Compassion Without Borders is a program designed to galvanize the collective energies of our incredible Suffolk County high school students.  Each year, under the direction of the Suffolk County Principals’ Association, the area’s finest student leaders will assemble with the express purpose of identifying important causes within our schools and communities.  The newly created Suffolk County High School Leadership Council will offer both material and intellectual support for county-wide endeavors and prove that enlightened leadership knows no geographic boundaries.  For this special moment in time the mascots, traditions, and decades old pride that differentiate each of our Suffolk High Schools will blend together in on grand mosaic of compassion.                                                                                           Caravan of Compassion: Compassion Without Borders was officially launched on October 22nd at Harborfields High School. Student leaders from all Suffolk County High Schools will be meeting Dylan Thompson, a sophomore at Harborfields High School. Dylan suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This serious condition confines Dylan to a wheelchair and presents him with a myriad of health related issues. Our goal is to help build Dylan a handicap accessible home, which helps ease his family's burdens as they cope with the challenges of his disease. Pictured above is Edward William Casswell, President of the SCHSPA, Dylan Thompson and John Dolan, Vice President of the SCHSPA. Dylan was the featured guest at a recent SCHSPA general meeting.

The Suffolk County High School Principals Association  (SCHSPA) has selected Dylan's Footprint Foundation as their first charitable cause for "Compassion Without Borders".  Student Leaders from 40 Suffolk County High School have been holding various fundraising events this 2009-2010 school year.  ” Each Suffolk County high school pledged $1,000 which will be raised through a variety of student-sponsored fundraising initiatives.