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MacArthur Students Skate to Benefit Wantagh Charity
Peer Leaders and ninth-grade class officers help raise $2,200 for John Theissen Children's Foundation.
Peer Leaders and ninth-grade class officers at Levittown's MacArthur High School recently hosted a skate-a-thon at United Skates of America in Seaford to raise money for the Wantagh-based John Theissen Children’s Foundation (JTCF).
After a day at the skating rink, the students raised $2,200, which go toward the JTCF to directly benefit sick and underprivileged children on Long Island.
Theissen, a MacArthur High School graduate, was recently presented with the check. While thanking the students, Theissen told his story of having a brain tumor at 17 years of age. He encouraged the students to stay healthy and to achieve academically.
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“You have to live your life to the fullest,” Theissen said. “Don’t let anything get in your way of accomplishing a goal.”
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