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How Can I Help Families Affected by Newtown School Shooting?
People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook families after Friday's horrifying mass shooting. The Newtown Patch has several ideas.
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In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School last week, people from all over the world have been expressing support and asking how they can help.
That includes people in the Twin Cities, including Eagan.
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If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please click on to this post from out sister Patch in Newtown, Connecticut; then in the comments section of that article say "I want to help."
The Newtown Patch staff says:
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"Patch will continue to update this original article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too.
Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in partnership with Newtown Savings Bank, created the Sandy Hook School Support Fund to help provide support services to the families and community that are affected.
Check donations may be mailed to:
Sandy Hook School Support Fund
c/o Newtown Savings Bank
39 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470
If you have questions on the fund, you may call 800-461-0672.
A former Sandy Hook Elementary School student named Ryan Kraft, also a longtime neighbor of the Lanza family, posted a Local Voices blog on Newtown Patch saying he set up a fund to help heal his community.
The link to the fund site is here — http://www.crowdrise.com/SHSRelief — and according to Kraft, all monies are directed toward the school's PTSA organization.
The funds are directed to the school's PTSA organization. Please help in any way you can.
Here is the link to the fund site:
http://www.crowdrise.com/SHSRelief
The funds are directed to the school's PTSA organization. Please help in any way you can.
Helpful Links
- Victims Relief Fund set up by former SHS student and Lanza family neighbor
- United Way's Sandy Hook Support Fund Announcement
- Checks may also be dropped off at any Newtown Savings Bank branch location.
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