Number of Participants: 21
Hours Donated: 10
Value of Time Served: $1,775
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Club
Date: November 21, 2024
Location:
Connetquot High School
7th Street, Bohemia
NY
About:
Throughout the months of October and November, Ronkonkoma Middle School and Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School students in the Connetquot Central School District held donation drives for Long Island’s chapter of Blue Star Moms NY6, a nonprofit organization that supports military families and veterans.
On Nov. 6, students from Ronkonkoma Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society gathered to pack donations to send to currently deployed service members. They were joined by Patricia Harper, president of Blue Star Moms NY6, who graciously picked up the donations for distribution.
Similarly, at Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School, the social studies department led the initiative, asking students to collect various goods throughout the month of November, from toothbrushes and socks to medicine and nonperishable food items. In addition to collecting items, students wrote thoughtful, encouraging cards for veterans and those actively deployed. The students will be donating their items at the end of November.
Photo captions:
1-2: Joined by Blue Star Moms NY6 President Patricia Harper, Ronkonkoma Middle School’s National Honor Society students packed up items to donate.
3: Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School students collected various goods and wrote encouraging cards for the Blue Star Moms organization.
Photos courtesy of Connetquot Central School District.
