Annual Mercy Benefit Concert Coming To Walt Whitman High School

HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — The 27th annual Mercy Benefit Concert is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Friday at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, the South Huntington School District announced.

The concert showcases the talents of student, faculty and staff musicians and artists for a good cause. The concert is ‘live on the lawn’ outside of Whitman’s South Cafeteria, allowing for the audience to spread out on blankets and beach chairs to enjoy the music and outdoors.

Tickets will be sold for $5 at the time of the event.

Every ticket purchased for this concert benefits Community Solidarity, a Long Island-focused organization that helps share vegetarian groceries and vegan food with thousands in need.

South Huntington students, teachers, administrators and staff will perform original music to covers and EDM to poetry reading, so the night offers something for everyone.

Community Solidarity sets up weekly "Food Shares" at distribution sites in Nassau and Suffolk, including Huntington, Farmingville, Wyandanch and Hempstead. Each Food Share works as a free supermarket where community members share instead of paying for what they need. There are no qualifying requirements and everyone is invited to participate. Community Solidarity distributes vegetarian and mostly organic groceries as well as clothing, books, toiletries, toys and other items that people can share with their neighbors.

Last year’s concert raised more than $2,000 for Community Solidarity.

Walt Whitman High School is at 301 West Hills Road, Huntington Station.

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