How Mandy Manaco Has Been Able to Give Back to Newtown

Today Mandy Manaco, our newspaper's latest “Hero Around
Town,” stops by for a quick interview.

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Today I’m proud to be interviewing Mandy Manaco, our
newspaper’s latest “Hero Around Town.”

Mandy is a jack of all trades when it comes to her
involvement in greater Newtown, and she is a part of
several wonderful organizations that help families in need
in our area. 


The first we’ll spotlight is WIN (Women Involved in
Newtown). This organization has been doing a lot of good
since its inception 50 years ago, and they started their
first major initiative 30 years ago by weaving and donating
Thanksgiving baskets filled with food during the
holidays—an initiative that continues to this day. With the
assistance of social services, these baskets are donated to
roughly 80 to 90 families in need all around Newtown each
year. My wife and I have donated to this cause
ourselves.






There are still families in need in our area, and
Mandy is a part of several organizations that fill
that need.



All the food is supplied by local schools, and the
students from those schools and other volunteers help
with packing and distributing. These students knowing
that the food they’re supplying is going to families in
need during the holidays is the most rewarding part of
the process for Mandy. 

Next up is Better Day Cafe, a cafe that opened this
summer at the Newtown Community Center that’s staffed by
special needs students who’ve graduated from high school
in Newtown. Every day, they make baked goods and other
food items, interact with customers, and learn valuable
life and business skills. I’ve heard nothing but good
things about this operation—not only how great their
service is, but how fulfilling it is for those
involved. 

Our community is about inclusion and supporting each
other, and these two organizations uphold these
values.

Mandy’s biggest passion, though, is a project called
Easter Baskets, which she runs out of her house with
several volunteers. The mission of Easter Baskets is to
donate baskets filled with candy and leftover stuffed
animals to St. Rose of Lima Church, Healing Hearts of
Newtown, Social Services of Newtown, and other
places. 

I want to thank Mandy for all the wonderful work she does
and for joining us today. If you’d like to get involved
with WIN, Better Day Cafe, or Easter Baskets, you can
give her a call at (203) 426-5600.


As always, if you have any real estate questions for me
or you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, don’t
hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I’d love
to speak with you.