February Kindness Day is this Saturday!

Hi friends! How have you been!! I cannot believe it is already February! The thirteenth is just around the corner! So get ready to be extremely kind!! This month I have several shout outs to give and ten suggestions.

First the shout-out for kindness to people who wrote me: Abbie Miller, Mrs. Robinson, Ms. Finch's class, Aniya and Dr. Grande. Now lets do the suggestions.

1. Help your parents with the groceries 
2. Give a friend a hug if they are feeling down 
3. Give 13 high fives 
4. Walk your neighbor's dog
5. Hold a door open for someone 
6. Help a friend with their homework 
7. Take the time out of your day to ask your friend how their day was
8. Let someone go in front of you in line
9. If your friend drops something pick it up for them 
10. Ask your principal or vice principal if he/she needs any help with anything at all

Last week was my Inauguration at Connecticut's Old State House, a special event at the East Hartford Town Council Meeting, and a visit to the Capitol for Opening Day of the General Assembly. 

More thank you shout outs to: Secretary of the State Merrill, Senator Larson, Representative Rojas, Representative Currey, Representative Genga, Mayor Leclerc and Supreme Court Justice Eveleigh who all took time and came to my Inauguration!

Thank you to Mayor LeClerc for your gifts at the town meeting and for funding the Kid Governor's Office!!! That was very kind! 

Shout out to Senator Larson and the State Senate who were kind enough to recognize me and give me a state flag on Opening Day! That was fun! Shout out to Lieutenant Governor Wyman who was very kind to me and showed me around the Capital. Last a shout out to Representative Rojas who was kind and let me sit in his seat and see Governor Malloy speak! 

More shout outs this week go to Ms. Fellenstein, Mr. Weaver's class, O'Connell Elementary School, and all the people from East Hartford and beyond who came to my Inauguration to support me! 

Thank you all and remember to keep being kind and be yourself!

- Elena

Help Connecticut's Old State House build a CT's Kid Governor Office and Civics Action Lab!

A message from your friends at Connecticut’s Old State House…

This November, hundreds of 5th graders participated in the election of the first ever Connecticut’s Kid Governor and elected Elena Tipton, who ran on a Campaign for Kindness platform. Now she needs an office and we need YOUR help in creating it!

We have the perfect place for Elena’s office: the space that served as the Governors’ Office for 58 years in the state’s venerable Old State House, one of Connecticut’s most historically-significant buildings. We want Elena’s office to double as a Civics Action Lab in our museum. Our initial goal is to raise $6,000, but the more donations we receive the more we can enhance the Lab.

The Civics Action Lab will engage kids and adult visitors alike with activities centered on civic engagement and Elena’s platform of kindness. The space will serve as an office for Connecticut’s Kid Governor, feature information about Elena’s Campaign for Kindness and provide an area where visitors can learn, explore and share ways to make a difference in their own communities.

With your helpful donation, you can bring the historic Governor’s Office at Connecticut’s Old State House to life and connect this space of civic leadership with contemporary examples of civic participation! Please visit our CT’s Kid Governor Office and Civics Action Lab fundraising page on Indiegogo at http://igg.me/at/ctkidgovernor to learn more and donate. The fundraiser closes on February 16 – please share or consider donating to help us reach our goal!

With much appreciation for your enthusiasm and support,

Your friends at Connecticut's Old State House