Number of Participants: 300
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $2,535
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Schools
Date: May 6, 2021
Location:
Sewanhaka High School
Tulip Avenue, Floral Park
NY
About:
Sewanhaka High School students were encouraged to perform various acts of kindness as part of a month-long Kindness Challenge, held throughout April.
The activities included creating a poster with a quote, message or poem about kindness; creating a social media post about kindness; writing a short story about someone who is kind; handing out kindness cards; completing a kindness journal; creating sidewalk art using chalk with messages of kindness and positive drawings; and more.
To conclude the challenge, the Virtual Enterprises (VE) class organized a parade in conjunction with the Stewart Manor Fire Department on April 28. VE student Dillan Powell reached out to Principal Nichole Allen, Fire Chief Michael Powell and Mayor Michael Onorato to coordinate the event. With the support of the school and local community, VE’s Bag-O-Matic company created banners and posters to hang from Ladder Truck 191. During the parade, students drove behind the fire truck. Residents of Stewart Manor came out of their homes to witness the car parade, which supported spreading acts of kindness and positivity in the community.
Photo captions:
1-3. Sewanhaka High School’s art department and art students created a sidewalk mural as part of the Kindness Challenge.
- Sewanhaka High School staff members are pictured with Kindness Challenge shirts.
- Sewanhaka High School students created a kindness banner with Post-It notes as part of the Kindness Challenge.
- Sewanhaka High School’s Virtual Enterprises class organized a parade in conjunction with the Stewart Manor Fire Department to conclude the Kindness Challenge.
Photos courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District
