A bill authored by Newtown state Representative Mitch Bolinsky has been approved by the House and awaits Senate action.  The bill creates a means for local nonprofit organizations to collect charitable dollars online for local use.  The Newtown Lions Club approached Bolinsky about this issue because of less funding available to charitable organizations.  The bill allows registered 501c3 charities to sell fundraising raffle tickets on their websites, which they currently can't do.