From the CTKG Cabinet: Olivia & The FRESH Walk For Food

Hello 5th graders of Connecticut! My name is Olivia and I am a member of the 2022 Connecticut Kid Governor's Cabinet with the platform of Child Food Insecurity.

There are so many people that work to help people in Connecticut who are food insecure. One example of this is coming up this weekend! FRESH New London is holding an event that I would like to bring to people's attention. It is called the FRESH Walk For Food Justice. This event will take place on Saturday September 17 at 9:30 AM. The walk will begin at the Mercer Street Community Garden, located on the corner of Mercer and Williams Streets in my town of New London. 

Participants of this event will walk a 2.5-mile circuit in New London to visit 5 local gardens. At this time of year, all 5 gardens will be overflowing with healthy vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Walkers will see gardens of all sizes & innovative urban farming techniques, get to sample seasonal crops, and learn more about each incredibly unique, reclaimed space.

At the end of the walk, there will be pizza from an outdoor woodfire oven, plants and merchandise for sale, music, and festivities. If you would like to join the walk please follow the instructions below.

• Pledge to walk by filling out this pre-registration form.
• Ask your friends and family to support your walk by donating.
• Collect their donation and add their information to this form.
• Extra idea: create a team of your co-workers or friends and walk together!

If you don't want to collect donations, that’s okay! You can attend with your own $10 donation and still participate!

After you collect your pledges and the form is complete, bring it all with you on September 17th to the Mercer Street Garden, or you can fill it out and pay ahead of time online (HERE).

This local event is a great way to help people who are food insecure. What are some ways you can help people in your community? 

Olivia Campbell

2022 Kid Governor Cabinet 
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School

New London

My Family Vacation to Washington, DC!

Hello everyone, I am Makhi Ettienne-Modeste, your 2022 Connecticut's Kid Governor. Welcome to my new blog post! Happy back to school to everyone! Today I will be talking about what I did recently. I did a lot! 

Back in August I went to Virginia with my family. One of my stops was to our country’s capital city, Washington D.C. It was lots of fun! I got to see the U.S. Capitol Building, the memorials, and the White House. Here is a picture of me at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. 

On my trip I also learned a lot of things, like:

• The White House was built in 1792 (about 230 years ago!)

• The U.S. Capitol Building was built just a year later in 1793

• The Pentagon is a more recent building - it was built in 1941 

It wasn’t easy building these places. It took builders 8 whole years to build the White House, and that wasn’t even the only time they had to build it! In 1814 the British stormed the White House and burned it down, so it had to be built again. That time it took nearly 3 years to build! 

Then in 1948, the White House needed to be fixed after so many years. Some people said they should just tear it down and build a new mansion. But Mr. Harry Truman, the president at the time, fought to keep the White House and most of its historic features. 

The White House is one of the most famous buildings in America. It is a symbol of our government and represents the history of our country. Here is a picture of the White House. I think it looks so cool! Do you?

I hope you learned something new about Washington D.C.! Remember to be kind and to P.O.P. - Protect Our Pets!

 

 

 

Makhi Ettienne-Modeste

2022 Kid Governor 

Windsor