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Newtown school shooting: Thornwood collects teddy bears for kids

The community will donate the toys to children

The community will donate the toys to children in Connecticut (December 19, 2012 8:35 AM)

Thornwood residents have come up with a way to reach out to the children affected by last week's Connecticut school shooting.

Community members are collecting as many new, unwrapped teddy bears as possible by this weekend.

The drive's organizers, Mark's Towing and the Pleasantville Ambulance Corps, say they want to help comfort the students returning to class in Newtown.

"We decided...

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