Toys For Tots

The Ridgefield Detachment of the Marine Corps league is kicking off its 27th annual Toys for Tots campaign.

Last year more than 15,000 gifts were distributed to less fortunate children in Ridgefield and surrounding towns through the generosity of area corporations, school children, and concerned families.

Collection sites this year will include Curtiss & Crandon realtors on Route 25 in Newtown and the William Raveis Real Estate office in Danbury.

The Marines are collecting not only toys for children but also gifts for older children and teenagers.

“We also find that area companies and individuals who are hosting holiday parties are asking their guests to bring a new, unwrapped gift to make Toys for Tots part of the party,” said William Peeler of the Ridgefield detachment.

For more information call Mr Peeler at 438-4511 or Lee Shay at 438-7881.

 Newtown Christian Church began as the Newtown Church of Christ, initiated by the Go Ye Chapel Mission based in New York. The congregation met in Edmond Town Hall until land at the corner of Rock Ridge Road and Route 302 was purchased “for the consideration of $1” from Clifford Hansen of Brookline, Maine, in 1968. The church was built the following year.