To The Editor:
The holiday season may now be a distant memory for some, but for many Old Saybrook families in financial need, the community’s remarkable generosity will not soon be forgotten.
On behalf of Old Saybrook Youth and Family Services and Social Services Department we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the many contributors to our 2011 Holiday Giving Program, an event co-sponsored by the Old Saybrook Department of Police Services. Whether your time was spent organizing a corporate gift program, stuffing stocking bags, shopping for an adopted family, gathering and sorting donations or “ghost-shopping” for last minute items, your role played an integral part in the program’s success.
As anticipated, local need was indeed the greatest we have ever seen. At the same time, our community’s response from local individuals, businesses, churches, youth groups and civic organizations also rose to meet the increased demand.
Together, we successfully served the holiday needs of 115 Old Saybrook families and made the holidays a little brighter for over 270 children! It is in times such as these that we all should be very proud to be a part of such a wonderful community.
Thank You,
Wendy Mill, Julie Moskowitz, Brittany O’Neil (Program Coordinators)
and
Susan Consoli (Social Services Coordinator)
Old Saybrook, CT
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