Big Y Stores no longer offer the "We Are Newtwon 12.14.12" T-shirts for sale, but you can still purchase them at http://wearenewtown.org/. Big Y Stores sold 2,810 of the T-shirts for $20 each, with proceeds going to the Newtwon scholarship fund. That's $56,200. Excellent.
The Newtwon scholarship fund was created in honor of the olives lost during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. It will raise fund for Newtown students wanting to pursue a career in in education or teaching. (Super Market News)
I suspect other groups have donated money to this fund, but good to see a local store offer these T-shirts at the register when people are checking out, and donate the proceeds to the fund.
Do good things.
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