Builder Club: On Sunday, Oct. 18, members of the Copiague Middle School Builders Club, along with club advisor Maria Ostrofsky, participated in the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach. Through their collective efforts, the students raised more than $2,300 for this special cause.
Photo courtesy of the Copiague Public School District
Woodhull Elementary School students and staff participating in a program called “Move It! for Military Kids” during the week of Oct. 19.
The idea was created by the Military Child Education Coalition to bring about awareness of the challenges these children face in their daily lives with moving,transition, and family separation.
School Nurse Janet LaViolette coordinated the weeklong initiative at Woodhull, which included a different activity for each day of the week. These included a hula hoop contest, a “mystery hike” and yoga with Superintendent of Schools Loretta Ferraro.
The cause was near and dear to the Woodhull community, as approximately 50 percent of the Fire Island School District’s student population comes from the Babylon Coast Guard station.
Photo Caption 1-2 walk: Woodhull Elementary School students went on a mystery hike in honor of “Move It! for Military Kids” a program coordinated by the Military Child Education Coalition.
Photos provided by the Fire Island School District
Connolly School students laced up their sneakers and took strides to help fight breast cancer during the school’s sixth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk-a-Thon on Oct. 15.
At the event, students and faculty dressed were dressed in pink as they walked around the school building perimeter to show their support for the worthy cause. Connolly’s Student Council organized the walk with assistance from advisers Susan Stanco and Monique Vaccaro. The group created a banner that read “Connolly Cares” to mark the occasion.
In all, the students raised $565 through pledges, which will be donated to Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S, a not-for-profit agency that provides assistance to residents of Glen Cove and neighboring communities coping with the crisis of cancer.
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Connolly students are pictured with a banner they created for the school’s sixth-annual Walk-A-Thon.
Photos courtesy of Glen Cove City School District
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Oct. 27, 2015) – The LIU Post women’s lacrosse team recently gathered donations for the town of Charleston, S.C., which was devastated by massive flooding in early October.
The flooding and subsequent dam breaks that hit South Carolina totaled up to over $1 billion in damages.
In an effort to help clean up and re-build the area, the student-athletes each donated $2 and shipped supplies, such as toiletries, clothing and boxed food.
“Some of us have family and friends down there that were affected, and we could certainly relate to that feeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy,” said LIU Post women’s lacrosse senior Jessica Marsh (Sayville, N.Y.). “Our team realized that a little bit of help can go a long way when we all come together.”
For more information on South Carolina flooding and disaster relief, please visit the American Red Cross’ official website by clicking http://www.redcross.org/local/sc/south-carolina-flooding
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 2015) – The LIU Post men’s lacrosse team recently held a clinic for Empire Lacrosse, a local youth travel program in Suffolk County.
The Pioneers put the seventh and eighth graders through drills and game situations. There was also special instruction given to the goaltenders and face-off specialists.
“It was great for our guys to put on a clinic to help the lacrosse community,” stated Head Coach John Jez. “Each of our student-athletes took to their own positions and assisted the kids in honing their skills.”
Following the clinic, the kids stayed around to watch the Pioneers practice, giving them the opportunity to see how the game is played at the collegiate level.
For more information on the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team, please continue to visit LIUPostPioneers.com.
