For Immediate Release: October 25, 2011

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- Media Advisory -
Secretary Merrill to Release First-Ever Connecticut Civic Health Index

Secretary of the State Joins National Partners to Release First-of-its-kind Measure of Connecticut’s Civic Health – From Awareness of Current Events to Voting and Volunteerism

WHO: Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Martha McCoy, Everyday Democracy, Kristen Cambell, National Conference on Citizenship, Community Representatives, Civics Teachers

WHAT: Secretary of the State to hold news conference announcing findings of first-ever index of Connecticut’s Civic Health, designed to quantify how connected citizens feel to each other, discuss findings, identify areas of success and challenges, and propose potential new ideas to engage citizens in their communities

WHEN: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Old Judiciary Room, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT

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