East Hartford Mayor to Present Check to Connecticut’s Old State House

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For Immediate Release
May 23, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116

Hartford, CT - East Hartford Mayor Marcia A. Leclerc will be presenting a $6,000 donation to Connecticut’s Old State House on Tuesday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. at the Old State House in downtown Hartford. The donation will go toward the construction of an office for Connecticut’s Kid Governor and a Civics Action Lab that will educate the public about government and civic involvement in their community – a core mission of Connecticut’s Old State House. Connecticut’s Kid Governor Elena Tipton, an East Hartford resident and 5^th grade student at Dr. Thomas O’Connell School, will be on hand for the check presentation, along with the Executive Director of Connecticut’s Old State House, Sally Whipple.

Elena Tipton was elected as Connecticut’s Kid Governor after hundreds of the state’s 5^th graders took part in a statewide election organized by Connecticut’s Old State House. Connecticut’s Kid Governor, a statewide, in-school civics program that was created by the Old State House in 2015, teaches students how elections work and how Connecticut residents of all ages can choose to participate in our democratic society. Tipton has proposed establishing the 13^th of each month as “Kindness Day”, installing buddy benches in schools, and creating an online blog where Connecticut students can share examples of being kind to others. Mayor Leclerc previously recognized Kid Governor Elena Tipton’s accomplishments at an East Hartford Town Council meeting in February and visited with Elena and her classmates, along with Governor Dannel Malloy and Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, in March.

To learn more about Connecticut’s Kid Governor – both the program and the student – visit the program’s website at CT.KidGovernor.org and like the program on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Located in historic downtown Hartford, Connecticut’s Old State House served as a seat of government for the Constitution State from 1796 to 1878. The Old State House Shop, located on the Main Street side of the building and online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org, provides visitors an opportunity to purchase Connecticut, Hartford and Old State House-themed gifts, products and apparel. For more information on admission prices, school programs, upcoming events and parking discounts nearby, follow Connecticut’s Old State House on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or visit the museum online at www.ctoldstatehouse.org.