West Islip's Manetuck Elementary students learn about juvenile diabetes
Students in elementary school learn about a lot of new things and at the Manetuck School in West Islip, the youngsters are learning what it means to have Juvenile Diabetes. Classmate Anthony Guadalupe has lived with it since he turned four and a half, says his mom, Michelle. Now 10, he and little sister, Angelica, have become educated on this lifelong condition that develops when the pancreas can no longer produce insulin. Recently, their classmates learned how to hold a fundraising event, with monies raised being donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization that Mrs. Guadalupe is very active in, which includes being co-chairperson of the annual Walk for a Cure effort. Children in Lori Smith's class, which Anthony attends, and Cynthia LaPrarie's class, which Angelica attends, planned, organized, advertised, made and decorated paper popcorn holders, created signs for the school, decorated, and sold popcorn for $1 a cone full.
"This involved a lot of work on their part," reports Ms. LaPrarie. "Plus they had to know about money."
Described by both teachers - LaPrarie had Anthony as a second grader - as an excellent student who eagerly helps his peers, Anthony has won the hearts of everyone in the building.
"He's an all-around great boy," says LaPrarie. "He has the biggest heart. In fact, it's so big, I don't understand how it fitsin his chest."
Shown in the photo, a fundraising effort was held at Manetuck Elementary School in West Islip in the name of Anthony Guadalupe (center) with monies raised being donated to the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation..
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