GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO TO VISIT GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

PHOENIX, Arizona – January 24, 2006 – GateWay Community College today announced Governor Janet Napolitano will visit the campus to tour the Children’s Learning Center on Thursday, January 26 at 9 a.m.

The purpose of the Governor’s visit is to tour the facility and become aware of what community colleges offer for child care as a tool to help students achieve a higher education. The primary focus of the visit is to learn about and participate in a special grant-funded Italian language and culture program taught to the children in the center. The program, Alba, was made possible by a generous contribution from Mrs. Amelia Viola Gallucci Cirio, a local philanthropist and lifelong supporter of education and culture.

During the visit, the children will learn a lesson on colors in Italian, sing Happy Birthday in Italian and present the Governor with Alba program books and toys.
 
Who:
Governor Janet Napolitano
 
When:
Thursday, January 26 from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
 
Where:
GateWay Community College’s Children’s Learning Center
108 N. 40th Street, Phoenix (40th Street and Van Buren)
The Children’s Learning Center is a freestanding building on the north end of campus

What:
The Governor will tour the child care facility, interact with instructors and children and sit in on classes and Alba lessons. She will also speak with parents of the children who are GateWay Community College students about how the child care center has helped them stay in college and strive toward a better future. The President of the college, Dr. Eugene Giovannini, Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board members, the Honorary Vice Council Anthony Bonacci and Resource Center Italiano board members will greet the Governor.

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Contact: 
Kirsten Schaefer, Media Relations
602-286-8227