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Students raise more than $9K for Katrina victims The Acts of Kindness Commuttee at Washington Drive Primary School orga- nized a walkathon with the theme An Hour for Change to benefit Humcane Katrina victims and to offer students the opportuni- ty to contribute to the recovery effort in the Gulf Coast area. More than 200 students, parents and teachers participated in the hour-long walk around - Oldfield Middle: School in Harborfields School District. To ruse funds. the students spent weeks pmor to the walk setung up lemonade stands, selling teddy bear and, with the i. : [is < '% A 47 « 1 6 a & 10 wR . x » as Tr?“ E a U > ° nad 1A a} + / f hage [2 uy 9+ help of their parents. asking neighbors and frends for sponsorships Some students even donated their allowances These efforts, combined with donations from community members. resulted in a grand total of $9,493 for Hurricane Katrina relief \We felt compelled to get the children involved in the Katrina efforts.\ sard WDPS second-grade teacher. Noreen Pascione. who 1s a member of the Acts of Kindness commuttee \Kids don't have much of their own maney to give. so we wanted to create a way for them to give their ume and energy instead. We also hope that learning more: about the catastrophe and taking action has helped curb their fears ~ The PTA also contributed by giving the event publicity and providing water tor the walkers and event heipers Members of Brownie Girl Scout Troop #1292, which distributed water to partics pants. are pictured at bottom, from left to right: Sarah Murphy. Falyn Dwyer. Samantha Scileppi. Taylor Smith, Carke Davis, Jillhan White and Shea Carroll Pictured at left are Noreen Paccione and Diane Brown, Washington Drive Primary School teachers who chaired the event Photos by Virgrua Reccarca, Syntax hz L weve % gean #2 0C a; 4 a* ‘qj _ rt lk al % 2 \$2. was. 13m pe C ‘ Ae ae eg La \I PAY A LOT FOR INSURANCE. WHAT AM I GETTING FOR IT?\ - DAVID BINGHAM 384 LARKFIELD RD STE 4 _ EAST NORTHPORT (631) 368 3700 2010393@alistate.com PS. Serving the community for over 40 years Photo by Alan Peartman From left to fight are Andy Giffin, chairman of the Northport Rotary Club Youth Exchange Program, Polish exchange student Urszula Niedzieiska. Jazmin Garcia, an exchange student from Argentina. Northport High Schoo! student Amber Farrell, and Harry Lennon, who chaired the program last year A world of difference Rotary Youth Exchange offers Northport High School students a year abroad BY ELISE PEARLMAN Last year, the Youth Exchange Program. sponsored by an interna- uonal network of more than 30.000 Rotary clubs, enabled 7.000 high school students to spend an academic year in a foreign country, where they attended local whouols and lived with host famthes Andy Giffin, who is chunng the Northport Rotary Club's Youth Exchange Program this year. sad Rotary clubs have provided this unique educational experience for over 30 years According to a pam phlet _ distributed _ by _ Rotary International. service to temortow 's young leaders is central to the organi rauon's goals Giffin noted that stu dents have sand. that the Youth Exchange Program provided \the most interesting. year of their lives and was a maturnng expenieme ent in a foreign fanguage. Gattin said the program provides \total immer sion.\ as the students attend lex al swhools in their destination «country. ving with host families who speak that language Northport High School students can select from 55 countnes, from France. Canada. Germany. Italy and Japan to Moldova. Slovakia. the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Georgia As the Rotary fulfills its goal of developing selt confidence. toleram c and maturity in its youth. Gittin indi cated that the program also helps the Rotary purmue its objective of ac hier ing \world peare through under standing 7 He explained that Youth Exchange has a wary of \breaking down bamern and prejudices | that other countries may have: about Amernc ans. while Amen an students tearn about different cultures and belicts In addition to hav ing students serve as young ambassadors Oattin said that the program has hast the added benetit of establishing hitelony bonds betw een the students and thei hosts with students remaming close to tarmires they sisited some 20 years dgo® To broaden students expeni¢ctices. Giffin said that mest Youth tx«change students hve with two to three host Continued on puge AA () Allstate. You're in good tarde. mmnmww Allume insurance Company and Alitare Property and Casuthty Inturance Comgany Northbrook. Wings (+3063 Afoune insurance Company. 33715 *s Eat bruoch in our sukkah 17 Grind your own wheat to | DATE: onday October 23 2005 TME: 1NG0 AM 109 PM LOCATMNON: jewnsh Academy make challah 178 Cedar iid East Northport : fan crafts for kads | COST: S per person T; Moon bounce | WECDL family free a 1; Pony tides | MGES: Ml ages welcome - $
