Students Donate Candy, Costumes for Kids Affected by Sandy
Children at the St. Andrew's Day School in Edgewater donated their Halloween goodies to help kids who didn't get to experience the holiday because of Superstorm Sandy.
It’s hard enough convince children that they should take off their Halloween costumes or give up their candy, but for the students at St. Andrew’s Day School, it was surprisingly easy. Less than 48 hours after Superstorm Sandy forced its way through town, the school community decided to rally together and collect donations for children most greatly affected by flooding in New Jersey. Following the school’s parade just days after the storm, first-year parent Kelly Huszar coordinated the effort and contacted Tom’s River Patch editor Catherina Galioto in New Jersey. Huszar got directed to a shelter in New Jersey that needed donations, and the enthusiastic mom then began spreading the word to other parents at St. Andrew's. “Here’s children …
