Hampton Bays First-Graders Raise Money For Southampton Animal Shelter

As part of a new first-grade community service committee, 70 first graders at Hampton Bays Elementary School teamed up to raise $800 for the Southampton Animal Shelter.

Teachers Jonathan DellaSperanza, Diane Hutchison and Kristy Loper led the students who met throughout the month April to organize and design a plan for the fundraiser and awareness campaign.

The students designed posters, which were hung around the school, made tee shirts to unify the committee and sold bracelets in order to raise money.

Later this month, the students will meet with representatives from the Animal Shelter to present the funds they raised and learn more about the shelter.

“These students, even just six and seven years old, really made a difference by working together,” DellaSperanza said.

Photo Caption: Hampton Bays Elementary School first-graders raise funds for the Southampton Town Animal Shelter (left to right) Sophie Barns, Franklyn Veliz Hernandez, Nico Carone, Nathan Perl and Lauren Capone.

Photo courtesy of the Hampton Bays School District

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