Community Service

Lending a Helping Hand

Mizzentop Students collected $732.27 for the US Fund for UNICEF. Each year, under the direction of PA representative Ellen Clancy, students "Trick or Treat for UNICEF".

Mrs. Shanahan's advisory group collected clothing and toiletries which were taken to the Grace Smith House. This organization strives to help the victims of domestic violence.

Mizzentop students raised $101.00 with a bake sale for the Community Resource Center, and a group of students participated in the Center's walk-a-thon.

The Parents' Association raised $1,154.45 for the cafeteria with their Kitchen Equipment Fundraiser, through the "Fundraising with Flowers" program.

Mrs. Justo's Advisory Group collected and delivered a whole car load of donated blankets, comforters, towels and sheets to the Putnam County Humane Society.

                       

8th Grade Students painted pumpkins which were sold to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness.

                                                     

Our Philosophy: Mizzentop Day School's Community Service program is an essential part of the school's curriculum. This program instills a sense of civic-mindedness in our students, while acquainting them with the needs of their community and the larger issues facing society. An important part of a well-rounded life is teaching students to care about the world around them.

Our Program: Mizzentop students are caring human beings who understand that their talents and energy can make a difference in the world. Through a wide variety of good works, students learn the value of community service. By working together, students find their efforts can make a difference in their local community and the world around them.

Community Service Projects have included:

  • Reading Buddies
  • Clean Up Day
  • Thoroughbred Race Horse Foundation
  • Dutchess County Community Outreach Center
  • Grace Smith House
  • UNICEF
  • Ryan McElroy Cancer Foundation
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Putnam County Humane Society
  • Lovely Hills Nursing Home
  • Environment: F.R.O.G.S. (Friends of the Great Swamp)
  • Guiding Eyes for the Blind
  • Pawling Community Resource Center
  • The Anderson School
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation, "Run for Life"
  • Mitten and Scarf Tree
  • Dutchess County A.S.P.C.A.
  • Phone Cards for Our Troops
  • Tsunami Relief Efforts
  • Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Relief

Students must also contribute their time to the school by taking on Table Captain duties at lunch, cleaning up the playground, picking up trash in the courtyard, shelving books in the library, etc.