Village of Huntington Bay, New York, July 30, 2007- There is no better way to kick off the school year than by helping other Long Island families send their children off to school happy, healthy, safe and prepared!

Of the thousands of disadvantaged Long Island families, many could use a little extra help to make sure that their children have the supplies they will need for the upcoming school year. This includes (but not limited to) pencils, pens, notebooks, binders, backpacks, crayons, lunchboxes, markers, rulers, calculators, erasers, scissors and glue.

The Village of Huntington Bay is sponsoring a School Supply Drive from now until August 31st to help our neighbors in Suffolk County. This is a great opportunity to get your children involved in making a difference in the lives of some of their classmates!

"Our community has always demonstrated generosity to many programs in the area. This drive will allow our residents to do so again for those children who do not have the resources to start school with the things they need. We think this will be very successful." said Huntington Bay Mayor, Herb Morrow.

You can drop off any new/unused supplies at Village Hall from 9 am-3 pm Monday through Friday. All contributions will be donated to the Suffolk County Department of Social Services for distribution.

For additional information contact Kristen Gerken at 631 427-2843