To the Editor:The Newtown Bee for publicizing the event. I also want to thank the Newtown Woman's Club who handled registration, Women Involved in Newtown (WIN) who provided delicious baked goods, and Jeff Dymerski at Newtown Dunkin' Donuts who generously provided coffee and donuts. Many thanks to the Congregational Church for hosting the blood drive and to the local churches for publicizing the event in their bulletins. Finally, I want to thank the Lions Club members who staffed the donor table during the ten-hour day. It's wonderful to see how people in Newtown came together to support this important event.

On Tuesday, May 9, the Newtown Lions Club sponsored a very successful Red Cross Blood Drive at the Newtown Congregational Church. On behalf of the Lions Club, I want to thank Shannon Hicks and Andy Hutchison of

Best regards,

Jim Ondak, Newtown Lions Club

4 White Oak Farm Road, Newtown         May 19, 2017