Jack Markell, Matt Denn and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper to Unveil Initiative

Filed in National by on October 17, 2008

Matt Denn referenced this in his DelawareLiberal interview. it sounds like a great idea to me.

(Aside: It is nice to see Tom Carper campaigning with Democrats for a change.)

Jack Markell, Matt Denn and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper to Unveil Initiative

Who: Matt Denn, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor; Jack Markell, Candidate for Governor; U.S. Senator Tom Carper; Rich Kenny, Delaware Supermarkets Inc.; Chris Tigani, NKS Distributors; Pamela Kreider, Buccini Pollin Group.

What: A news conference announcing a Markell-Denn administration initiative that will be led by Matt Denn. The initiative partners Delaware businesses with schools in order to provide mentors to students and to keep school buildings open extra hours in order to serve the community. The mentoring portion of the plan picks up an initiative begun by then-Gov. Carper in the 1990s.

When: Monday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.

Where: Shop-Rite Supermarket 1600 W. Newport Pike.

For more information: Call Markell Communications Director Joe Rogalsky at (302) 745-9299 or the Denn Campaign at (302) 242-9318.

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  1. nemski says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Shop-Rite Supermarket? Is there only one in Delaware? 😉

  2. jason330 says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:40 pm

    1600 W. Newport Pike.

    Is it me?

  3. nemski says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    Okay, now you’re fucking with me.

  4. jason330 says:
    October 17, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Yes.

    Thanks for the catch.

  5. not a troll says:
    October 19, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Another mentoring program. Woohoo.

    I know they do kids some good, and I applaud the mentors who share their time, but I can’t help but think that an hour-a-week mentor is no substitute for caring parents, fully-funded schools and good jobs in the future.

    If children of any age go home after meeting the mentor to watch TV in a dirty apartment eating junk food while their parents are away working two low-paying jobs and wake up the next morning to go to a crumbling school with ill-trained teachers — how exactly is a mentor supposed to turn that around?

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