Mattituck High School Clubs to Participate in First Annual Martin Luther King Week of Service

Mattituck’s CSO and SADD Clubs have joined together with the Town of Southold Youth Bureau to participate in the first annual Martin Luther King Day (Week) of Service to help commemorate Dr.’s King’s principles and to help our students raise awareness about community needs.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the clubs will be putting together a number of “Birthday in a Box”(es) to donate to CAST in Greenport which services needy families on the entire North Fork.

The idea behind “Birthday in a Box” is to gather items that a struggling family might need or use in order to provide a celebration for a child’s birthday.

The Boxes are decorated in birthday wrapping paper and contain all of the items that a parent may need in order to have a birthday celebration for their child.

The clubs are asking for donations from staff and students/families to help fill up the boxes and to help support some of our struggling families in the community.

Items can be dropped off in either Ms. Ruland’s room S104 or Ms. Nydegger’s Room LC2 or the blue lobby.

Donations will be accepted up until Jan. 21.

Suggested Items include:
Cake Mix/cookie mix/non-perishable boxes of goodies/ snacks/ juice boxes, etc.
Frosting
Candles
Birthday Paper products (plates, napkins cups, table cloths)
Birthday invitations/Thank you notes
Birthday wrapping paper/ ribbons
Birthday Decorations (can be bought or homemade)
Gift cards/certificates
Balloons/streamers
Birthday favors
Empty Boxes
Anything else you can think of for a birthday celebration.

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