The Byron-Bergen Central School District community has done an amazing job of providing assistance to families during the holidays for years.
The B-B community members, administrators, faculty, staff and students donated toys and games, clothing items, rolls of wrapping paper, boxes for wrapping gifts and over 1,000 non-perishable food items.
In addition, close to $3,500 was donated by the community, administrators, faculty and staff so they could purchase gifts for families in need from the school district. Other area businesses help out by “adopting” families/individuals to get gifts for.
All the food items were picked up by the local Hesperus Lodge No. 837 Free & Accepted Masons for sorting and packing into close to 100 food baskets for local families, with several community, Board of Education, and school district employees pitching in to help.
Sponsors of this holiday good will were organized by Hesperus Lodge No. 837 Free & Accepted Masons and coordinated by Dick Sands; and include the faculty, staff and students of Byron-Bergen CSD; the Byron-Bergen community members and area businesses.
The Masons and school volunteers delivered the food baskets and gifts December 17. All involved truly believe in the magic of the holiday season.
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