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JWY Collects, Donates $200 in Goods to Church

Students of James Wilson Young Middle School participated in a food drive benefiting Our Lady of the Snow food pantry.

James Wilson Young Middle School students celebrated the spirit of the holiday season by participating in their school’s annual food drive, led by members of the student council and their advisors, Rob Donarummo and Ian Zambri.

In just one week, students collected food donations and King Kullen gift cards with a combined value of $200 to be donated to in Blue Point. The middle school student group effort will be appreciated by the families who receive prepared by church outreach.

Student Council President Victoria Barone said it's important to give back if circumstances allow.

"There are so many people in our own community who do not have enough,” she said. “We have an opportunity to do something to make a difference in their lives, at least for one day.”

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.