This school year, members of the Copiague Middle School Builders Club has worked hard to brighten the day for others. The Builders Club, which is a student organization sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, encourages its students to plan and work on various community service projects to help communication skills, values, teamwork and character.
In December, along with their advisor Maria Ostrofsky, the students collected and donated eight large bags of toys for the John Theissen Foundation, which distributes the toys to sick and underprivileged children in hospitals and child-care facilities across Long Island. The students also raised almost $200 for UNICEF and an additional $1,200 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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