oldtimer, it has nothing to do with the children who look different, as that is your inference, as it has to do with parents who don't do anything for their children and/or sponge off the government. View Comment

I hope the donkey is okay!! View Comment

Same sentiments here but more astonishment at the low income mentality… NEON Chief Operating Officer Chiquita Stephenson and other officials urged parents to call or write to city leaders to get them to reconsider the $90,000 recommendation and give the agency the full $1.3 million. ATTENTION TAX PAYERS – Call or write city leaders to encourage them to hold their stance and NOT give 1.3 million dollars away to ONE “school” as opposed to ALL the schools... “For the city of Norwalk to give you guys $90,000, they should be embarrassed of themselves,” said Shawn Gelin, a parent. “ Are you kidding me???!!! Shawn should be embarrassed of HIMSELF, taking handouts from the government. TAKE A STAND - either you can afford to do something or you can't. My god, why should I or the rest of the city provide for your child - especially when most are supplemental programs . “Without NEON where would we be?” asked Ernestine McLean, whose grandson attend Head Start. How about standing on your own two feet ... “We all need to come together to help our school.” How about that 1.3 million going to ALL the schools in Norwalk – not just to “your” school. These are OUR tax dollars – the whole city – and that is a hell of a lot of tax dollars just for YOUR school that, somehow, I hardly believe “you” contribute a whole lot to, if any. “The summer camps we run cost about $180,000 alone, so $90,000 would only cover about half of that one program,” said Wilson-Pheanious during a community meeting called by NEON to alert parents of what the agency is facing. How about the parents PAYING for a program like the rest of us do - WE sacrifice..in fact, most of these kids get SO MUCH more than MY kids because we can't afford some of the extras or even basics BUT WE HAVE TO SACRIFICE FOR YOU???? MY kids didn’t go to camp last summer because, guess what, WE COULDN’T AFFORD IT so they worked around the house and their grandparents house doing chores like painting, gardening, cleaning, etc.. About 75 parents were in attendance. How many parents are registered there that DIDN’T BOTHER to attend... NEON Chief Operating Officer Chiquita Stephenson and other officials urged parents to call or write to city leaders to get them to reconsider the $90,000 recommendation and give the agency the full $1.3 million. ATTENTION TAX PAYERS – Call or write city leaders to encourage them to hold their stance and NOT give 1.3 million dollars away to ONE “school” as opposed to ALL the schools... Mr. Mayor - please look out for the taxpayers - Mann pocketed serious cash and we're asked to believe they are complying (even that aside - they lost crediability - let them go without and save US, the taxpayers). View Comment