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In March, the James Madison Womens Lacross Team worked with Rise Love Packs, which serves 45 families and 135 children at Spotswood Elementary. #GoDukes #CommunityService

You can follow the team and larn more at: https://twitter.com/JMULacrosse

On March 15th the Quinnipiac softball Team took some time form their busy schedule to help out My Clear Water by clearing the causeway from trash and debris.

Learn more about their efforts by visiting: https://twitter.com/QU_Softball

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students came together to support a good cause and to take part in some healthy competition during the school’s annual Volleyball-a-Thon on Mar. 1. This year’s chosen causes were the Sean Urda Memorial Soccer Scholarship, Save the Kid and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

All 41 participating teams showed up to the competition in the high school gymnasium with matching team t-shirts, donning creative names such as “Elected to Serve” and “Set it and Forget it,” as well as a whole lot of enthusiasm. Collectively, teams raised $3,010 for the selected causes.

Each team competed on one of the four volleyball courts until one group, the “Birds,” was victorious and crowned the 2018 Volleyball-a-Thon champs.  

Photo Captions:

1. Students participating in Elwood-John H. Glenn’s Volleyball-a-Thon raised $3,010 for various causes on Mar. 1.
2. Students Stephanie Tsangaris, Diana Tavernise, Joe Franzese, Brett Ryan, Nathaniel Larkins, and Gio Rinaldi were named the 2018 Volleball-a-Thon champs on Mar. 1.  

Photos courtesy of the Elwood Union Free School District

The Northport Middle School auditorium was literally buzzing after school on Friday, March 9 as the room hosted the annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event to raise money for the fight against childhood cancer. Representatives of St. Baldrick’s Foundation were on hand to shave the heads of 14 generous students who agreed to have their heads shaved in exchange for donations.

Those volunteering sat patiently in their chairs and temporarily bid their locks of hair farewell for this great cause. Northport Middle School St. Baldrick’s team captain Mary Jean Crane took a seat at the shaving chair as well, along with a few other brave young women. Crane, along with three other dedicated participants, were officially inducted into the “St. Baldrick’s Knights of the Bald Table” for their seventh year of participation.

Ironically, the nickname for all Northport Middle School athletic teams is “The Bald Eagles” and students were more than happy to assume the identity.

What began as an agreement between 17 individuals at a St. Patrick’s Day party in a Manhattan pub in New York City 18 years ago has emerged into the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which organizes and assists with head shaving events taking place during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday season. Shaving events have raised millions upon millions of dollars toward the best research practices to help find a cure for cancers affecting children.

Other schools within the district schools held their own St. Baldrick’s fundraisers, including Dickinson Avenue Elementary, Bellerose Avenue Elementary, and others, and together raised over $63,000!

Photo Captions:

1. Northport Middle School students have their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, formed to raise money to research cures for cancers affecting children.
2. Northport Middle School students are officially knighted as members of the “St. Baldrick’s Knights of the Bald Table” for their seventh year of participation. St. Baldrick’s Board of Directors member John McKenna does the honors.
3. Students Sam and Harry from Bellerose Avenue Elementary were excited to participate and help the St. Baldrick’s cause.

Photos courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District