To support kids both locally and globally who have battled cancer, students and staff in the North Bellmore School District participated in Go Gold Day for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on Sept. 26. It has been an annual tradition on the last Friday of September for more than a decade.  

At Newbridge Road Elementary School, the participation was very high, with students donning yellow and gold T-shirts, shorts, pants, shoelaces and hair accessories. Principal Amanda Licci said that although it is only one day a year, they intentionally wear gold, the mission is to spread awareness all the time in support of youngsters battling a terrible illness.  

The PTA Coordinating Council provide keychains for students and staff with messages like “Believe” and “No one fights alone,” along with symbols such as gold ribbons, hearts and wings. 

“For some of us, it hits close to home,” she said, as several children in the district have battled cancer in recent years. “Wearing gold is just a symbol that we’re all thinking of one another and all in this fight against childhood cancer together.”

Click here to view the Students Have Golden Hearts for Childhood Cancer Awareness 25-26 slideshow.

Date Added: 9/29/2025