Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center A Parent-Led Campaign to Save Our School
Parent-Led Fundraising, MAY-JUNE 2026

We need your help to save our school. Let’s make it happen.

After 55 years, Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center is on the brink of closing forever. We’re here to make sure it stays open for the remainder of the school year through June 26.

Donate on GoFundMe See How You Can Help

Every gift moves us closer.  100% goes to RLY.

The Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center building — a white colonial-style schoolhouse with red shutters, a red front door, and a white picket fence on a sunny day in Rockville Centre, NY.
180 N. Village Avenue · Rockville Centre, NY
Join the Effort

How You Can Help

If you can’t make a donation directly, here are some other ways you can make a difference.

A green yoga mat unrolled on a rustic hardwood floor in a sunlit studio, with a cork yoga block and folded linen towel resting on the mat and monstera and fiddle-leaf plants in the background.

Yoga at That’s Hot Pilates

A donation-based community flow class. Bring your mat — proceeds and tips go straight to the school.

◷ Saturday, May 17 · 2:00 PM
◉ That’s Hot Pilates, Rockville Centre
Reserve a Mat
A Parmagianni craft pizza topped with diced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, red onion, and a balsamic glaze, beside the restaurant's menu and a glass of white wine.

Dine for Donations at Parmagianni

15% of orders — dine-in, delivery, or pickup — goes directly to the school. Just mention Rosa Lee Young.

◷ Tues/Wed, May 12 & 13 · all day
◉ Parmagianni, Rockville Centre
Add to your calendar
A colorful stack of red, blue, green, and yellow paper raffle ticket rolls printed with 'RAFFLE TICKET' and serial numbers, with loose tickets fanned out beside them on a wooden table.

50/50 Raffle

Buy a ticket — or a stack — for a chance to walk away with half the pot. The other half goes home with RLY.

◷ Drawing Monday, May 18
◉ Purchase tickets on Front Street May 8 & 9
Add to your calendar
Brightly colored bingo balls in yellow, green, blue, pink, and purple, captured mid-spin in a clear drum.

Bingo Night

A family-friendly evening of bingo, snacks, and prizes from local Rockville Centre businesses. Kids welcome.

◷ Friday, June 5 · 6:30 PM
◉ St. Agnes Parish Room
Add to your calendar
Why It Matters

A school worth fighting for.

We have two kids at the school who think of it like a second home. The thought of the kids abruptly switching schools and the staff losing their jobs seemingly overnight…we couldn’t let that happen.
The DeSienas, RLY parents to Julia (4) and Lucca (3) Rockville Centre, NY
55
years serving Rockville Centre and surrounding areas
2000+
children nurtured
$0
in admin overhead — every dollar goes to the school