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Be Useful, Updated.

I've updated "Be Useful" in reflection of last week's tragedies in Newtown. 

I copied and pasted it, but here it is regardless. Also: it will be on the "Be Useful" page likely until February.

See the PAGE for more info. 


Be Useful is devoted to the Newtown Tragedy for the next month or so, and ways you can help those affected. I'm sure you've seen a few by now, but it's such a huge cause. And I'd like to do what I can and you're probably the same way.

Here are some ideas. I hope you can use them, and I hope they really DO help, on some level:

http://www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org/index.php  

http://newtownmemorialfund.org/

https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=4993  

https://newtown.uwwesternct.org//  

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheEngelFamilyFund 

http://www.crowdrise.com/SHSRelief 

Here is a list of more sites that can lead you to additional ways to help:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/connecticut-elementary-school-shooting-how-to-help_n_2302760.html

I used that in my research (obviously).

And, lest we forget, here are the names that should truly be remembered-

Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Rachel D'Avino, 29
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Dylan Hockley, 7
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47
Madeleine Hsu, 6
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi, 6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Lauren Rousseau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison Wyatt, 6


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