Long Island

Optimum Community hosted a Charity Champions check presentation at W.C. Mepham High School, whose seniors chose Tuesday's Children as their charity for this year's program.

Merrick Avenue Middle School eighth grader Jessica Zhang was announced as the 3rd place winner in Optimum Community and Olympusat's 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest.

Optimum Community hosted a Charity Champions check presentation at Southampton High School, where student members of the Rotary Interact Club chose Long Island Cares, Inc. as their charity for this year’s program.

Optimum Community hosted a Charity Champions check presentation at W.C. Mepham High School, whose seniors chose Tuesday's Children as their charity for this year's program.

Great Hollow Middle School's community service club, The Peanut Butter Gang, has volunteered at a soup kitchen, visited residents at a local nursing home, made treats for needy children at the holidays, and baked homemade dog biscuits for the Guide Dog Foundation.

Great Hollow Middle School's community service club, The Peanut Butter Gang, has volunteered at a soup kitchen, visited residents at a local nursing home, made treats for needy children at the holidays, and baked homemade dog biscuits for the Guide Dog Foundation.

At the Idle Hour Elementary School in Oakdale, third grade students are on a mission to bring friendship and happiness to others. Since first grade, these same children have had an ongoing relationship with the senior citizens at The Arbors of Bohemia.

At the Idle Hour Elementary School in Oakdale, third grade students are on a mission to bring friendship and happiness to others. Since first grade, these same children have had an ongoing relationship with the senior citizens at The Arbors of Bohemia.

At the Connetquot Elementary School in East Islip, Melissa Love's second graders and Jennifer Rizzo’s kindergarten class met after school to make happy holiday cards and put together 'Socks of Love' to give to the homeless.

The student council members of the William Floyd Elementary School in Shirley made it their mission to brighten the holiday season for less fortunate children by selling paper turkeys at the 'Thanks-4-Giving' and snowmen at the 'Do You Want to Buy a Snowman' drives.