Dozens came together in Plainview to support The Sunrise Association.

The event was the Belongings Charity Drive at Howard B. Mattlin Middle School. This year's event raised awareness for The Sunrise Association and Sunrise Day Camp, which serves kids with cancer and their siblings.

For Penelope Wood, 11, of Kings Park, who had leukemia, it means a lot to see people coming to show support.

"It means a lot like camp is amazing I can't even describe it," she says.

During her battle with leukemia, Penelope had the support of her sister, Lucy, who also went to Sunrise Day Camp.

"It gives us a home. It's our little second home," says Lucy Wood. "It makes other people learn about childhood cancer and how you can support."

Deanna Slade, director of Sunrise Day Camp, says it means the world to have this support.

"We have campers from this area and to see everybody come together in support of all these families is just heartwarming," says Slade. "I think it's really important to have people advocate for kids like this, spread out message," says Dani Accomando, assistant director of Sunrise Day Camp.

The event featured raffles, activities such as making "kindness clips" and posters that will be displayed at the camp.

"These clips of kindness, they have them at camp so when you see somebody need something uplifting, you go and grab and a clip," says coordinator of community services at the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District Cheryl Dender.