Number of Participants: 100
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $3,380
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Basketball
Date: December 29, 2016
Location:
Ocean Avenue East Rockaway
New York 11518, United States
About:
The East Rockaway School District’s boys and girls basketball teams sponsored a toy drive at their respective games to benefit Gregg’s Wings, a charity that supports the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. The boys games were held on Dec. 17 against Mineola and the girls competed against Oyster Bay on Dec. 22. The competing high schools teams also participated in the fundraiser bringing toys to donate to this worthy cause. Gregg’s Wings is a charity that was founded by the family of Gregg Kienke, whose life was taken by cancer only weeks after he was born. The family wanted to find a way to create an enduring legacy for him and help other children battling this life-threatening disease. They decided to form a foundation to honor the doctors and enrich the Cancer Center’s mission of hope and healing.
Photo Caption:
1. Members of East Rockaway’s girls basketball program are pictured with athletes from Oyster Bay High School.
Photos courtesy of the East Rockaway School District
