Waterford Police Holding Fundraiser Today For Newtown Victim

The Waterford Police Department will be collecting donations today at the Waterford Walmart for a Newtown victim with Waterford ties.

The department’s staff will be collecting donations from 3 to 8 today at the Waterford Walmart on behalf of first grader Ana Marquez-Greene, who died in the Newtown shootings, which will be given to the Ana Grace Marquez-Greene Family Therapy Fund and the Ana Grace Marquez-Greene Music Scholarship fund. This is her family’s wishes.

Marquez-Greene’s father, Jimmy Greene, has musical ties to Waterford, as he taught several Waterford students and performed in Waterford with the WCSU jazz combo together with Waterford High School musicians, according to the Waterford Police Department.

For more information on the Ana Grace Marquez-Greene Family Therapy Fund and to donate, click here. For more information on the Ana Grace Marquez-Greene Music Scholarship fund and to donate, click here.

The Waterford Police Department thanked the Waterford Walmart, Chelsea Groton Bank and Fast Signs for its assistance with the fundraiser.