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North Bellmore School District

Inspiring Confident, Passionate Learners

September 30, 2026

For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Students Turn Compassion Into Action

Students smiling together on hallway staircase.

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, students throughout the North Bellmore School District showed their support by wearing gold and taking part in community service projects. 

Sept. 25 marked the district’s annual Go Gold Day, with many students and staff across the five elementary schools incorporating gold and yellow into their attire. Wearing gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month honors the strength and courage of youngsters battling cancer and shows support for families affected by the disease. 

In Alexis DiCapua and Lauren Fleigner’s fourth grade class at Park Avenue Elementary School, students read “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” by Phillip C. Stead. The story encouraged empathy, friendship and kindness toward children facing difficult challenges. Students then put this lesson into action by creating cheerful Halloween cards that will be given to kids staying at the Ronald McDonald House. The activity made an impact on the fourth graders who learned that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference. 

Second grade classes at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School decorated butterflies to attach to large yellow ribbons, which would then be given to the NYU Langone Cancer Center for Kids in Mineola. Butterflies are also a symbol for childhood cancer because they represent the hope that children can recover, spread their wings and reclaim their lives.

 

A child kneels on a colorful classroom rug, assembling a large yellow ribbon cutout with the text    A child kneels on a colorful classroom rug, assembling a large yellow ribbon cutout with the text

A young boy in a blue shirt smiles as he colors with crayons in a classroom.   Two young students sit at a wooden desk in a classroom, focused on drawing and coloring on paper.

A student with glasses smiles while holding up a laptop displaying an image in a classroom.   A young child concentrates carefully while cutting out a shape from a piece of white paper at a desk.

A young child smiles while coloring on paper at a desk.   A group of students sit together on a classroom floor, holding a yellow banner that reads

A young student in a blue shirt uses scissors to cut construction paper at a desk in a brightly lit classroom.  A group of students and teachers pose together in a brightly decorated classroom.

A smiling child holds up a handmade Halloween card at a school desk.   A child plays on a colorful classroom rug with a large yellow ribbon cutout that reads

Three children are engaged in arts and crafts activities around a wooden table in a brightly lit classroom.