Number of Participants: 25
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $845
Event Amount Raised: $500
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Team
Date: December 22, 2017
Location:
Wantagh Middle School
Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh
NY
About:
The Wantagh Middle School’s eighth-grade business management class was so impressed by the tour of the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park, it decided to raise and donate money for the organization.
Under the direction of business teacher Nancy O’Connor, the students sold candy in the school store, donated by school parent and candy distributor Adam Gottlieb, raising $500 to offset the organization’s costs. On Dec. 21, volunteers Jan and Sal Sanseverino met with the class and were presented with a check.
The Ronald McDonald House provides accommodations to families of children who are receiving medical treatment and other resources at no cost. The Long Island Chapter’s budget totals $3 million per year, according to Sal Sanseverino.
“You have made people at the Ronald McDonald House extremely happy,” Sanseverino told the students.
Captions: Ronald McDonald House volunteers, left, Sal and Jan Sanseverino were presented with a $500 check by the Wantagh Middle School eighth-grade business management class and their teacher, right, Nancy O’Connor.
Photo courtesy of the Wantagh School District
