Number of Participants: 21
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $177
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Schools
Date: December 27, 2018
Location:
Copiague
NY, USA
About:
During their social studies classes at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School, students are also learning about giving back to their community.
Prior to winter recess, students in Allison Weller’s Facing History and Ourselves class participated in Operation Gratitude. The class made cards and letters to be included in care packages sent to veterans and currently deployed military personnel, first responders, wounded heroes and caregivers.
Students in Colleen Gurtner’s Leadership in History and Action class held a Band-Aid drive for cancer patients at Columbia Presbyterian Children’s Hospital. Thanks to the donations of staff at the high school, the class collected more than 100 boxes to be sent to the hospital along with cards filled with well wishes.