'Superman Saves Lives' and So Does Syosset

Photo courtesy of the Syosset School District.

Syosset students gathered on the Syosset High School football field to welcome 9-year-old girl from Kosovo who recently received a life-saving heart surgery thanks to the students in the Interact Club.

The year-long campaign was meant to help deliver heart surgeries to seven children on seven continents in seven days.

The club raised $60,000 to fund the surgeries and travel expenses for each child with a congenital heart defect.

“Cupcake Wars,” a cupcake decorating event, raised over $12,000 for the campaign.

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Thanks to the club, Rina, the 9-year-old girl from Kosovo, received her surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn during the week of May 20.

Rina, her mother and Kosovo’s UN representative were introduced by the Syosset community at the 50-yard line to kick off the seven days of surgeries that were slated to take place all over the world during the week of May 18.

Hundreds of students wore blue Superman t-shirts to go along with the club’s theme: “Superman Saves Lives, So Do We.” They gathered around a superman symbol that was painted in the midfield to symbolize their campaign efforts.

In addition to Rita, the club helped other recipients from El Salvador, Jamaica, East Timor, the Philippines and Syria to receive surgeries that will save their lives.

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