Navaretta Foundation Animal Rescue Walk-A-Thon Saturday Raises Money For Scholarship Fund, Rescues

SYOSSET, NY — The third annual Sabrina Navaretta Dog Rescue Walk-A-Thon will take place on Saturday to raise funds for the Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation and various animal rescue groups.

The event honors and celebrates the life of Sabrina, whose passion for helping rescue dogs transpires. Her parents, friends, family, community members, and Syosset High School students and faculty will be participating in the walk-a-thon. The foundation has a college scholarship fund that has been established in Sabrina’s memory.

Sabrina was a Syosset alum and Woodbury resident who tragically lost her life as a passenger in a car accident in April 2023. The foundation's website states that she was an honors student at the University of Delaware and was in honor societies at Syosset High School in the class of 2022.

The foundation also states that she enjoyed volunteer work as an autism advocate and with dog rescue groups, and her last wish was to be an organ donor.

The Syosset High School Dog Rescue Club is hosting the event, and the students in the club follow a curriculum for the year, learning about various topics.

The club was founded in 2016 by Jodie Cohen. More than 1,000 students have been members of the club, and the club has donated more than $70,000 to animal rescue groups. Some of these groups include Jake’s Rescue Ranch, Yorkie 911, Ollie’s Angels, Bobbi and the Strays, and No Dog Left Behind.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Syosset High School Track at 70 S Woods Rd in Syosset.