MBLLC HOSTS ROXBURY'S ORCHARD GARDENS K-8 SCHOOL FOR CIVICS DAY ON THE HILL

On September 27, 2017, the MBLLC and the Senate Office of Education and Civic Engagement resumed its Civics Day on the Hill initiative by hosting students from the Orchard Garden K-8 School in Roxbury. This program invites 8th -11th grade classrooms from communities of color to participate in a full-day educational program at the State House. Guest speakers for this visit included MBLLC Chair, Representative Frank Moran; Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz; Senate Clerk, William Welch; Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Natasha Perez; and Constituent Services Aide to Governor Baker, Dana Valentine.