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Aquarion Co-Sponsors Free Admission Day at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport

On Monday, January 21 in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – January 9, 2019 – Aquarion Water Company announced today it will co-sponsor with Pullman & Comley a free admission day at the Discovery Museum on Monday, January 21 in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s theme at The Discovery Museum is “See yourself, be yourself.”

Activities planned for this special day will give children the face-to-face opportunity to see themselves in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs, and speak with leaders in the community who are performing these essential functions.

Aquarion and Pullman & Comley volunteers will be on hand to guide the children throughout the day. The Discovery Museum will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Activities for the day will include:

  • Engineering classroom, sponsored by University of Bridgeport
  • Mini med school, with Dr. Camelia Lawrence and Dr. Angela Campbell
  • Discovery City in the Energy Garage maker space
  • Make-and-takes
  • Live science demonstrations in the Energize CT Theater
  • Shows in the Henry B. duPont III Planetarium
  • Books from Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library

About Aquarion Water Company

Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply and wastewater treatment company for more than 780,000 people in 73 cities and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the seven largest in the U.S.  Based in Bridgeport, CT, Aquarion has been in the public water supply business since 1857.  Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices.  Aquarion Water Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource.