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Kids for Kids, one of Huntington Hospital’s
newest initiatives, is a program that encourages
young people in and around Huntington Township
to learn about the importance of philanthropy,
appreciate the value of their local hospital as
a healthcare resource and contribute in a meaningful
way to the improvement of healthcare in their
own community. With approximately 800 local children
relying on Huntington Hospital for high quality
medical care each year, the Kids for Kids program
connects Huntington’s young people with
an organization that touches their lives and those
of their friends and families.
This program is designed to be flexible, allowing
individual classrooms, entire student bodies,
faith based youth groups, or scout troops to br
participate in whatever manner works best for
them.
Participants this year have included the Harborfields
High School teachers and staff; East Woods School
Student Council; Dix Hills Jewish Center; and
CW Post students, among others.
To get started or for more information please
call Suzanne Beck, Development Associate at (631)
351- 7040 x102 or via email at sbeck@hunthosp.org |
Harborfields High School teacher
Craig Butler (right) and principal David Bennardo
(left), on behalf of the United Teachers of Harborfields,
presents Huntington Hospital representative Suzanne
Beck (center) with a check for $750 for the hospital’s
Clark Gillies Pediatric Unit. On paydays, the
United Teachers of Harborfields, in collaboration
with the faculty, staff and administration of
the Harborfields School District, sponsor “Jeans
for a Cause,” in which employees make a
cash donation toward a charity and wear their
best jeans to work along with a badge that reads:
“I’m wearing Jeans for a Cause.”
Suzanne Beck (left) thanked Ricky Tadmore, Principal
of the Dix Hills Jewish Center Religious School,
and students from the school’s Dalet and
Vav classes who participated in recent fundraising
events to benefit the Kids for Kids Program. Students
donated more than $1,000 that
they raised through a walk-a-thon, car wash, and
other activities.
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Martine M. Tawaji, Director of Community Service,
East Woods School (right), along with the East
Woods Student Council, made a $200 donation to
hospital Development Associate Suzanne Beck (left).
The students held a series of fundraising events
to benefit the pediatric department at the Dolan
Family Health Center. They hope to raise $1,000
toward this project by the end of the school year. |
