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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS (continued from page 100)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) MADD Connecticut has a state office at 317 Foxon Road, East Haven. Executive director is Janice Heggie Margolis. MADD educates people on the dangers of drinking and driving, works with local schools and agencies to discourage drinking and driving, works to prevent underage drinking, provides support to victims of alcohol-related crashes (and their families), organizes special panels of victims who educate people (first-time offenders) convicted of drinking and driving, and, as the holiday season approaches, distributes red ribbons to discourage people from drinking and driving. Membership is open to mothers, fathers, victims, and concerned citizens. For information call 203-7642566 or visit madd.org/ct. Newtown Alumni Fund The Newtown Alumni Fund (NAF) is a group of alumni, friends, and families who have been part of the Newtown school system and who came together to provide immediate and long-term relief to the community following 12/14. In the immediate aftermath NAF formed a partnership with the Newtown Rotary Club and has contributed financial support to aid the families of victims and first responders. The long-term mission of NAF is to promote restoration and healing of the quality of life in the Newtown community by connecting students and teachers with Newtown’s alumni and the greater world, through developing and funding activities that promote psychological healing. Such activities to include but not limited to play, art, music, outdoor activities, and technology. To support NAF, visit NewtownAlumniFund.org. Newtown Board of Realtors President, Kathy Suhoza; secretary, Barbara Frey; treasurer, Jackie
Himmelfarb; immediate past president and local director, Eileen Brooks. State Directors Connie Widman and Joanne Mauer; local directors Chris Fairchild, Lisa Hintzen, Anne Stark, and Alice Holmes. Board office, 800-451-5659. Information concerning meetings will be published to members. Newtown Bridge Club The Newtown Bridge Club plays ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games at 10 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 7 pm on Tuesdays at the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Station, 34 Hawleyville Road. Supervised play and lessons are offered frequently on Tuesday afternoons. For more information, visit www.newtown-bridge.info or e-mail director@newtown-bridge.info. Newtown Bridle Lands Association, Inc President, Sally Feuerberg; vice president, Lucy Prybyski; treasurer, Bob Feuerberg; secretary, Doreen Chiccarello; mailing address is PO Box 3083, Newtown CT 06470. Newtown Bridle Lands Association, Inc, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving horse trails and open space within the greater Newtown area. It was originally formed by equestrians to assemble a network of riding trails but is now working to preserve open space for walkers, hikers, and equestrians. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month, beginning in March, at Newtown Meeting House. The group sponsors the Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace every October. Information about NBLA can be obtained at NBLAct.com or by calling 203-791-4853. Newtown Choral Society Laura E. Lerman, president. The group rehearses at Newtown Middle School on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm, September to June. The (continued on page 104)
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