Port Jefferson Middle School Goes Pink!
Students in the Port Jefferson School District’s Middle School are
working in conjunction with Port Jefferson Village in the Paint Port
Pink initiative for the Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather
Hospital.
As part of the October community outreach of raising awareness about
breast cancer, Monica Consalvo, a teacher at the school and
seventh-grade students Ellery Tafuro and Tamara Scully created a poster
that hangs in the hallway to showcase ways that others can become
involved in the community activities. Some of the local businesses
involved in the campaign have special offers for the month and students,
families and school staff members are encouraged to visit the shops to
help with the awareness efforts.
As concerned community partners, the students and staff will each write
their name on a pink ribbon sticker and all the stickers will be
colorfully displayed within a larger ribbon outline showing that they
are all engaged in the endeavor.