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Students Donate Food To Families For Thanksgiving

The Chatterton Elementary School filled boxes for the holiday season.

MERRICK, NY — This is the time to give thanks and help those less fortunate. Members of the Chatterton School Student Council, led by music teacher Richard Nasto, organized a holiday food drive.

They collected and filled 29 boxes of pantry items just in time for Thanksgiving.

Seven boxes were delivered to local Chatterton families in need, the district said.

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The remaining boxes were brought to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School's food bank.

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