Number of Participants: 40
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $1,352
Event Amount Raised: $500
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Field Hockey
School: Smithtown High School-West
Date: September 20, 2024
Location:
Smithtown High School West
Smithtown, NY
USA
About:
Smithtown West held it’s 15th annual “Play 4 The Cure” field hockey game honoring the memory of St. James Elementary School teacher, Sara Long Harte on Sept. 19. Each year Smithtown West team dedicates this game to Sarah, who passed away due to breast cancer. The event raised $400 for The Sara Long Harte Memorial scholarship fund.
Long Harte taught at St. James Elementary School, the very same elementary school where she attended as a child, for eight years. Her immeasurable impact throughout the community in such a short period lives on today through a Scholarship Fund, a Memorial Garden and a hand-crafted picket fence in front of the St. James Elementary School which was built to honor her by a former student.
High School West sophomore, Danni Blackstone, sang a beautiful rendition of the national anthem before the game.
Photo caption: Smithtown West held it’s 15th annual “Play 4 The Cure” field hockey game honoring the memory of St. James Elementary School teacher, Sara Long Harte on Sept. 19.
Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD
