For Immediate Release
May 6, 2015
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
Hartford, CT - Spring finally arrives in Hartford on Tuesday, May 19 as Connecticut’s Old State House cultivates a conversation about how horticulture drives civic engagement. Former Executive Director of the Knox Parks Foundation Jack Hale will discuss the legacy of City Councilwoman Betty Knox , who believed in the connection between the two subjects, and how the Capital City’s greening movement of the 1970s impacted present day Hartford. For a quarter century Hale nurtured community and school gardening projects, including neighborhood tree planting and volunteer landscaping activities, which blossomed into a successful program providing hundreds of jobs to local young people.
After his talk Hale will be joined by Ron Pitz, the man
presently carrying on the work of Councilwoman Knox, and Mike McGarry, the
organizer of Hartford Blooms. The Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will moderate the panel
discussion, find out what’s next for the “green movement."
This program begins at Noon, is open to the public and free
to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and join the
conversation. Located in Hartford, just a short walk from the Wadsworth Atheneum and Connecticut Science Center, Connecticut’s Old State House was the Constitution State’s original seat of government from 1796 to 1878 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. For more information on admission prices, upcoming events and parking
discounts nearby, follow the Old State House on Facebook and Twitter or visit its
website at www.ctoldstatehouse.org. Conversations at Noon is taped in front of a live audience by the Connecticut Network and can be viewed On-Demand on
www.CT-N.com.
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