Realtor Seeking Teddy Bears for Newtown Kids
Sara Latta-Young is working to provide comfort to the young survivors; donations are being accepted at the Coldwell Banker office in Romeoville.
Sara Latta-Young didn’t want to just sit around, feeling powerless. Despite being nearly 1,000 miles from the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the Plainfield Realtor felt she had to do something. After hearing about the shooting from a friend living in Connecticut, Latta-Young decided to take action, so she got in touch with organizers from Operation Fuzzy Wuzzy II. The name may sound a bit silly, but the group’s purpose is anything but: the organization is working to provide comfort in the form of teddy bears to the children of Newtown. “I can’t sit around and feel helpless,” Latta-Young wrote on her Web site. “I can’t sit here 864 miles away and do nothing. I can’t and I won’t,” she added, noting that her friend, a resident of Brookfield, Conn…
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