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Maritime Aquarium Staff Donates Toys To Open Door Shelter

More than 300 toys were donated to the Norwalk-based charity.

(The Maritime Aquarium)

December 19 2019

NORWALK, CT – Staff of The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk today donated 322 toys to The Open Door Shelter in South Norwalk following a competitive departmental holiday toy drive. Delivering the boxes and boxes of toys – as part of the Aquarium’s outreach support into the community – were Director of Guest Operations Jodi Trice (left) and Senior Aquarist Sandi Schaefer-Padgett. The Open Door Shelter’s mission is to effectively address the causes and complexities of the homeless and working poor by providing shelter, food, clothing, case-management services, treatment services and other resources. Learn more and support their effort at www.opendoorshelter.org.

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