Number of Participants: 1
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $8
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Schools
Date: November 17, 2017
Location:
Merrick
NY, United States
About:
In less than one week’s time, Merrick Avenue Middle School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District collected enough Halloween candy to fill an SUV.
The school’s Student Council members, along with advisers Joseph Amador and Lucrezia Colangelo, organized and packaged the loot for delivery to Dr. David Gottesfeld’s dental office in Merrick. The donated candy will be sent to U.S. Army troops serving overseas.
“The Merrick Avenue Student Council was the club instrumental in organizing the effort,” said Amador.
Photo captions:
- From left, student council members Dylan Schechter, Matthew Cuda and Ruby Lapidus pushed a cartload of donated treats to the car for delivery.
- Ruby Lapidus and Matthew Cuda organized the candy donations.
- Ruby Lapidus, Matthew Cuda and Dylan Schechter (right) packaged the donated Halloween candy.
- Student Council advisers Lucrezia Colangelo (far left) and Joseph Amador (far right) are pictured with Ruby Lapidus, Matthew Cuda (center) and Dylan Schechter.
Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
