The Miller Place School District teamed up with the in a fundraiser for Tommy Scully, an 8-year-old student at the who is currently recovering from brain tumor surgery.
LADSBS Dean of Students, Joe Zito, challenged students to collect more than 180 pounds of change, and if so he would shave his hair into a mohawk.
The elementary schoolers collected money in change to be weighed before the fundraiser, and the students collected over 327 pounds of change, approximately $2,000. The money will be donated to the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital to assist with Tommy’s post-surgery care.
