Tag: #IceBucketChallenge
Ride for Life Seeking Volunteers for Community Ice Bucket Challenge
Former PJSTA President Christine Pendergast asked that we share this very exciting opportunity for volunteers…
Ride for Life is seeking approximately 20 volunteers to help coordinate a Community Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit ALS research on Tuesday, August 26th at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai. The event will be held at 6:00 pm but volunteers will be needed all throughout the day to help assist with the event’s logistics. Participants in the actual challenge will need to provide their own buckets. There will be overhead photography to capture participants forming the phrase “ICE ALS” and tee-shirts for the event will also be on sale.
If you are interested in volunteering for this very worthy event please email rfloffice21@aol.com or linumom@aol.com and let them know what time of day you are available to help.
Katie Kleinpeter Takes the Challenge!
Earlier today we told you of Rob Pearl’s departure from the PJSTA. The silver lining is that when leaders of an organization leave it opens a spot for new leaders to step in. I have always viewed Katie Kleinpeter as a future leader of our union. She contributes in virtually every manner possible, attending rallies and pickets, making phone calls, even attending our Diane Ravitch Book Club last fall! This year Katie will begin her first full year on the PJSTA’s Executive Board as Clinton Avenue’s senior building representative.
It should come as no surprise that when Beth Dimino called out the PJSTA membership to take the #IceBucketChallenge Katie Kleinpeter stepped up to the plate. Here is Katie…
Another PJSTA Member Takes the Challenge
Another brand new PJSTA member took the #IceBucketChallenge. Welcome to the PJSTA Jackie Shields!
The PJTA Accepts Our Challenge
Yesterday Beth Dimino and I took the Ice Bucket Challenge and pledged a donation to Ride for Life who works to find a cure for ALS. We challenged the PJSTA membership, Dr. Rella, the Comsewogue BOE, the MORE Caucus, and the Port Jefferson Teachers Association. Shortly after issuing the challenge several PJSTA members accepted the challenge and the MORE Caucus is rumored to be planning their challenge.
@Mikeofbrooklyn @teachervoiceLC @NormScott1 @msmoskop @Sashammy I’ll do it w u but I’m out of town until the 23rd 😦
— Julie Cavanagh (@juliecavanagh15) August 17, 2014
Today the Port Jefferson Teachers Association accepted as well. Additionally the PJTA announced that they will also be donating to Ride for Life as well and forwarded their challenge to Smithtown Teachers Association President Laura Spencer, the Port Jeff BOE, Port Jeff Superintendent Ken Bossert, and principal Tom Meehan. If you are interested in donating moeny to Ride for Life you can click here.
Below is the PJTA Ice Bucket Challenge…
The First PJSTA Member to Accept the Challenge…
The first PJSTA member to accept the #IceBucketChallenge that we issued to the PJSTA membership this morning was Rebecca Rubenstein. She will be a brand new member this fall. Welcome to the PJSTA Rebecca!
The PJSTA Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge!
One cause that has always been near and dear to the heart of the PJSTA is Ride for Life whose mission is to find a cure for ALS. Ride for Life was started in 1997 by former teacher Chris Pendergast who has been heroically battling ALS for over 20 years now. Anyone who has seen Chris (or Mr. P as the kids call him) speak at their school knows what an inspiration he is. Chris is also the husband of former PJSTA President Christine Pendergast.
Given the recent wave of “Ice Bucket Challenges” that have swept social media, the PJSTA leadership felt that they could not let pass the opportunity to help further the cause of finding a cure for ALS.
Enjoy…
The Official Website of the PJSTA 