Roslyn teen hosts quake relief drive Emergency medical supplies collected for survivors in Turkey and

BY CAMERYN OAKES

Eliza Liebowitz has been involved in charity work since the age of 5, starting with a simple lemonade stand to raise money for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons. Now a freshman in high school, her efforts have expanded beyond Long Island and reached a new community in need over 5,000 miles away.

On Feb. 6, Turkey and Northern Syria were hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. As Liebowitz watched the news unfold, she recognized how devastating the earthquake was and how many people did not have access to medical supplies to treat injuries sustained from the disaster.

“I just immediately wanted to take action and help people,” Eliza said.

In response, she planned and conducted an emergency medical supply drive through her charity organization, Clean Your Closets Out For Children, to help the earthquake victims.

For two weeks in February, she collected medical supplies to be donated to those affected by the earthquake.

Eliza had to move quickly for this

Syria

project, but she said that’s how it has to be because you can “never predict horrible things happening in the world.

To get the project going, she presented her idea to the Village of East Hills mayor and board of trustees to get their approval and involvement. While any young teenager may have

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