Rich Community Response

For Workcamp Efforts

To the Editor:

On behalf of the 2011 Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp Students (NEWS), we would like to thank everyone who helped make our annual fundraising breakfast a very successful and entertaining event.

NEWS is an ecumenical group of 30 students from Newtown Congregational Church, St Rose Catholic Church, and the Newtown United Methodist Church. These teens, along with their 12 chaperones, will spend one week of their summer vacation in West Virginia helping Appalachia’s poorest families. The goal is to make homes warmer, safer, and drier for needy families.

NEWS would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the St Rose Knights of Columbus members and the Newtown Congregational Church Men’s Group, who spent their Saturday morning preparing breakfast for over 200 guests. We applaud Mr J. Edwards, our emcee for the morning (and a former chaperone), for his continued support of the workcamp breakfast; it just wouldn’t be the same without you. We appreciate the time and effort spent by our committee members and workcampers preparing for and managing this event. And we thank all of the families and friends who attended the Workcamp Breakfast in support of our mission.

We are grateful for the contributions from the following table sponsors: Taunton Hill Landscaping, Christopher G. Winans, Esq, Dr Curtis H. Beck, DMD, Dennis and Jan Chaber, Danbury Urology Associates, DaSilva Law, Ferris Acres Creamery, Bryson M. Filbert, Jr, DMD, Flagpole Realty, Girl Scout Troop #50764, GLT Corporation, Honan Funeral Home, Kakadeles Consulting & Notary Services, Lathrop School of Dance, The LaurelRock Company, Newtown Lions Club, Newtown United Methodist Church Men’s Fellowship, Park Ridge Animal Hospital, Park Ridge, N.J, Taylor-Lynn Carpentry, Thomas Allen Photography, Total Pool & Spa, LLC, Unparalleled Lacrosse, LLC, and Werlatone, Inc. Thank you also to the families of workcamp students that generously sponsored tables this year.

Many thanks to the generous businesses that donated items for our raffle, including: Andrea’s Bakery, A New Beginning, Avancé Esthétiques, Butts Head Tobacco Emporium, Carminuccio’s, Club NewFit, Diageo, Dunkin’ Donuts, Empire Szechuan, Extreme Fitness, Ferris Acres Creamery, Five Guys, Flagpole Radio Café, Girl Scout Troop 50764, Hero Barber Shop, Italy is Eataly, The Meat House, Katherine’s Kitchen, Kolam, Mexicali Rose, My Place, The Newtown Bee, Newtown Car Wash, Newtown Color Center, Newtown Country Mill, Newtown Florist, Newtown General Store, Newtown Hardware Store, Nina Nails, Papa Al’s, Sal e Pepe, Sandy Hook Hair Co., Smokey Topaz, Spa Mianra, Starbucks, Toy Tree, UK Gourmet, Wines Unlimited, and Z Place for Fitness. A huge thank you also, to the families of workcamp students that generously donated raffle items and prepared gift baskets.

We would also like to thank The Newtown Bee for its continued support of our workcamp mission program.

Terry Ferris and Donna Mangiafico

144 Sugar Street, Newtown                                              April 5, 2011