Many areas of Staten Island, weeks after Hurricane Sandy, are scathed with homes swept from their foundation or are in such a state of disrepair that it appears as though the fury of the storm occurred yesterday. The eastern beachfront areas of Staten Island around Midland Beach took a huge hit.
A fair number of children who attend Staten Island schools lived along the hardest hit areas of the coastline. These are students we are working to assist with our delivery of school supplies and winter coats.
The many thousands of binders, pencils, coats, spirals, paper, pens and folders will be distributed to those children and families, affected by the storm, who are currently living in shelters. In fact, as I write this blog Marie Castelucci and Zulma Cruz, along with others in the district office, are getting supplies to those with the most urgent needs. Once these students have been helped we'll see to it that those who lost many of their belongings will get some assistance.
Speaking of assistance, thanks to an extraordinary donation from ADM, we were able to provide the schools with nearly four tons of supplies. No doubt, hundreds and thousands of children will get the help they so richly deserve.
Channel 1 in NYC covered the trip and I have included a link with an article and video that you might enjoy.
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/174918/chicago-based-charity-donates-goods-to-sandy-impacted-si-schools
Dick
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