U.S. Postal Service dedicates post office box so people can send condolence letters to Newtown, Conn

Chardon sends love to Newtown families


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Posted: 12/18/2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. - In response to the Newtown Connecticut shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the U.S. Postal Service has created a post office box for the town so people can send condolence letters and care packages.

Business News Daily is reporting the Newtown post office has been inundated with calls from people wanting to send sympathy cards, drawings, and letters to families of the victims and others in the grieving town.

You can send condolences to Newtown using P-O Box 3700, Newtown, Connecticut 06470.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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