Ortt Delivers $15,000 to Old Fort Niagara

Robert G. Ortt

September 24, 2015

Senator Secures Funds for Educational Programs, Equipment and Supplies

YOUNGSTOWN - Senator Rob Ortt (R,C,I – North Tonawanda) today presented a ceremonial check to the Old Fort Niagara Association in the amount of $15,000. The Senator secured the state funding for Old Fort Niagara as part of this year’s state budget. The historic military fort will used the money for equipment, such as props for exhibits or reenactments, supplies, and interactive educational programs to teach visitors of all ages the history of the Niagara Region in the 18th century.

Pictured from left to right: Old Fort Niagara Interpreter Derek Schultz, Old Fort Niagara Exec. Dir. Bob Emerson, Senator Ortt, and Old Fort Niagara Interpreter Guy Rizzuto.

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