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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: |
September 14, 2006 |
| CONTACT: |
Rosalie Roth, Vice President,
Institutional Advancement, The Children’s Museum,
860.231.2830, ext. 23,
rroth@thechildrensmuseumct.org
Tom Hanley, Director, Public Relations,
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 860.545.9954,
thanley@ccmckids.org |
"THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AND CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER PARTNER FOR NEW HOSPITAL STAY/FREE MUSEUM DAY PROGRAM
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The Children’s Museum (formerly the Science Center of
Connecticut) has announced a new partnership program with
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center that will provide a free day
at the museum for any inpatient who has spent a night in the
hospital at CCMC. The program has been dubbed “Hospital Stay/Free
Museum Day”.
As part of its rebranding campaign to target children aged twelve
and under, The Children’s Museum is reaching out to the community to
share their programs with children who might not otherwise have the
opportunity to experience the museum. In announcing the new
initiative, Edward J. Forand Jr., President and Chief Executive
Officer of The Children’s Museum said, “We are excited and honored
to bring this program to the greater Hartford community. The
children who are patients at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
deserve a day of fun and exploration after their hospital stays and
we’re glad we can offer this experience to the diverse audience that
CCMC serves. It is our hope that this will be a rewarding and
successful endeavor and we look forward to finding ways to expand
the program in the future.”
Beginning in September, when each young inpatient is discharged,
he/she will receive one general admission guest pass that can be
redeemed at any time in the future for a free day at The Children’s
Museum in West Hartford. The cost of the program is being
underwritten by the museum.
According to Tom Hanley, Director, Public Relations for
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center “More than 5,000 children a
year are hospitalized overnight as inpatients at CCMC so this is a
significant gift by the Children’s Museum. What a great idea to help
the healing process for the children we serve.”
The Children’s Museum is committed to igniting the curiosity of
young people through science and nature. In addition to the museum,
the organization includes the United Technologies Wildlife
Sanctuary, the Gengras Planetarium, the Roaring Brook Nature Center
in Canton and The Children’s Museum Preschool, one of the oldest
preschools in the country. The Children’s Museum serves over 200,000
people annually, and is the fifth oldest children’s museum in the
country and Connecticut’s largest museum. Located at 950 Trout Brook
Drive in West Hartford, the museum is accessible from I-84 Exit 43
and offers free parking. For more information, visit the website at
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org.
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