West Hartford To Honor All Veterans At Ceremony Monday
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West Hartford To Honor All Veterans At Ceremony Monday The 2024 Veterans Day Ceremony is Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., at the Connecticut Veterans Memorial West Hartford.Town of West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, CT — A local activist, veteran, and school official will be the keynote speaker Monday at the Town of West Hartford's annual Veterans Day Ceremony.
U.S. Marine Corps. veteran LaToya Fernandez, a lance corporal from 2005-09, and current West Hartford Board of Education member, will be the guest speaker.
The 2024 Veterans Day Ceremony is Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., at the Connecticut Veterans Memorial West Hartford.
It is located at the corner of Farmington Avenue and North Main Street. The rain location is the West Hartford Town Hall auditorium.
Fernandez is a community leader and activist who founded YouthHype, a community-based organization that inspires youth to be civically engaged and self-aware.
She also works in education "supporting schools to create alternatives to suspension and cultivate a climate of restorative practice, accountability, and cultural responsiveness," wrote the town in an announcement.
For 13 years, Fernandez was a community activist in San Jose, Calif.
She returned to her home state of Connecticut in 2021 and launched her business as a restorative justice trainer and facilitator.
Fernandez provides training programs for youth and staff in juvenile detention facilities and state Department of Children and Families group homes and is the founder of Beyond Circles, a restorative practice consulting space.
She was the first diversity equity inclusion officer for the City of Norwalk and currently serves on the West Hartford Board of Education.
In addition, Veterans Day speakers will include West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor and state Sen. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford, among others.
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 96 and the Hayes-Velhage Post 96 will present the memorial wreath.
Color guards from the American Legion Post 96 and West Hartford police and fire departments are also part of the ceremony honoring veterans.
