Number of Participants: 35
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $1,183
Event Type: Animal Welfare
Sport: Schools
Date: June 23, 2015
Location:
70 Ponquogue Avenue Hampton Bays
New York 11946, United States
About:
As part of a new community service committee, 70 first-graders at Hampton Bays Elementary School teamed up to raise $800 for the Southampton Animal Shelter.
Under the direction of teachers Jonathan DellaSperanza, Diane Hutchison and Kristy Loper, the students met throughout April to organize and design a plan for the fundraiser and awareness campaign. They designed posters, which were hung around the school, made T-shirts to unify the committee and sold bracelets.
In May, the first-graders will meet with representatives from the animal shelter to present the money they raised and learn more about the shelter.
“These students, even at just 6 and 7 years old, really made a difference by working together” said DellaSperanza.
