MEDIA ALERT LAUNCH of Sandy Hook Coping & Caring Parent Express Bus
Visiting Connecticut Communities Dec. 21-24 (Helping Connecticut
Communities Heal)
Join the Connecticut Parents Union on the Coping & Caring Parents
Express Bus. Dedicated to the community of Sandy Hook Elementary
School._ December 21 - December 24 throughout Connecticut.
PRESS RELEASE
December 20, 2012
CONTACTS:
Gwen Samuel, Connecticut Parents Union (203) 443-3203
COPING & CARING PARENT EXPRESS BUS
(HELPING CONNECTICUT COMMUNITIES HEAL)
Countless Connecticut residents and people across America struggle to
cope with the grievous aftermath of the tragic shooting that resulted in
the loss of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School
in Newtown, Connecticut.
Such a senseless act of violence makes expressing grief difficult as
adults grapple with ways to explain the tragedy to young children and
offer comfort knowing the violence occurred in a place considered a safe
haven – a school.
The All Aboard – Coping and Caring Parent Express Bus hopes to bring
comfort to Connecticut communities by visiting locations throughout
Connecticut from DECEMBER 21-24, hosting various healing activities.
There will be a special presentation in Newtown by Connecticut youth.
Activities include:
* The creation of personal condolences cards for the families and
community of Sandy Hook Elementary School to be hand-delivered in
Newtown.
* Grief and bereavement counselors, children's books giveaways,
Characters w. book readings and healing activities on coping with life
and loss will be available on the bus.
* A Heroes Tribute to Educators and First Responders.
COPING & CARING PARENT EXPRESS BUS SPONSORS
Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Comcast, Graustein Memorial Fund, Big
Hearted Families, Jeff’s Place Children’s Bereavement Center, The Cove
Center for Grieving Children, Friends Way, Manitou Experience, New York
City Parents Union, Dropout Nation, Cedar Valley Publishing, National
Family Engagement Alliance, Scholastic, Candlewick Press, Simon and
Schuster, CPTV/PBS Kids, Kimochis(Toys with Feelings Inside), State of
Black CT Alliance, Hartford Knights Youth Organization, Hartford Parents
University and Carriage Limousine.
COPING & CARING PARENT EXPRESS BUS LOCATIONS
Danbury City Hall Parking Lot
155 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, CT 06810
Dec. 21. 2012.
9:00am -10:30am
Norwalk Community Health Center?
120 Connecticut Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854
Dec. 21.2012
11:00am-12:30am
ALPHA COMMUNITY SERVICES YMCA
309 Brook Street Bridgeport CT
Dec.21.2012 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Marina Village Community Center
Bridgeport Housing Authority
733 South Avenue Bridgeport, CT .
Dec.21.2012
2:30pm-3:30pm
Church On the Rock
95 Hamilton Street
New haven CT
Dec. 22, 2012
9:00am-10:30am
WEST HAVEN GREEN
1 Church Street
Dec. 22.2012
11:00am – 12:30pm
NEW BRITAIN YMCA
50 High Street
New Britain CT
Dec.22..2012
1:15 pm – 2::30pm
HARTFORD TBA Dec 23.2012 TBA
BLOOMFIELD TBA Dec.23.2012 TBA
Newtown City Hall
3 Primrose Street
Newtown Dec 24 2012 9:00am – 10:00am
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