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“Newtown, you are not alone.” –President Obama

People all over the world continue to send an outpouring of support to the community of Newtown, CT. While youth and teens may not have their own funds to contribute towards the cause, there are many other ways to support this community in need of support.

Lemonade Stand: Have a lemonade stand or bake sale and donate all the proceeds to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. Support the families that are impacted by this tragedy.

Write your local U.S. Representative: Mobilization is needed for gun control policy. It is important that the federal government develops a policy to limit gun ownership to prevent further tragedies. Start now to enact legislation. Find your U.S. Representative.

CNN iReport: What are your thoughts following the Newtown tragedy? Share them and view tributes about the tragedy with CNN. They may include your thoughts in their coverage. Share your tributes to the victims here.

Wall of love: Submit a message to the Wall of Love. This website was designed after the shooting. It wants to show those affected by the shooting how individuals throughout the world available to support them.

Make a Card and Send it to Sandy Hook Elementary School: Even young children can make and create cards to support the Newtown community.

Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickenson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT 06482

Wear Green and White: Talk to your school principal and set up a fundraiser at school. Ask your friends to wear green and white for the day and donate $1 to the cause. Green and white are the school colors at Sandy Hook Elementary. This will help coordinate support for the community that has suffered from the tragedy.

Create a Tweet or Facebook Wall Post: Continue to circulate images and words of hope to remind people of the support that exists for the Newtown community.

Create a Community Town Hall: Gather community members and discuss ways that we can make sure all schools are secure to limit the number of tragedies.

It’s our responsibility to remember and honor the lives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

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FROM AROUND THE WEB


  • Patrick

    I am very sorry to hear about your schools tragedy. I think all of you are very brave and my prayers and thoughts are with you.

  • angus

    i am very sad to hear what has happen to your school. I live in a small community and i want to let you know that i am supporting you and your community. i think that the teachers were very brave and i am willing to support your community.

  • Kim

    My heart is breaking for the families of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. I am a school teacher in a tiny school in eastern Canada, and I was stunned and at a loss for words as I listened to the news of this horrific tragedy. On Monday morning as I waited for my students,I looked around my classroom and asked myself, “What would I do in that same situation? Would I have the courage that those brave teachers shown in face of such an event?” Then came the question from my students. “What would you do Kim if that happened here?’ I could only answer that I hoped that I would show the same courage as the teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary.
    Please know that even though we have never met and will probably never meet, you are not alone in your tragedy. I wanted to show your community that this little school in the Gulf of the Saint Lawrence shares your loss, so today each of my grade nine students are sending messages of sympathy. May God bless and comfort you all.

  • Krista

    I can’t even begin to imagine what the parent’s and families of the children and victims are going through. It tore my heart to read about what had happened in Newtown. I just want to let them know that they are not alone, that the rest of the world is crying with them. That even my small English school in the province of Quebec are sending our thoughts, prayers, hope and love to victims and grieving loved ones because something like this affects everybody. It’s times like these, where we all have to stick together and stay strong.

  • Veronica Chenell

    My name is Veronica Chenell, I am a 9th grader at Grosse-Ile High School.
    I am so sorry to hear about the loss of the young children and staff members at your school and I also want to let you know that you’re not alone. My heart goes out to the families in Newtown who are experiencing this terrible tragic.

  • http://www.essb.qc.ca/gihs/ Samantha Matthews

    My name is Samantha Shelby Matthews. I am a grade 9 student at Gross Ile High School on the Iles De la Madeleine, Quebec. I am terribly sorry for your loss, I send you my deepest sympathies from across the continent. I just want you to know that you are not alone. Your town had some of the bravest people we shall ever know; Dawn Hochsprung, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Anne Marie Murphy, Lauren Rousseau, Rachel Davino. And to everyone who lost their lives that day; let us forever keep their memory in our hearts.
    - sending love across the continent,
    samantha <3 xoxoxoxox

  • ToddA

    Here’s a more fundamental way to respond. Work to decrease the general level of violence and the glorification of violence in our society. Refuse to pay to see violent films. Refuse to buy clothes for your children that are plastered with images of death and violence. Teach your children sports that don’t involve trying to hurt others. Write to advertisers and complain when they use images of violence to sell products. Complain to programmers who create violence so-called entertainment aimed at children. Refuse to buy video games for yourself or your children that celebrate and teach violence.

    Other countries have as many guns as we do, but they do not glorify violence the way we do.

    Get to the root cause. Refuse to teach violence.

  • Leslie Barr

    My heart is with you. As a high school teacher and a parent of a first grader, my empathy for the school community at Sandy Hook runs deep. Many of us at my school have our thoughts with you at this difficult time. -West Chester, PA

  • Andrew T

    My name is Andrew im in secondary 5 I am very sorry to hear about the tradegy my heart and prayers are with you all.

  • Zak

    I give my deepest sympathy to the victims of this terrible tragedy. With these actions, I hope that many changes can be made so nothing like this happens ever again. Together, we can get through the horror of December 14th.

  • JohnC

    I’m so sorry for all the losses that has happened in that school, I can’t express how sorry I am for such a tragedy My thoughts and Prayers go out to all you who have suffered from such a terrible tragedy.-JC

  • Isabelle C

    Im sorry to hear about your schools tragedy. My heart goes out to all of the teachers, children and parents. I cant even imagine the pain you are all going through but know you are not alone. Violence like this should never occur. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

  • Shaunee.G

    My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of victims of this terrible tragedy. Our hearts and prayers are with you. I admire your strength to keep your head high during this difficult time. The individuals that lost their lives for their acts of bravery will always be remember and respected. Stay strong!<3 – Grosse Ile high school, Iles de la Madeleine

  • Mitchell.T

    I am sorry to hear about the terrible tragedy in Newtown. You have my condolences.

  • Samara W

    My deepest sympathies go out to you all who are in pain and suffering of this mishap. It is so unbelievable that this would happen to an lower elementary school. I wish you well, from Canada

  • Nicolas R.

    I am so sorry for what happened to your community and school i can’t imagine what you are going through you have my support- Stay strong

  • Kelly Aitkens

    My name is Kelly Megan Aitkens I’m in grade 10 and I live on a small island in the middle of the Gulf of St.Lawrence called Iles de la madeleine. When I heard about the people in Connecticut who have lost their lives on December 14th it honestly broke my heart. So many innocent people have lost their lives. Parents, friends, family and neighbours stay strong. I wish you well, I send you my deepest sympathy & prayers to you.

    love kelly -xxx- “Bad things happen to you to make you realize your true potential, strength, will power & heart. Have faith & stay strong”

  • Cassie B

    My sincere sympathy to the families of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School. This tragic shooting damaged a small town but it also brought the whole world together.You are not alone in this because of all the sympathy shown around the world. From all over the US, Canada, Russia, Europe and even Israel, we are all thinking of the victims and their families in this difficult time.
    Serious actions need to be made to help prevent this in the future. It is a very serious matter and it breaks my heart to know that someone would do something like this to all those innocent children. Something needs to be done!
    Just know that “The angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hands of God.”
    All my condolences, Cassie.

  • Marissa Matthews

    My name is Marissa Matthews I’m in the 10th grade and I can’t even imagine what the parent’s and families of the children and victims are going through. I just want to let them know that they are not alone, but its times like these where we all have to come together and stay strong. I wish you all well and I extend my sympathy and i will pray for you all.
    -Marissa <3