The student council at Barnum Woods Elementary School in the East Meadow School District donated $700 to the March of Dimes Foundation, a nonprofit organization which supports a healthier future for all babies.
Student council advisers Pam Charish and Jennifer Bocklet said students raised the funds by requesting $1 donations from students and staff. Those who donated received student-made paper pumpkins featuring their names.
Chad Witsell, a community director with March of Dimes, was on hand to accept the check donation and presented the student council with an honorary certificate from the organization for their charitable contribution. Mr. Witsell thanked students for their generosity and encouraged them to remain benevolent and to serve as role models at their school.
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