Shown, left to right, are Christine Cifelli, com­munity health assistant, Good Samaritan Hospital; Jack Maniscalco, principal, Westbrook Elementary and Briana Tutino, community health coordinator, Good Samaritan Hospital. Students at Westbrook Elementary School in West Islip made a donation of $1,085 to the pediatric unit at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. Dur­ing the school year, all 466 students in grades kin­dergarten through fifth, held lollipop and bake sales to fulfill the core values of the Character Education Partnership Program.

The Character Education Partnership encourages schools to create environments that promote ethical, responsible and compassionate young people. West­brook students learned about caring, honesty, fair­ness, responsibility and respect for themselves and others. The program involves the entire school com­munity and is incorporated into the curriculum.