Number of Participants: 1000
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $34,790
Event Amount Raised: $1,909
Event Type: Children & Youth
Activity: Schools
Date: September 30, 2025
Location:
Smithtown
NY, USA
About:
Students and staff in the Smithtown Central School District wore gold to support the Lace Up for Kids campaign, part of the nonprofit Solving Kids’ Cancer. September is “National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.”
At Accompsett Elementary School, students were “changing” kids’ lives by donating coins for the Lace Up for Kids Awareness Campaign. Principal Tim Hellmuth wore bright gold shoes and watched students fill a bucket was filled with coins which will go toward helping in the fight against pediatric cancer.
In all, Accompsett students raised $1,909.90.
Photo caption: Smithtown Central School District students wore gold in September to raise awareness for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD
