MAYOR
SEGARRA JOINS OTHER CITY LEADERS TO ANNOUNCE
SKATE,
COAT, HAT & GLOVE DRIVE FOR
WINTERFEST
HARTFORD
---NEWS ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 31, 2013--
WHAT: Skate, Coat, Hat,
& Glove Drive
WHERE: Hartford City Hall
Atrium
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. –
Friday, November 1, 2013
Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra,
iQuilt Chairwoman Bonnie Malley and Bob Crawford of Champions Skating will join
East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc and West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka to
announce that the City has teamed up with the towns of East Hartford, West
Hartford and Simsbury to collect gently used figure skates, coats, hats and
gloves for the fourth annual iQuilt Presents Winterfest
Hartford.
Winterfest Hartford, a free,
public ice-skating rink under the canopy of historic Bushnell Park, will
officially open with a festive celebration the evening of Friday, November
29,, 2013 and will run daily through Saturday, February 1,
2014.
At this news conference, donation
sites will be announced. Also, an updated skating schedule, additional corporate
sponsorships and business support will be discussed.
Last year, over 100 pairs of skates
were donated and 58,000 skaters enjoyed the rink. More than 55,000 others
visited the park and participated in Winterfest festivities.
Contact: Mary
Coursey
Cell:
860-305-0476
Email:
mary@courseyco.com
It is very appropriate that the Mayor is handing out clothes at this worthy event as the Mayor is an empty suit.
ReplyDelete