Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2015
Amanda Falcone
Communications Specialist
(860) 509-3663
afalcone@crec.org
Joint Concert Shows that Love is Winning
(Hartford, CT) The first-ever Love Wins concert was held June 16 at the Black Box Theater at the CREC Greater Hartford
Academy of the Arts Middle School.
The concert was a collaborative effort between the middle school and CREC’s Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary
School, which is located in Avon. Students from both schools performed during the concert, and the concert ended with
everyone singing “Love Wins,” a song written and arranged by CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School
teacher Anne Alleva.
The program title and the final song was a tribute to Newtown victim Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, the CREC Ana Grace
Academy of the Arts Elementary School’s namesake. Throughout the school year, CREC has incorporated into its
curriculum the motto and philosophy of Love Wins, a campaign created by Ana Grace’s family. The goal is to promote
love, connection, and community for every child and family.
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The Capitol Region Education Council was established in 1966. Working with and for its member districts, CREC has developed a
wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services to meet the educational needs of children and adults in the
region. CREC brings nearly five decades of experience in education, regional collaboration, and operations to provide innovative
strategies and products that address the changings needs of school districts and their students, corporations, non-profits, and
individual professions. CREC regularly serves 36 towns in Greater Hartford, offering more than 120 programs to more than 150,000
students annually. CREC manages more than 35 facilities throughout the area, including 19 interdistrict magnet schools. More
information about CREC and CREC’s award-winning schools is available at www.crec.org.
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