Toys for Sick Tots - SSCM Toy Drive

When members of Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Student Council announced their idea to organize a Toy Drive for children who are sick and under the care of the Children’s Unit at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, the magnanimous student body of Saints Cyril and Methodius School in Deer Park responded in kind.

This school-wide “act of giving” activity encouraged students to really give some thought to those less fortunate or going through difficult times during this usually joyous time of year, and flexing their compassion muscles in thinking about those in need during the Christmas season.

Several bags of collected items included hundreds of unwrapped toys, gifts and games…batteries included! In fact, the “act of giving” ran quite deep, as reports from parents and students clued us in that most of the students gave of their own…meaning that they broke into their own piggy banks and asked Mom and Dad to take them shopping, so the giving was from their own hearts and minds.

One of our own SSCM alums, Gabrielle Carleo, volunteers at St. Charles Hospital and was able to deliver the piles of unwrapped toys to the Children’s Unit just in time for Christmas! For more information on SSCM Student Council’s “act of giving” activities and more, call the school office at 1.631.667.4044, click over to www.sscmweb.org, or visit SSCM’s Open House on Sunday, January 25th from 10:30am – 1:00pm.