Newtown overwhelmed by gifts, asks for temporary halt of donations

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]An outpouring of support and gifts for Newtown, Connecticut in the wake of a mass shooting has forced the town to ask for a temporary halt in donations.

"Our hearts are warmed by the outpouring of love and support from all corners of our country and world," Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra said. "We are struggling now to manage the overwhelming volume of gifts and ask that sympathy and kindness to our community be expressed by donating such items to needy children and families in other communities in the name of those killed in Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14.

Thank you for understanding our message of appreciation and our need to now defer gifts to others in need."

People can still donate through the Sandy Hook Donations Fund, maintained through United Way of Western Connecticut.[/quote]

Source: [url]http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/27/newtown-overwhelmed-by-gifts-asks-for-temporary-halt-of-donations/?hpt=hp_t3[/url]

[JXZ]

reminds me of how I once read that earmarked donations (or whatever its called when donations can only be used for one purpose) sometimes end up building mansions because they have so much money they can't really spend it on anything else