Plainview-Old Bethpage Students Collects More than $1,300 in 'Pennies for Patients'

Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s H.B. Mattlin Middle School’s Service Club alongside students and teachers recently raised $1,382.43 during a fundraiser to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Service Club members delivered boxes to every student to help them collect coins in support of their “Pennies for Patients” initiative. The “Pennies for Patients” project aids local patients in their fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. Students learned about character education and philanthropy, supported the cause to help find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and improved patients’ and their families’ quality of life.

Photo: Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s H.B. Mattlin Middle School’s Service Club gather with the boxes used for coin collection to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Pennies for Patients” initiative. The students raised $1,382.43 for the cause while learning about character education and philanthropy. Students dedicated their efforts to finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families.