Wishes fulfilled, stockings stuffed

NORTH CANAAN — New toys, warm mittens and happy parents are once again on the slate for good little girls and boys here. The annual Christmas gift collection for those in need provided for 52 families and 91 children this year.The generosity of the community and beyond never wavers. The large meeting room at Town Hall was filled last week with items donated mostly through “giving trees” placed in sponsoring businesses, churches and at the State Police Troop B barracks. Hanging on each tree are tags that help people shop, with specifics such as gender, age and clothing size. It ensures all the children will get things they really need and want.The program is organized by town Social Service Director BJ Christinat and her crew of “elves”: Cindy Newell, Tammy Newell and Katty Brennan, who have volunteered since the beginning of November to do all the contacting, collecting and sorting. By Dec. 13, the meeting room floor was marked with a masking tape grid, numbered and filled for each family for pick-up the next day. The program even offers rolls of gift wrap and tape. The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut provided a generous grant for the program.

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