Levittown Students Collect Pajamas For Kids In Need

LEVITTOWN, NY — Throughout April and May, students at Summit Lane Elementary School in Levittown collected hundreds of new pajamas to be donated to children in need. The collection culminated in a celebratory Pajama Day on May 13.

Summit Lane's student government, which includes third, fourth and fifth graders, worked hard to promote the collection. The new pajamas, all in children’s sizes, were collected by John Theissen, founder of the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, who visited Summit Lane to thank students for their efforts. The pajamas will be distributed to local hospitals.

During the last week of the pajama collection, Summit Lane students were able to participate in a contest to design pajamas for Spike, the school mascot. On Pajama Day, to celebrate the end of the collection, students came to school dressed in pajamas. The winners of the contest, voted on by the student government, were surprised in their classrooms with a special visit from Spike.