Dear Duffy Families;

I am constantly impressed by the wisdom and compassion of our children. There have been a number of remarkable tragic events in our world and
community in recent days, and the efforts to help have been amazing. I would like to thank all of you for instilling this in your children and for modeling this behavior.

It was powerful. When I heard of the loss of a home by fire of a family in our school, Jodi Robinson, our Service Project Chairperson immediately began a coordinated effort to help this family rebuild. Thank you to Jodi and to everyone who so quickly and generously supported this effort. The events and challenges in Haiti, unimaginable in their scope of consequences, have motivated the student council to coordinate three support efforts, including a long term emergency initiative. Be on the look out for more information on how we can help them reach their goals.

Based on Governor Rell’s recommendation, they have chosen to support
CAS (Connecticut Association of Schools) to ensure that the money raised, safely reaches Haiti and supports their needs. In addition, on January 20,
2010 a bill was passed in the House to allow individuals who make charitable contributions to aid Haitian earthquake victims to claim an itemized
charitable deduction on their 2009 tax return instead of having to wait until 2010. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate with the promise of swift
passage. The election would apply to Haitian relief contributions made in cash after January 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010. A thank you goes to
Tracy Hains for sharing this information. Thank you to all for your generosity.

If you missed fingerprinting/child ID service, Officer Dave has graciously offered to return for one more session, Monday Feb. 8th. Please let us know if you like to schedule an appointment for Monday. email us

Sincerely,

Shellie Giroux ~ PTO President