East Meadow Students Walk to Raise Money for Island Harvest and Water for South Sudan

Woodland Middle School seventh-graders recently walked a mile around school grounds to fundraise for Island Harvest and Water for South Sudan.

As part of the seventh-grade English curriculum, students read New York Times bestseller, “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park. The book was based on a true story about Salva, an eleven-year-old boy who safely led 150 boys to Kenya during the Civil War in South Sudan.

After reading Park’s novel, the English department was inspired to help areas in need of water and food. The department created a water-walk for students to understand Salva’s hardship and help those in need.

For the fundraiser, each student donated $1 to carry a gallon of water during the mile walk. Following the walk, students donated over 350 jugs of water to Island Harvest, a hunger relief organization with the mission “to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island.” In addition, over 800 dollars was raised for Water for South Sudan, the not-for-profit organization that provides clean safe water to areas of South Sudan

Woodland Middle School sixth-graders also collected perishable foods in honor of learning about world hunger. The food was then donated to Island Harvest.

Photos courtesy of the East Meadow School District