Coins For the Cure

To the Editor:

Thank you Newtowners, for your donations to this year’s “Coins For The Cure Campaign To Wipe Out Leukemia.” All of the monies collected are donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Fairfield County.

It is only with everyone’s help and knowledge that a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood-related cancers will be found. Did you know that every five minutes in the United States someone is diagnosed with one of the blood-related cancers? Just think about that fact. Let us keep working to raise funds for research and spreading the warning symptoms of these diseases. Leukemia is the number one disease causing death for children under the age of 14. Let us hope that the cure will be found soon before another one of our children hears that diagnosis.

Special thanks to the following stores that allowed us to leave a can for collection: Sandy Hook School, 100 Church Hill Restaurant, Sandy Hook Hair Co., Sandy Hook Barber Shop, PJ’s Laundromat, Sandy Hook Diner, Pootatuck Liquors, Mobil Gas & Food Mart, Berkshire Motors, Newtown Package Store, Berkshire Veterinary Hospital, Thomas’s Deli, Newtown Cleaners, Pizza Palace, Drug Store, My Place Restaurant, Andrea’s Bakery, Dunkin’ Donuts, Magic Garden, Nutmeg Cleaners, Italian Pavilion, Black Swan, Subway, Newtown Cleaners, World of Wine & Spirits, Newtown Barber Shop, Cuts Plus, Curves, Carminuccio’s, Monroe Nails, Stop & Save Liquors, Franco’s Pizza, Glory Bee, Klickers, Taunton Liquors, Pedal Pushers, King’s Restaurant (formerly Leo’s), A Stitch in Time – Bethel, Just A Buck, Olympia Sports, Dick Blick Art Materials, Payless Shoe Store, Dress Barn, Newtown TC Cycle, Roberto’s Barber, Hi Way Cleaners, The Clock Store, Fair Auto, Newtown Tire, Advance Esthetiques, Dodgingtown Market & Deli, George’s Restaurant, Executive Cleaners & Tailors – Dodgingtown, Ron’s in Brookfield, Arigna Associates, the Spokes Group of Newtown Middle School, and New Fairfield Schools.

Special thanks to Stephen Danyew and his group of young musicians from the high school for producing the CD, “Remembering Greg.” All the profits were donated to the Coins for the Cure.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact anyone on the committee.

Sincerely yours,

Ginny Chion, Nancy O’Donnell, Marie Rojo,

Janis Solheim, Ellen Kunst, Marg Studley,

Beth Montoya, Linda Maggio

10 Cobbler’s Mill Road, Sandy Hook      July 15, 2002