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Their memories live in our hearts every day, by sharing our love in a 'beary' fun way!

Newtown Bound Bears & Beyond now has put donation boxes throughout Bethel's downtown area. The animals are brought to many programs, and continue to bring smiles and hope to many children!!

Just a reminder that  all of us at NBB&B are starting Round 2 of our mission, and this time we hope it will be even bigger and better!!  Donations are the backbone of our charity, and without the generosity of those in our community and in our FB group, we would not be able to do what we do.  So please continue to share your hearts by donating brand new stuffed animals in memory of the 20 Newtown angels.  Because each time we honor these animals with a green & white ribbon, they become very special, one-of-a-kind Newtown Bears.  In turn, each Newtown Bear goes on to share our love and the childrens' memories in a very special way. To date, NBB&B has delivered anywhere from 30 to 100 bears to the following organizations: Family & Childrens Aid in Danbury, Camp Sunshine in Saco, ME, the Ronald McDonald House in Valhalla, NY, Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, the Ronald McDonald House in New Haven, the Smilow Children's Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, and the central Fire Department of New Haven.  

We have already made plans to deliver more hope and love to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Sheltering Arms in NYC, and the Ronald McDonald House in NYC, and the Breezy Point area of Long Island, NY.  There are so many more places that we plan to share with...and the more animals we receive from amazing people like you, the further away we can share our special Newtown Bears!  There are so many children who would love to receive the comfort from our animals all over, and we planning on sharing with as many kids as we can!! We began giving  in our community and spreading outward in a larger circle into NY and are planning on sharing the Newtown angels memories AND our love with children even farther away!!  LOVE WINS!!  

As we begin our 2nd round of our mission, we are happy to announce that there will be donation boxes available at several locations in Bethel: the Bethel Train Station's "Daily Fare", The Toy Room, English Apothecary, and Karate America. Every item donated to NBB&B keeps the Newtown angels' memories in our hearts and touches the hearts of children who receive them.  Please consider donating a few animals.  We would love to have some of you share our mission at your workplace as well!  Please e-mail us if you would like to post our information and share our business cards with your co-workers.  

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As always, we continue to thank each and every one of you who selflessly and generously donate to Newtown Bound Bears & Beyond; by donating stuffed animals, making hundreds and hundreds of ribbons for us to sew onto the animals, and most importantly, for keeping our mission alive and growing with your kind words and actions.   The love grows stronger and the memories burn brighter with each and every donation, so please help us to continue spreading the word... We are all Newtown.  And we ALL choose love!!

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