Number of Participants: 36
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $1,217
Event Type: Environment
Sport: Schools
Date: April 30, 2019
Location:
Port Jefferson
NY, USA
About:
Dozens of students from Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and Port Jefferson Middle School joined forces with members of the Port Jefferson Rotary Club to help ready Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck for the summer season.
Members of the high school’s Interact Club and the middle school’s National Junior Honor Society spent a recent weekend preparing cabins, dorm rooms and buildings. Students also raked and added mulch to the flowering plants at the Center Moriches camp, which provides special needs children and young adults with camping experiences.
According to Interact Club adviser Deirdre Filippi, the annual volunteer event is always a success for the students and helps them to understand not only the needs of others, but how simple efforts go a long way in serving the greater community.
Photo caption: Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and Port Jefferson Middle School students rake the grounds at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck in Center Moriches.
Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District