Monday, August 22 at 11:30 a.m. – The Senator will speak at the Delaware Mentoring Council’s Back-to-School Celebration. Last year, the Delaware Mentoring Council (DMC) received $750,000 from the federal government to support mentoring in Delaware. Since then, the DMC has provided Student Mentoring Program Grants to 45 schools and community organizations across the state. Also attending are Senator Tom Carper, former Rep. Mike Castle, and First Lady Carla Markell. Bancroft Elementary School, 700 North Lombard Street, Wilmington, DE – Open to press.
Monday, August 22 at 12:30 p.m. – The Senator will visit the New Castle Senior Center to talk with constituents. New Castle, DE – Closed to press.
Monday, August 22 at 1:30 p.m. – The Senator will host a roundtable on jobs for Delaware’s veterans. The nationwide unemployment rate for young veterans just back from Iraq or Afghanistan is 22 percent and amongst all veterans, it is over 13 percent. Senator Coons will host a roundtable to listen to an array of local experts on what Congress can do to help our nation’s heroes come home to job opportunities worthy of their sacrifice. Delaware National Guard Headquarters Building, Loeffel Room, 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle, DE 19720 – Open to press.
Monday, August 22 at 3:15 p.m. – The Senator will visit Exceptional Care for Children, the first and only pediatric skilled nursing facility in Delaware. The Senator will see first-hand how ECC plans to expand to serve even more children and their families. Newark, DE — Closed to press.
Tuesday, August 23 at 8:00 a.m. – The Senator will help kick off the new school year with welcoming remarks at the Smyrna School District Opening Day Breakfast Meeting. Smyrna High School, 500 Duck Creek Parkway, Smyrna, DE – Open to press.
Tuesday, August 23 at 11:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend the “Sky-Breaking” of the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children Expansion project. 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE – Open to press.
Tuesday, August 23 at 2:30 p.m. – The Senator will preside over the Senate. Washington, DC – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate gallery.
Wednesday, August 24 at 1:00 p.m. – The Senator will tour the Dow Chemical Company where chemical mechanical polishing products (CMPs) are manufactured. CMPs are used in the making of every type of mechanical chip for computers. Newark, DE – Closed to press.
Wednesday, August 24 at 6:00 p.m. – The Senator will participate in a town hall meeting hosted by WDEL 1150 AM. WDEL’s Allan Loudell, Rick Jensen and Al Mascitti will moderate the discussion, which will be broadcast live on the radio and online. The event is open to the public. Wilmington Campus of Delaware Technical & Community College, 333 Shipley Street, Wilmington, DE – Open to press.
Thursday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m. – The Senator will host a roundtable on jobs in Delaware’s high-tech and R&D sector. Delaware’s most innovative emerging businesses have the opportunity to drive the next generation of our state’s manufacturing economy. Senator Coons will host a roundtable to listen to an array of local experts on what Washington can do to help Delaware’s young high-tech firms grow and create jobs. Delaware Technology Park, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711 – Open to press.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.