UPDATED SCHEDULED EVENTS FOR MAYOR PEREZ 

---NEWS ADVISORY FOR JANUARY 18^TH---

(Please note additions and changes)

8:30 a.m.--- Mayor Perez congratulates Northeast Utilities for making a major gift to the Connecticut Science Center.  Mayor Perez calls this “an investment in education and Hartford’s future.”  The event will take place at The Polytechnic Club on the 20^th floor of the Hartford Steam Boiler Building, One State Street in Downtown Hartford.  (Please note that this is an additional event on the Mayor’s calendar).

10:30 a.m. --- Mayor Perez will applaud “Co-Opportunity” for receiving a $700,000 YouthBuild Grant from HUD.  This event takes place at Garden and Risley Streets in the Northeast neighborhood of the City.  Mayor Perez will congratulate folks for building 34 units and will focus on the importance of our young people having a trade that will give them skills to last a lifetime. 

6:00 p.m. --- Mayor Eddie A. Perez will welcome 3,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority as they honor Ronald Williams, Chairman, CEO and President of Aetna with the Legacy Award.  Aetna is bringing 3400 high-paying jobs to the Capital City by 2010.  Mayor Perez calls this a “huge investment and belief in the future of Hartford.”  The Mayor will also commend AKA its strong educational beliefs--- for cultivating and encouraging high scholastic and ethical standards.  The North Atlantic Regional Conference will be held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Downtown Hartford.  (Please note that this event was changed from Wednesday to Thursday).