(Middletown, NY)- Senator Bonacic joined local elected officials, members of the community, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County employees and members of the Orange County Agriculture community, at a ground breaking ceremony for the brand new Education Center and 4-H Park in the Town of Mount Hope yesterday. Senator Bonacic delivered remarks and presented Cornell Cooperative Extension with a Senate proclamation congratulating them on their 100^th Anniversary, which is Saturday July 25^th.

 The Education Center and 4-H Park will be a regional facility for Orange County Agriculture, and will reach tens of thousands of youth and families each year with educational programs that are agriculturally focused.

Pictured from L-R are, Senator Bonacic’s daughter, and Orange County Legislator Melissa Bonacic, Chairman of the Orange County Legislature Steve Brescia, Orange County Legislator Katie Bonelli, Senator Bonacic, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Andrea Nilon, President of the Board of Directors of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County, Town of Mount Hope Supervisor Chad Volpe, Andy Turner, New York State 4-H Leader, and Lucy Joyce, Executive Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County.