Number of Participants: 25
Hours Donated: 10
Value of Time Served: $2,113
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Club
School: Garden City High School
Date: December 17, 2024
Location:
Garden City
NY, USA
About:
The Garden City High School Key club completed their annual teddy bear drive for the Mary Brennan INN, one of the largest soup kitchens and pantries on Long Island. The teddy bear drive, which has become a staple of the GCHS holiday season, is part of the Key Club’s service to give back to the community.
In the weeks leading up to the holidays, students brought in new stuffed animals which were displayed in the library throughout December. Student volunteers visited the library’s makerspace during their lunch periods to create scarves for the bears before they were donated.
The bears were delivered on Dec. 17 by Key Club adviser Steve Arena, who has helped with the teddy bear drive for more than 14 years. “Each year the event is a great success, and it is thanks to all of the donations we get from the students,” he said.
Photo captions:
A: Stuffed animals collected by Garden City High School with scarves made by student volunteers.
B: Stuffed animals collected by Garden City High School with scarves made by student volunteers.
Photos courtesy of the Garden City School District
