By:Rebecca Shalomoff
When 14-year-old Whitney Mosery found out about the World Trade Center destruction, she was desperate to help.
All day Wednesday, Sept. 12, when she and other HAFTR students had off, Whitney and her sister Chelsea, 11, and friend, Jamie Beitler, also 11, stayed on the corner of Woodmere Boulevard and Pond Lane in Woodsburgh, collecting money from passersby for donations. They raised $1,167.
All around the Five Towns, students are trying to help, in any way they can, those directly affected by the disaster that has shook up the nation and taken so many lives.
Students in the Number Two School in Inwood have been collecting dry goods, granola bars and water which are being forwarded to the Salvation Army on a daily basis. They are making supportive banners to be hung in triage centers.
They want to feel connected to helping the rescue during this crisis time,said Number Two School principal Dr. Kenneth Forman.
Lawrence Woodmere Academy high school students have been initiating fundraisers for the World Trade Center relief aid, while middle school students have been collecting goods for the firefighters. On Friday, Sept. 14, the National Day of Prayer, students gathered to reflect about the week's events and to sing songs of remembrance and hope.
At the Franklin Early Childhood Center in the Hewlett-Woodmere district, students collected socks for the rescue workers at ground zero. Second-graders from the Hewlett Elementary School painted a giant American flag that will hang in the hallway for all to see
