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Funeral and Fundraiser Information for Plane Crash Victims, Families

Here's the latest information from several organizations and businesses that have stepped up to help those affected by last Friday's plane crash in East Haven.


Fundraiser Organized by East Haven United

Come show your support for the victims of the plane crash on Charter Oak Avenue and the surrounding community.  News Channel 8 and Planet Fitness will be collecting cash donations at the Planet Fitness location on 836 Foxon Road in East Haven throughout the week or until they reach their $3,000 goal. 100% of the donations will go to East Haven United, a fund set up for the victims of the plane crash tragedy.   You may also drop off or send donations to any one of these locations:  Old Stone Church - 251 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512, 203-467-2907; St. Vincent DePaul Church - 80 Taylor Ave East Haven, CT 06512, 203-467-6394; East Haven United c/o P.O. Box 120085, East Haven, CT 06512  

Fundraiser at Chili's Restaurant

"When any member of this community is lost, we feel as if we lost a member of our family," said representatives of Chili's in East Haven. The restaurant family would like the opportunity to give back to these families who lost loved ones in the plane crash by donating 50% of their sales to those affected. Let them do the cooking on Thursday, August 15 and support the families through their fundraiser.

Fundraiser at Dunkin' Donuts

The two Dunkin' Donuts in East Haven will be holding a fundraiser on Tuesday, August 20 (all day) where they will be donating 20% of the total sales to the families involved in the tragic plane crash that shook our community.  The locations are: 320 Main Street and 15 Hemingway Avenue, East Haven CT

Funeral Details

A funeral will be held Friday, August 16 for the two children killed when an airplane crashed into their Connecticut home. The children's aunt, Lawanda Middleton, says the service for 13-year-old Sade Brantley and 1-year-old Madisyn Mitchell is set for 10 a.m. at Trinity Temple Church of God in Christ in New Haven. Middleton is the sister of the children's mother, Joann Mitchell, who survived the accident in East Haven Friday. 

If you know of a fundraiser not listed above, please feel free to add it to the article's comments section. 


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