Long Island

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.

Ossining High School senior Claire Sukumar was announced as the 2nd place winner in Optimum Community and Olympusat's 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest.

Ossining High School senior Claire Sukumar was announced as the 2nd place winner in Optimum Community and Olympusat's 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest.

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.

After years of being the recipient of others' charitable gifts and gestures, the students of The Children's Learning Center decided they wanted to give back by working on an annual school project entitled 'Helping Hands for the Holidays'.

The Merrick Avenue Middle School Jazz Ensemble and the 'Word Of Mouth' a cappella group recently performed various musical selections at the East Meadow Bristal Assisted Living Center and the Seasons Lifestyle Community Center.

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.