Westport's United Nations Day Celebration Oct. 24

Westport CT

21 October, 2020

10:11 PM

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Press release from the Town of Westport: Oct. 21, 2020 To mark the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, The Town of Westport's UN International Hospitality Committee with support from the UN Association of Southwestern Connecticut (UNASWCT) is organizing a ceremony on the Westport Town Hall front steps at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 24th. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. Those present must follow CT State guidelines by wearing masks and maintaining social distancing at all times. First Selectman Jim Marpe will open the program with welcoming remarks, and the Vice-President of the UN International Hospitality Committee, Bill Hass, will offer a message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for UN Day. Lucas Slater, President of the Staples Model UN, and Aidan Rogers, Vice President, will assist in raising the UN flag and later offer brief statements on key international issues. This year's special guest is Aye Aye Thant, Westport resident and daughter of former UN Secretary-General U Thant, who will speak on the important work of the UN. Sylvia Corrigan will sing the international hymn, Finlandia. Arline Gertzoff, member of the National Council of the UN Association of the U.S.A., will conclude the ceremony with an invitation to attend a bipartisan expression of support for the United Nations near the Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Bridge in Westport immediately following. Those participating will include First Selectman Jim Marpe, State Representative Jonathan Steinberg and State Senators Tony Hwang and Will Haskell. The flags of UN member countries will be flying on the bridge in observance of United Nations Day, the anniversary of the UN's founding on October 24th, 1945. For further information, please contact Bill Hass, at 203 454 7685 or 203 434 6609. This press release was produced by the Town of Westport. The views expressed here are the author's own.