Students are committed to a good cause in North Merrick

Fifth graders at Camp Avenue School in the North Merrick School District are finding happiness through helping others with various good causes surrounding the Easter season.

On March 8, fifth grade classes gathered in groups to begin filling plastic eggs with candy in preparation of the annual egg hunt hosted by charitable organization Dylan’s Dream Team. Hundreds of eggs had a piece of candy placed inside, ready to be hunted by all children who attend the event. Fifth grade classes are also fundraising for the organization, which aims to finance a baseball field in memory of Dylan Murphy and supports several children’s charities such as Memorial Sloan Kettering, John Theissen Children’s Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. Additionally, students have brought in new Lego sets to be donated to children at the Sloan Kettering Pediatrics Cancer Center.

“It feels good to help,” fifth grader Matthew Hodermarsky said. “A kind deed can go so far for someone else.”

“Making kids feel better is always sweet,” Madysen Bailey, another student, added.