Number of Participants: 20
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $169
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Schools
Date: January 3, 2018
Location:
Valley Stream
NY, United States
About:
Shaw Avenue Elementary School students in Valley Stream District 30 made their mark this holiday season by participating in the annual Scholastic Book Clubs Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive benefiting the Pajama Program, a national nonprofit organization that provides new pajamas and storybooks to at-risk children.
Facilitated by third-grade teacher Darlene Sinclair, the students brought in new pajamas from newborn to adult, for the cause. Through the program, Scholastic provides each child with a free book for each pair of pajamas that are donated to a child in need.
Sinclair’s students created signs around the school and focused on feelings of empathy and compassion throughout the drive.
“I am very lucky to work for such a great district that supports me in these fundraising events and in caring for those in need,” she said.
Photo Caption: Students in Darlene Sinclair’s class at Shaw Avenue School collected pajamas as part of the Scholastic Book Clubs Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive.
Photo courtesy of Valley Stream District 30
