Compiled by Carol Montana
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (December 23, 2013) – Community is everything in a county as small as this one. And whether it’s the holiday season or not, the community of schools and organizations always comes together to help those who are less fortunate.
Here are a few stories that illustrate the spirit of the “Giving Season.”
Fallsburg Girl Scouts Bring Joy at Christmas
Santa Claus has enlisted the support of Fallsburg Girl Scout Troop 677 and the teachers and staff of Benjamin Cosor Elementary School to help deliver holiday 
gifts and toys to Fallsburg families that are especially appreciative of the support.
Teaching Assistant Kristen Meyer, who is the Scout Master of the troop, organized this year’s event.
Staff has been providing toys by taking a mitten off a special tree in the school lobby that indicates an age and gender of a child. The staff person then wrapped and labeled the gift with a sticky note.
On Monday, December 16, Ms. Meyer’s elves, including teachers Robin Pantel, Kathy Foreman, Kate Giametta, and Molly Gelsomino, addressed the gifts and added them to gloves and scarves donated by Woodridge Kiwanis and to books and assorted gifts given by SYDA Foundation. While that was happening, three of the girl scouts, Fallon Bastone, Mickenna Meyer, Shaina Hurwitz (pictured left to right in photo) were putting non-perishable food items into boxes for 14 needy families as part of the Backpack Program. The donations were delivered this past Friday.
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Salvation Army Gets a Helping Hand in Monticello
In the County seat, Monticello High School 
Students, including Key Club members, assisted the Salvation Army in their mission to brighten the holiday season for children in Sullivan County. The group collected money and toys at the Monticello Walmart Store. Pictured from left to right in the accompanying photo are Janee Simon, Amber Jackson, Rebecca Bass, Jaclynn Sorensen, David O’Rourke, Desteni Perez, Shantanasia Byrums, Erika Perilla and Salvation Army Rep Harry Robinson."
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Monticello Middle School Builders Club on the Move
Members of the RJK Middle School Builders Club have been busy with many community service projects, including collecting $140.00 by selling pink paper ribbons for $l.00 each to parents, teachers and students to promote awareness of Breast Cancer and to raise monies for services offered by the Women’s Health Center of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, New York. The ribbons were proudly displayed on the school’s main lobby bulletin board.
The students also sent holiday greeting cards and included personal messages to veterans at the Veterans Medical Center at Castle Point, NY.
They are now working on collecting needed items that will be delivered to the Sullivan County SPCA animal shelter in Rock Hill. Another project that is underway is making tie fleece pillows as a “give back” project for residents of the Skilled Nursing Unit at Catskill Regional Medical Center. The students will be delivering these pillows to the residents in January.
The Builders Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Monticello. Middle School Technology Teacher William Oefelein is the Club’s Advisor and Jane Sorensen is the Liaison to the Builders Club as well as the Kiwanis President.
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Fallsburg & Monticello Students Collect Food for the Federation
Students from the Fallsburg and Monticello High School Interact Clubs,
sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of the two communities, performed community service by collecting donations from shoppers at Monticello’s ShopRite.
The food was brought to The Federation for the Homeless and United Way just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Faculty Advisors are Janet Kaplan and Kim Sussman.
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Fallsburg Lions Donate to CRMC & RISE
At the annual dinner hosted by Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in 
November, the Town of Fallsburg Lions Club made donations of $3000 for special equipment needs and $500 for the Rape Intervention Services and Education (RISE) Program that has its office at CRMC.
In the photo left to right are Town of Fallsburg Lions Club Immediate Past President Miranda Behan, President Patricia Behan-Gibson, CRMC CEO Dr. Gerard Galarneau, Lions Treasurer Sy Berenson, and First Vice President George Gibson.
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The Giving Season
December 23, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
Compiled by Carol Montana
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (December 23, 2013) – Community is everything in a county as small as this one. And whether it’s the holiday season or not, the community of schools and organizations always comes together to help those who are less fortunate.
Here are a few stories that illustrate the spirit of the “Giving Season.”
Fallsburg Girl Scouts Bring Joy at Christmas
Santa Claus has enlisted the support of Fallsburg Girl Scout Troop 677 and the teachers and staff of Benjamin Cosor Elementary School to help deliver holiday
gifts and toys to Fallsburg families that are especially appreciative of the support.
Teaching Assistant Kristen Meyer, who is the Scout Master of the troop, organized this year’s event.
Staff has been providing toys by taking a mitten off a special tree in the school lobby that indicates an age and gender of a child. The staff person then wrapped and labeled the gift with a sticky note.
On Monday, December 16, Ms. Meyer’s elves, including teachers Robin Pantel, Kathy Foreman, Kate Giametta, and Molly Gelsomino, addressed the gifts and added them to gloves and scarves donated by Woodridge Kiwanis and to books and assorted gifts given by SYDA Foundation. While that was happening, three of the girl scouts, Fallon Bastone, Mickenna Meyer, Shaina Hurwitz (pictured left to right in photo) were putting non-perishable food items into boxes for 14 needy families as part of the Backpack Program. The donations were delivered this past Friday.
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Salvation Army Gets a Helping Hand in Monticello
In the County seat, Monticello High School
Students, including Key Club members, assisted the Salvation Army in their mission to brighten the holiday season for children in Sullivan County. The group collected money and toys at the Monticello Walmart Store. Pictured from left to right in the accompanying photo are Janee Simon, Amber Jackson, Rebecca Bass, Jaclynn Sorensen, David O’Rourke, Desteni Perez, Shantanasia Byrums, Erika Perilla and Salvation Army Rep Harry Robinson."
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Monticello Middle School Builders Club on the Move
Members of the RJK Middle School Builders Club have been busy with many community service projects, including collecting $140.00 by selling pink paper ribbons for $l.00 each to parents, teachers and students to promote awareness of Breast Cancer and to raise monies for services offered by the Women’s Health Center of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, New York. The ribbons were proudly displayed on the school’s main lobby bulletin board.
The students also sent holiday greeting cards and included personal messages to veterans at the Veterans Medical Center at Castle Point, NY.
They are now working on collecting needed items that will be delivered to the Sullivan County SPCA animal shelter in Rock Hill. Another project that is underway is making tie fleece pillows as a “give back” project for residents of the Skilled Nursing Unit at Catskill Regional Medical Center. The students will be delivering these pillows to the residents in January.
The Builders Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Monticello. Middle School Technology Teacher William Oefelein is the Club’s Advisor and Jane Sorensen is the Liaison to the Builders Club as well as the Kiwanis President.
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Fallsburg & Monticello Students Collect Food for the Federation
Students from the Fallsburg and Monticello High School Interact Clubs,
sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of the two communities, performed community service by collecting donations from shoppers at Monticello’s ShopRite.
The food was brought to The Federation for the Homeless and United Way just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Faculty Advisors are Janet Kaplan and Kim Sussman.
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Fallsburg Lions Donate to CRMC & RISE
At the annual dinner hosted by Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in
November, the Town of Fallsburg Lions Club made donations of $3000 for special equipment needs and $500 for the Rape Intervention Services and Education (RISE) Program that has its office at CRMC.
In the photo left to right are Town of Fallsburg Lions Club Immediate Past President Miranda Behan, President Patricia Behan-Gibson, CRMC CEO Dr. Gerard Galarneau, Lions Treasurer Sy Berenson, and First Vice President George Gibson.
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