This July 2010 photo provided by the Newtown Bee shows Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Eliza Hallabeck) MANDATORY CREDIT: NEWTOWN BEE,
The daughter of Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung will hold a fundraiser in honor of her heroic mother.
Erica Lafferty, Hochsprung's daughter, said the fundraiser is being held on Monday (1.07.13) in North Haven from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Paul Mitchell School.
Volunteers at the fundraiser will be donating haircuts and will sell bracelets that read "What Would Dawn Do?" for scholarship money to Naugatuck High School student pursuing a degree in educationThere will be a raffle and a bake sale at the event as well.
"We're trying to see how much we can get together because we want it to go for as long as we can and we won't give up," she said.
The goal for Lafferty is to make her mother proud and take care of her family including Hochsprung's sisters and husband.
Hochsprung is a Naugatuck native, and the money raised will go towards a scholarship in her name for a Naugatuck High School student pursuing a career in education.
Click here to purchase a "What Would Dawn Do" bracelet. (Source: WFSB)
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