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Hicksville Staff Gives Back To Wounded Warriors

Hicksville Illustrated News - 1/25/2017

Prior to the holiday season, Hicksville Congress of Teachers (HCT) members Beth Atkinson and Courtney Wall, committee members for the annual Talent for the Troops fundraiser, traveled with the Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior organization to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. This organization is dedicated to helping men and women of the armed services who have been wounded in the line of duty.

For the last two years, HCT members and staff from Hicksville Public Schools have held their Talent for the Troops event in the spring at the high school. During that time, they've raised more than $20,000 to help soldiers in need. Last year, the Talent for the Troops fundraiser donated to the NCFF-OWW program, which provides needed items to soldiers and their families based on the proceeds it receives from different fundraisers.

During this year's trip, the group went to Walter Reed's rehabilitation building, Tranquility Hall, and set up tables filled with toiletries, gifts, clothing, handmade blankets and holiday cards made by Hicksville elementary students. Several service members, who are currently hospitalized, were given iPads to help them communicate with family and friends who are unable to visit.

At Fort Belvoir, the group joined soldiers and their families for lunch where additional iPads were delivered to the soldiers and toys were given for their children. Atkinson and Wall spoke with the soldiers and their families, who expressed appreciation for the group's efforts.

The visit served as an extension of the Hicksville Public Schools' dedication to altruism and as another way for members of the district to give back to soldiers who courageously serve their country.

This year's Talent for the Troops fundraiser will be held on May 19, in the Hicksville High School auditorium. Anyone interested in more information about this year's show can call the HCT office at 516-937-1288 or email Hicksville_teachers@verizon.net.

-Submitted by the Hicksville Congress of Teachers