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Old Lyme Ambulance's "Fill The Boot" Campaign for Sandy Hook Raises $10,000!

Saturday's fundraiser to benefit the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting found Old Lyme residents in a giving mood.

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Members of Old Lyme EMS passed the boot to raise money for families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown on Saturday and found locals in a giving mood.

Old Lyme EMS Chief Jim Jake and ambulance member Frank Geer organized the "Fill The Boot" fundraiser, which was held on Halls Road in front of Big Y supermarket from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The effort raised a whopping $10,000 for the Newtown Family Fund. 

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