McDonald's To Donate To Farmingdale HS Marching Band

FARMINGDALE, NY — A McDonald's will be donating three hours' worth of net proceeds to the Farmingdale High School marching band following the bus crash tragedy last month, according to a news release.

On Monday, proceeds of any purchase made from 4 to 7 p.m. at the McDonald's, at 655 Fulton St., Farmingdale, will be donated directly to the school's band, New York McDonald’s Owner/Operator Jonah Kaufman announced through a spokesperson.

The funds are earmarked for the school’s band, and the high school will determine how the funds are used.

The Farmingdale community was rocked on Sept. 21 when the bus carrying the marching band to Greeley, Pennsylvania, for an annual band camp trip crashed and tumbled down a 50-foot ravine in Orange County. Gina Pellettiere, the band instructor, and Bea Ferrari, a retired teacher who chaperoned the trip each year, were killed. Dozens of students were also injured but have recovered or are expected to.

Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa, was a single mother of a 2-year-old boy, Joseph. Ferrari, 77, was a Farmingdale resident.

The Daler Marching Band performed at both the Newsday Marching Band Festival and its homecoming game, despite both events coming just weeks after the crash.

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