Number of Participants: 100
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $845
Event Amount Raised: $2,400
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Schools
Date: November 10, 2023
Location:
Connetquot High School
7th Street, Bohemia
NY
About:
Connetquot High School’s campus was lined with hundreds of American flags on Nov. 9 as the school held its second annual Flags of Honor ceremony.
Community members were invited to purchase a flag in honor of a veteran and to raise funds for local veterans’ charities. Through this initiative, the school raised $2,400. The funds were awarded to both Paws of War, an organization that provides veterans with service and support dogs rescued from kill shelters, and the Specialist Matthew Baylis Memorial Fund which provides scholarships to veterans or children of veterans who need financial assistance with either college tuition or the cost of trade school.