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Port Jeff Students Walk For Beauty, Donate $1,000
Port Jefferson Leo and Interact Club members participated in the 21st annual Walk for Beauty event, held on Oct. 26 Stony Brook Village.
Members of the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Leo and Interact clubs, along with their advisors and family members, participated in the 21st annual Walk for Beauty color splash and 4K, which was held in Stony Brook Village on Oct. 26.
The Port Jefferson students were splashed with colored powder as they walked the 4K, which started at 9:30 a.m. Prior to the start of the walk, club members led a dance warm up.
Sophomores Emma Schoepflin and JiWon Woo were chosen to serve as Walk for Beauty ambassadors, meeting with the Ward Melville Heritage Organization to help run and communicate information about the event.
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Altogether, the students donated close to $1,000 to the walk, which raises money for breast cancer research. The students plan to continue the tradition of participating in the Walk for Beauty event for years to come.
Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District
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