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Sandy Hook Snowflakes Accumulating at Town Hall
Within a few hours of being put out the snowflake box at Town Hall was filling with paper snowflakes for Sandy Hook Elementary School.
They are white and purple, green and blue.
On one is written the word peace and other uplifting messages, delivered in a dozen languages.
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The paper snowflakes are accumulating in the box across from the clerk's office at Town Hall.
On Wednesday, soon after the town treasurer's call for handmade paper snowflakes for the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School, snowflake makers had already cut their creations and dropped them in the box.
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On Jan. 7, town Treasurer Denise Dembkoski will send the snowflakes to the Connecticut PTSA with a note on behalf of the Town of Swampscott.
The effort was designed by the Connecticut Parent Teacher Student Association.
"The hope is when these children go back to school in a few weeks, to offer them an escape from the horror of Friday, December 14th by transforming the new facility into a winter wonderland with snowflakes from all over the world," said the IT director.
Residents and town employees are invited to make flakes and drop them in the Town Hall box.
To create a paper snowflake, follow these steps:
1. Begin with a square piece of paper.
2. Fold the square diagonally to make a triangle.
3. Fold it in half again to make a smaller triangle.
4. Imagine the triangle in thirds, and fold the right third over.
5. Now fold the left third over.
6. Cut off the top of the paper (not the pointed end) at an angle. Make sure to cut if off so that all remaining layers of paper are equal. Cutting at an angle is what makes the points of the snowflake.
7. Begin cutting away from the sides of the paper. Usually, cutting small triangles from the sides is easiest, but don't forget to try other shapes.
8. Unfold the paper to reveal your snowflake.
For more information, contact the town treasurer:
Treasurer/Collector
Director of Information & Technology
Town of Swampscott
22 Monument Avenue
Swampscott, MA 01907
781-596-8852
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