Tag-A-Gift Helps Bring Holiday Cheer To Children

The Newtown Junior Women’s Club is once again sponsoring its annual “Tag-a-Gift” program in conjunction with The Newtown Fund’s Christmas basket program. Every year the community is given the opportunity to buy gifts anonymously for the less fortunate children in town.

Each tag will have a child’s age, sex, and family number. Individuals, families, or companies may choose as many tags as they like and purchase gifts for each of those children.

The ornaments with tags and instructions will be conveniently hung on Christmas trees or wreaths at the following locations: Newtown Savings Bank at Sand Hill Plaza, Fleet Bank, Union Savings Bank, and Wesley Learning Center.

“These organizations have graciously allowed us to use their premises in the past and are again opening their doors to help,” said Christine Grabowski, chairperson of this year’s program.

The ornaments, tags and instructions will be available beginning the week of Thanksgiving.

“We ask that you leave your purchased gifts unwrapped at any one of these locations in the specially marked boxes provided. Be sure to tape the original tag to the gift. The ornament is your gift to keep,” she said.

All gifts must be returned before noon on Monday, December 13, when they will be picked up by the club members and wrapped.

“We would like to thank everyone for their help in making this the best Christmas ever for the children of Newtown,” Ms Grabowski said.