hand to shave the heads of 14 generous students who agreed to have their heads shaved in exchange for donations.

Those volunteering sat patiently in their chairs and temporarily bid their locks of hair farewell for this great cause. Northport Middle School St. Baldrick’s team captain Mary Jean Crane took a seat at the shaving chair as well, along with a few other brave young women. Crane, along with three other dedicated participants, were officially inducted into the “St. Baldrick’s Knights of the Bald Table” for their seventh year of participation.

Ironically, the nickname for all Northport Middle School athletic teams is “The Bald Eagles” and students were more than happy to assume the identity.

What began as an agreement between 17 individuals at a St. Patrick’s Day party in a Manhattan pub in New York City 18 years ago has emerged into the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which organizes and assists with head shaving events taking place during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday season. Shaving events have raised millions upon millions of dollars toward the best research practices to help find a cure for cancers affecting children.

Other schools within the district schools held their own St. Baldrick’s fundraisers, including Dickinson Avenue Elementary, Bellerose Avenue Elementary, and others, and together raised over $63,000!

 

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  1. Northport Middle School students have their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, formed to raise money to research cures for cancers affecting children.
  2. Northport Middle School students are officially knighted as members of the “St. Baldrick’s Knights of the Bald Table” for their seventh year of participation. St. Baldrick’s Board of Directors member John McKenna does the honors.
  3. Students Sam and Harry from Bellerose Avenue Elementary were excited to participate and help the St. Baldrick’s cause.

 

Photos courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

 

Southern High School Athletes Spreading the Word

March 14, 2018 By Team Up 4 Community Leave a Comment

The first Wednesday of March every year is Spread the Word to End the Word Day sponsored by Special Olympics and Best Buddies. This year marked the 10th year people all over the world take the day to remind people words hurt and it’s never ok to use the word “retard” to describe people, things or even a thought. They promote replacing the r-word with respect and positivity.
Southern High School’s Unified Bocce Team (a Special Olympics sponsored sport to unite students with and without disabilities on the same team) started a Respect Campaign at  their school this year selling T-shirt’s, asking students to write down their “why” and having students sign their banner to pledge to show all students respect.
The outpouring of love and support from staff and students was great. But the best moments can when athletes supported athletes, participants in other Varsity Sports showed respect for Unified Athletes, signed their banner and took photos to show their respect for athletes of all abilities.

Bald is beautiful at St. James Elementary

March 14, 2018 By Team Up 4 Community Leave a Comment

Photo caption: Eight fourth-graders from St. James Elementary School in the Smithtown Central District had their heads shaved at the St. Baldricks’ 2018 Rock the Bald Event at Napper Tandy’s in Smithtown on March 10. The students raised money to help conquer childhood cancer. The event raised more than $18,000. Top row (from left): Logan Rinck, Cooper Moses, Collin Savage and Campbell Cracchiola. Bottom row (from left): Cameron James, Jack Amato, Teddy Baratta and Brendan Power.

 

Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District

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