Nearly 1,000 teddy bears donated in metro Atlanta for Newtown -
CBS46 News  Nearly 1,000 teddy bears donated in metro Atlanta
for Newtown  Posted: Updated:  Two Connecticut natives, who now
call metro Atlanta home, are reaching out to help the children
affected by the Newtown, CT, school shooting.   They felt
compelled to do something.  "Teddy bears. What child, what
adult, doesn't like teddy bears?" Cindy Pitts said.  Pitts and
Nina Sonsini decided to start collecting teddy bears for the
students who attend Sandy Hook Elementary.  "Something for them
to come back to, something for them to have and hold, something
comforting soft and familiar. Teddy bears are great that way,"
Sonsini said.  It didn't take long for their idea to catch on.
People started dropping off bears at Sonsini's Then Again
Consignment store in Smyrna.  "I have kids and I understand.
Well, I don't understand what they're going through, but I can
only imagine it's horrible. If a little teddy bear will bring a
smile to a child's face, it's