I want to personally thank everyone in our area and the surrounding communities for getting involved in our snowflake making project for the students and staff at Sandy Hook. It has been overwhelming to watch how people can believe in making a difference and come together.
To clarify for some that did not know much about this project. This was posted on the National and Connectict PTA sites as a way for people to reach out and assist the community of Newtown in lieu of toys, gifts, or even monetary gifts.
Our 6 boxes of snowflakes were sent out today as we read via the Connecticut PTA page that they are regretfully closing the snowflake project. There was such an outpouring of support from around the country and the world that they no longer have a need for snowflakes.
Read more here: http://ctpta.org/About-CT-PTA/SANDY-HOOK-FUND.html
I will post pictures of our snowflakes that were made at the community wide event and of the boxes that were shipped out today later on tonight.
The PTA is encouraging communities to now create winter wonderlands in their own schools and communities as a way to support Sandy Hook and the Newtown area. I would like to personally invite all the schools in our area to do so and post these winter wonderland photos and send them on as directed in the link above.
If you have missed any of the coverage of the snowflake project, you can catch up by reading and watching the following links.
http://www.pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3459
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Knickerbocker-Students-Make-Snowflakes-For-Sandy-Hook-Kids-184487451.html
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Local-Kids-Make-Snowflakes-To-Greet-Sandy-Hook-Elementary-Students-184665981.html
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20121229/NEWS03/712299950
