New Visions Elementary School students went into their holiday recess with renewed spirit and new backpacks thanks to coordinated efforts from within and outside the Freeport community.
New Visions Principal Renee Crump-Dedmon introduced students to three special people from outside the Freeport community: Gordon Fox (East Rockaway), Becky Hans (Albany) and Mike Hauck (Baldwin). These three individuals, who work together at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management, are at the core of “Sandy Claus,” a group that focuses on aiding those children most affected by Superstorm Sandy. As an extension of their overall storm relief efforts for Long Island, they coordinated with a church group in Kentucky to provide each student in the school with a new backpack filled with gloves, a hat and a book.
After receiving their backpacks, the students convened in the school lobby, where the high school select chorale, directed by Monique Retzlaff, lined the main staircase to serenade the students with holiday caroling just prior to dismissal.
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