Senate Leadership
June 13, 2006
Williams Receives Two Awards for Efforts on Children's Issues
Recognition from the Office of Child Advocate; Commission on Children
During a ceremony at the Legislative Office Building, the Commission on Children honored Senate President Pro Tempore Donald Williams for his leadership on the child nutrition legislation. The award was presented to Williams by Elaine Zimmerman, the Executive Director of the Commission. (June 13, 2005)
State Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) has received two awards from two state agencies charged with addressing children issues.
Yesterday, the Office of the Child Advocate recognized Sen. Williams for his "efforts in championing change for Connecticut children with disabilities and complex medical conditions." He received the award at a forum held at St. Joseph's College in West Hartford. "When Sen. Williams was first elected to the state Senate, the minute he was in the door, he called and asked, 'what can I do to help?'" said Jeanne Milstein, the state's Child Advocate. "His work has continued ever since."
Today, Sen. Williams received a special honor from the General Assembly's Commission on Children for his leadership on child nutrition. The commission noted that Sen. Williams "steered a clear vision for children's health in schools. In an effort to address one factor in the growth of child obesity, he tackled the soft beverage industry's interests in school vending machines. In just two years, he anchored the strongest school vending machine rules in the nation. Persistent, strategic, Sen. Williams led this gain in spite of large business interests hammering away at this commitment."
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