Preschool Auction And Dinner

A Success

To the Editor:

I am writing to express my gratitude to everyone who helped to make the Newtown Congregational Cooperative Preschool Silent Auction a huge success.

Special thanks to Nicole Stampp and Chris Davis who chaired this event and their enthusiastic and dedicated committee. The special events of the evening were the beautiful quilts designed by Michele Payne that were quilted by our parents and the slide show that Liz and Bill Flynn presented of our school children.

I wish to extend my most heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated items and services for our live and silent auction, including A New Beginning, Andrea’s Pastry Shop, Inc; Associated Refuse Haulers, Avance Esthetiques, Beardsley Zoo, Beaver Brook Tennis Club, Bentley’s Restaurant, Bethel Cinema, Big Y Supermarket, Bit of Tack, Blockbuster, Blue Colony Diner, Boston Red Sox, Bridgeport Bluefish, C&C Unisex Salon, Camelot Cleaners, Candy Bouquet of Newtown, Carminuccio’s Pizza, Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, Chintz ’n Prints, Coldwell Banker/Bob Tendler Real Estate, Colonial Subaru, Connecticut Wood Recycling & Mulch, Danbury Duck Pin Lanes, Danbury Ice Arena, Discovery Museum, Dodgingtown Garage, Inc, Drug Center Pharmacy, Dunkin’ Donuts, Edmond Town Hall, Fashion Exchange, Frank’s Unisex Styling, Fun Kuts, Galerie Van-O’s, George’s Pizza & Restaurant, Gilbertie’s Herb Garden, Gymnastic Spectrum, Harvest Restaurant, Holiday Inn, Hollandia Nurseries, Ikon Office Solutions, Inn at Newtown, Interactive Inflatables, J&L Movie Corner, Kids Kuts, Klickers, Kolam, La Zingara, Lamp Crafters, Lani Lee Couture, Lathrop School of Dance, Lexington Gardens, Loews Theater, Love From Linda, Lulu’s Sisters, LLC, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Melillo Fresh Art, Metropolitan Trader’s, Mexicali Rose, My Place, Inc, Mystic Seaport, New Sorrento Italian Ristorante, Newtown Animal Clinic, The Newtown Bee, Newtown Car Wash, Newtown Country Mill, Newtown Curtains, Newtown Fire Department, Newtown Hardware, Newtown Pools, Newtown Wine & Spirits, Inc, NY Football Giants, NY Jets, Old Sturbridge Village, Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, Paltauf Services, Party Stop, Peabody Museum, Pizza Palace, Pizzeria Uno-Chicago Bar & Grill, Planet Play, Pleasant Company-American Girl, Quality Gem, Quassy Amusement Park, Quick Center for the Arts, Radio Shack, Rainbow Direct, Rankin Sports, Red Baron Carpets, Ring’s End Lumber, Robert Hunt Company, Roberto’s Barber, Roberto’s Restaurant, Rock Ridge Country Club, R-Place Diamonds, Sandy Hook Diner, Sandy Hook Hair, Sandy Hook Wine & Liquor, Senor Pancho’s, Seven Country Ducks, Simply Baby, Ski Market, Ski Mount Southington, Stage Center, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Starbucks, Stepney Hardware, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Stew Leonard’s, Stony Hill Golf, Stop & Save Liquors, Stop & Shop, Style Clothing & Accessories, Subway, Sullivan’s Jewelers, Suzuki Talent Education School, The Taunton Press, The Clock Shop, The Paproski Family, The Shore Line Trolley Museum, The Tile Shop, The Toy Tree, Thomas E. Salon, Trader Joe’s, United Alarm, Villa Restaurant, Village Barber, Villarina’s, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Wal-Mart, Westport Country Playhouse, World of Wine & Liquor’s, and Yankee Spirits.

 I also want to thank our preschool parents who donated so generously to our auction. I also want to thank our preschool board for always being there for the children and our school. I can never thank our teachers enough for their constant dedication and enthusiasm for the children of our preschool.

And last but not least I want to thank everyone who attended this special event. Your support means a great deal to our school. We all had a lot of fun!

Sincerely,

Kathy Murdy

Director of the Newtown Congregational Cooperative Preschool

14 West Street, Newtown                                      April 11, 2005