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Student Council 'Have a Heart' Drive Helps Those in Need

Babylon Grade School students collect items for local shelters.

The Babylon Grade School Student Council recently held a “Have a Heart” drive and collected over 50 boxes filled with tissues, toothpaste, deodorant and other toiletries to benefit local shelters and Babylon residents in need. The program served to reinforce the school-community partnership as an extension of the district’s character education program.
The “Have a Heart” drive was organized by Student Council advisors Patricia Murphy and Rita Bartenback, along with the help of the third through sixth-grade student council members, the entire grade school participated in the drive.


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