Number of Participants: 300
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $2,535
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Schools
Date: November 13, 2020
Location:
Harborfields Central School District
Huntington, NY
USA
About:
Harborfields students at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School recently participated in a week-long “Read to Feed” event in celebration of World Kindness Day on Nov. 13.
The event, a partnership between Harborfields Alliance For Community Outreach, the school’s Parent Teachers Association and the TJL No Place for Hate Committee, encouraged students to read books on the topic of kindness. To kick off the event on Nov. 9, students enjoyed listening to a read-aloud of the book, “Each Kindness,” by Jacqueline Woodson.
Additionally, throughout the week, students, faculty and staff donated non-perishable food items to benefit HACO’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.
On Nov.13, students dressed in yellow to represent kindness throughout the school, a color selected by the 20 student members of the TJL No Place for Hate Committee. That evening, students and their families enjoyed a culminating virtual read-in event, during which Principal Mary Williams and Assistant Principal Andrea Horowitz, joined by Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Rory Manning and PTA Executive Board member Kim Bykov, read, ‘The Cool Bean,” by Jory John and Pete Oswald.
“Since our theme this week was about kindness, we felt that a book about kindness would be a great culminating activity for tonight,” Ms. Williams said. “Never forget, it’s always cool to be kind.”
Photo captions: Students at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School celebrated kindness during a “Read to Feed” event Nov. 9-13.
Videos:
- To kick off the “Read to Feed” event on Nov. 9, students enjoyed listening to a read-aloud of the book, “Each Kindness,” by Jacqueline Woodson.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wbFShEEWlXTd2ryyQ1Cp2BpuSb39NY2o/view
- On Nov.13, Principal Mary Williams and Assistant Principal Andrea Horowitz read, ‘The Cool Bean,” by Jory John and Pete Oswald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlTcPi6bZVw
Photos and videos courtesy of the Harborfields Central School District