We first met the Seitz family back in December when their eldest son, Air Force Sgt. Rick Seitz, finally returned home from his latest deployment from Iraq. He hadn’t been home for the holidays in six years. After a wonderful and warm homecoming, Sgt. Seitz has returned to his Air Force base in Arizona and once again left his home […]
A Special Christmas Delivery—Bikes For Fitness program helped Two Long Island families keep physically active
Make it Count Foundation asked local bike dealers to donate or discount bikes for our Bikes for Fitness program. In conjunction with our partner Habitat for Humanity, Make It Count distributed bikes to families in need during this holiday season. By the generosity of Brands bicycles in Wantagh, who donated 12 bikes, two deserving Long Island […]
The Vets Place gets a face-lift
The Veterans Place shelter program for homeless veterans has seen many hard winters and scalding summers. As the weather changes seasons come and go and the building takes abuse. Throughout this past year the organization employed the lowest bidder to have some of the bathrooms adapted, remodeled, ceilings painted, plumbing repaired and updated. But with economic
Make It Count Provides Backpacks and Nutrition Education to Habitat for Humanity Children
On July 14, 2010, the Make It Count Foundation distributed 25 backpacks to school-aged children at the annual Suffolk County Habitat for Humanity Picnic, Southaven Park. Karen Sossin, Nutritionist, presented the backpacks chock full of school supplies to the joyful children. Karen also provided nutrition handouts and dispensed nutrition information to the inquiring families. These families […]
