Newtown Shooting Inspires Butler Woman to Help
Substitute teacher launched effort to send survivors and their families to Disney World.
NORTHERN JERSEY -- Miles away from Newtown, CT, a New Jersey resident said she felt personally impacted by the elementary school shooting in which 20 children were killed last month. Sarah Cox, 22, a substitute teacher in Butler, said she spends a lot of time around children who are similar ages to those who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "I enjoy working with the younger kids, I love children and I could not believe it," Cox said. "I'm sure everyone in America's heart is breaking for these families." While Cox has spent some time reflecting on the tragedy, she has also spent time planning for a way to bring some sort of relief to the survivors and their relatives. Cox said she instantly thought of Disney and launched the Dreams …
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joyce
12:08 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
Why don't you go to a real grief meeting. They are all around. Every town has them. You will see that a trip to Disney is the last thing they need. Money is the last thing they need. Why not ask the government, and non profit organizations to help the children that are alive, that need food and re-enforcement to just go on living. They number in the thousands. What about the children from Sandy, … more ›