NORTH TONAWANDA – State Senator Rob Ortt (R,C,I – North Tonawanda) today delivered a $15,000 check to the Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier. Senator Ortt secured the funding for the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda to help support the educational, cultural, and recreational programming that the roughly 15,000 visitors experience every year. 

In addition to today’s check presentation, Senator Ortt, North Tonawanda Mayor Pappas and the city’s clerk-treasurer Dan Quinn teamed up to sponsor the Free Wednesday event where admission is free for museum visitors until 4 p.m.

Pictured from left to right: North Tonawanda Mayor Art Pappas, Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier Board Member Doug Bathke, Senator Ortt, and North Tonawanda City Clerk-Treasurer Dan Quinn.