Pennies for Patients

The Babylon Memorial Grade School Student Council recently coordinated a three-week community service initiative to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

The program, called Pennies for Patients, was a service learning, character education and philanthropy program that afforded students the chance to make a difference by working to provide aid to those fighting blood cancers like leukemia. During the initiative, the students collected monitory donations from family and friends and charted their progress on a school chart. The school surpassed their initial goal of $1,900 by raising $1,915.

This is the second year the school has coordinated the Pennies for Patients drive. The student council is advised by Joanne Fasano and Catherine O’Connor.

Photo provided by the Babylon School District