Faith Leonard, Arizona Teacher, Drives To Newtown To Spread Holiday Cheer

Faith Leonard teaches elementary school in Arizona’s Mesa Public Schools, but she’s spending her winter break in Newtown to help bring holiday spirit to the grief-stricken Connecticut community.

“It started as a really small idea,” Leonard told Fox 10 Phoenix. “I had heard the phrase, ‘Don’t get sad, get busy,’ so I got busy and I got on the phone making some contacts out there.”

That small idea grew into a very big project, as Leonard packed her car with hundreds of cookies, stuffed animals and donations — and drove all the way to Connecticut.

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