LI High School: 1 Million+ Meals to Haiti

[Chris_Wendt]

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"Students at a Long Island school have sent more than a million meals to Haiti -- an ongoing volunteer effort to help the poorest of the poor, which defines Christmas spirit.

As the holiday nears, Lutheran High School in Brookville is gearing up for the fifth year of a food-assistance program serving children on the impoverished island.

The students raise about $80,000 a year for the effort, which involves sending loads of packaged meals to a school in a Haitian slum.

Devoting themselves to that project and other service activities around Christmas 'just makes it that much more special, because Jesus is coming,' said Adriana Vollono, 17, of Bethpage, one of the program's student leaders.

Serving the less fortunate is 'kind of in our DNA,' said Kristen Klose, 17, of Seaford, another leader. 'We're kind of a school based on service.'"
-By BART JONES [e-mail]

Noteworthy.

Chris Wendt