On Wednesday, 17 October, Wheatley’s 10th Annual Day of Service and Learning took place. As part of this day, students and faculty engaged in approximately three dozen different service activities throughout Long Island. Some of the activities included:

• Bohemia Bike Transfer
• Birthday Wishes
• Book Fairies
• Book Room cleanup
• Storage Container Organization
• Christopher Morley Park Cleanup
• Concert at Glen Cove Nursing Home
• East Williston Safety Pillows
• East Williston Pumpkin Patch
• St. Agnes School
• Garvies Point Preserve
• ACDS Preschool Reading Buddies
• Hempstead Plains Restoration and Seed Collection
• Jessica Cohen Courtyard Clean-up/Michelle Nourmand Garden
• Million Pillowcase Challenge
• North Side Assistants
• Wheatley Woods Prairie Restoration
• Ronald McDonald House
• Sandwiches for the INN
• Rise Against Hunger
• Sweet Dreams
• SWS Planting Beds
• Veterans Memorial Maintenance
• Willets Road Music Mentors
• Memory Project
• Video Crew

Over the next week or so, I will provide more details (and photos) from some of the activities. For now, here are some pictures of the students getting ready to head out to their sites!