On December 28th 2004 the Long Island Rebels and the Dix Hills Ice Rink hosted students and staff from the Genesis School for Autistic Children. Rebel players and coaches volunteered their time to help 13 children with special needs feel safe and confident while ice skating.

A great time was had by all. Some staff members from the school were given a much-deserved break to skate on their own, while over 30 of our team members from the Squirt, Pee-Wee, Bantam, and Midget levels assisted the students on the ice. While the staff was grateful, the children skated with huge smiles. The hockey players also had a great time, and many of the younger players stepped up to the opportunity and challenge of doing a service to their community and their peers. They exchanged sneakers for skates, laced them up, and even took them off and laced new ones on when they noticed that the skates were too big.

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Long Island Cares Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank gratefully acknowledges receipt of 435 lbs. of food collected during the "Score a Goal Against Hunger" heldat the Dix Hills Ice Rink and conducted by the Long Island Rebels Teams.

Thank you for joining us in our mission to ensure that more Long Island children and families not go hungry; to find new paths for helping single mothers achieve self-reliance; to give at risk teens and adults the skills they need to become self supporting and to raise awareness and understanding of hunger and its many causes.

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