Smithtown HS West Track Teams Up To Help Suffolk Families

SMITHTOWN, NY — The Smithtown High School West winter girls track team partnered with nonprofit Contractors for Kids, according to the school district.

The team, spearheaded by track member Gina Mainella, gathered empty plastic water bottles and filled them with collected coins for donation to the Contractors for Kids, an organization that provides assistance to families throughout Suffolk County. The nonprofit helps children and their families with obstacles that impact their lives through the sickness or injury or death of a child, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

The team collected $800.