Amity Middle School Students Raise Funds For Children’s Center
Eighth grade classes from Team T at Amity Middle School in Orange offered breakfast on Nov. 21 to the entire school body for a $3 donation to benefit the Children’s Center of Hamden, raising a total of $800.
The Children’s Center of Hamden serves youths who struggle with emotional, behavioral and psychological issues and has many different kinds of programs, including outpatient and residential/inpatient treatment programs.
The staff and students at Amity were able to choose from an array of baked goods,fruit and juices on offer.
The breakfast was initiated by former teacher Marilyn Reynolds over 20 years ago and has continued to be an annual event.
Eighthgraders at Orange’s Amity Middle School served breakfast Nov. 21 to the staff and students at their school to raise funds for the Children’s Center of Hamden. Front row, from left: Olivia Sceppa, Sydney Melchiore, Stella Carney, Jenna Chizmadia, Abby Tirollo, Leah Katz, Justin Chang, Thomas Saxa, Michael Perrone, Gio Bonazzoli, Harshil Parmar and Nick Digiovanni. Back row, from left: Isabelle Rosewater, Zoe May, Frank Cavallaro, Caitlyn Smith, Sophia Cossitt-Levy, Patrick Coughlin, Hamden Children’s Center Director of Development and Community Engagement Sarah Lockery, Amelia Launder, Chris Chizmadia, Kyle Grande, Sean Pivovar, Landon Rocchio, John Lorenti, Mark Vanschaick and Brendan Smith. Photo by Kathy Burke.
