Glen Ellyn Neighbors Ask Residents to Light a Luminary and Support Newtown
Some residents here are planning to light luminaries nightly through Christmas to show support for those who lost loved ones in Newtown, CT.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Neighbors in Glen Ellyn are coming together to drive out darkness and hate and manifest light, love and support for those in Newtown, CT. What began as an e-mail among friends has some Glen Ellyn neighbors hoping residents here will band together to show support for those hurting thousands of miles away. A group of Glen Ellyn friends and neighbors have vowed that they will put out luminaries on their front walks or porches nightly through Christmas as a way to support those who lost a loved one in the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT. Residents around the Chicago area, from Oak Park to Glen Ellyn, …
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