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For the fourth consecutive year, students in Copiague Middle School’s Builders Club, under the advisement of Maria Ostrofsky, collected and donated lightly worn shoes to benefit the homeless and less fortunate in the New York City area.

Working in conjunction with the Give Your Sole non-for-profit organization, more than 25 members of the Builders Club worked together to bag pairs of shoes for men, women and children. Donated by students and members of the community, the club collected more than 100 pairs of shoes. Each bag contained 20 pairs of shoes that were picked up and brought to the Bowery Mission in Manhattan.

Source: http://www.copiague.k12.ny.us/news

Students in Valley Stream North High School’s Physical Education Leadership Program recently volunteered an entire day at the INN in Hempstead.  The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) addresses the issues of hunger and homelessness on Long Island by providing food, shelter, long-term housing, and supportive services for those who seek help. The INN is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization. 

As part of the leadership program, North High School students develop a sense of service to the community and help those less fortunate.  Students found the visit to be a rewarding and memorable experience.

Photo captions:
Photo A: Students in Valley Stream North High School’s Physical Education Leadership Program recently volunteered an entire day at the INN in Hempstead.

Photo B:  Valley Stream North High School students helped organize items in the INN’s food pantry.

Photo C: Students also assisted in serving food to those in need during their visit.

Flushing, N.Y. – The Queens College men’s tennis team took time from its current season to give back to the local community as the entire team and both coaches helped clean up at the Faith Presbyterian Church in Queens.

The team spent time outside cleaning the courtyard of shrubs sticks and garbage and spent the majority of the time inside waxing the floor of the congregation room. This room is ground zero for the church and is used in a myriad of ways including, prayer, meetings and services to the congregation.

The team started by spreading a liquid solution to the floor that dissolved the old wax. Then, they used an industrial-sized buffing machine to further scrape off the old wax.

When the buffing was completed, the team mopped and swept so that the new wax could be applied. Other various projects included sweeping, mopping the gymnasium floor, and removing a hazardous tree, which blocked a lamppost in the parking lot. The QC Men’s Tennis team was happy to help out an important group in the community.

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It was a marathon of jump roping and basketball for students at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, as the Port Jefferson students participated in the school’s annual Jump Rope & Hoop fundraising event for the American Heart Association on Following an hour of working on their own cardiovascular health, the second through fifth-grade students raised more than $9, 500 for the American Heart Association. In addition to acting as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, the collaborate effort by the Parents and Teachers Association and the Physical Education Department aimed to raise awareness about heart disease.

Photo Caption: Port Jefferson students raised more than $9,500 for the American Heart Association through a Jump rope & Hoop event.

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District

On Saturday, April 4, the Molloy College men’s and women’s lacrosse teams hosted instructional clinics to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y.

The men’s lacrosse team was joined by members of the Viper Lacrosse Club. Molloy’s entire men’s lacrosse coaching staff as well as all the players helped to instruct the younger players in all aspects of the game. The women’s lacrosse squad welcomed in 50 girls from the Rockville Centre Lacrosse Club, ranging from grades 2-8. The clinic lasted an hour and a half. Just like the men’s team, the entire coaching staff and all the players from the Lions’ women’s lacrosse team helped out at the clinic.

All proceeds raised from these clinics are being sent to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in conjunction with the East Coast Conference’s initiative for this great cause.

Information courtesy of Molloy College Sports Information Department.