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Huntington Drama Club Helps Copiague Schools

Theater group gives up flowers to help those hit by the hurricane.

Huntington High School's Drama Club skipped tradition this year, deciding to help Copiague students who were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

Instead of presenting flowers to cast members at the conclusion of the drama club production of Lady Windermere's Fan, the thespians decided to direct funds to the hurricane victims.

Donation certificates were placed in the auditorium lobby. "They could be filled out in honor of an actor, but with the money going to the relief fund," parent Jackie Gerdes said. "The Drama Club Parents Association then matched the money the students raised."

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When the drama club members finished, they had raised $1,000 for the South Shore students.

In a recent ceremony in the Huntington High School auditorium, the drama club presented the check to Huntington Superintendent James W. Polansky.

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"This is yet one more very significant example of how young people step up when it is needed most," Polansky said. "These kids were much more satisfied and excited to give to their peers in need within the Copiague community than with any gift they might have received."

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