49 governors recognize Lights On Afterschool

Throughout the month of October, thousands of afterschool programs rallied their communities to build support for the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire learning and help working families. 

And governors across the country got in on the action, too! In all, 49 governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., recognized Lights On Afterschool—some proclaimed Oct. 23 as Lights On Afterschool Day in their state, others issued public letters of support and recognition of the good work being done in the state to support students and working families during the hours after school.  A few others went above and beyond and declared the entire week—or month!—to be a celebration of Lights On Afterschool.

We want to extend a special thank you to all of the governors who took the time to help make Lights On Afterschool 2014 such a special event. Here’s the list of governors who proclaimed Oct. 23 to be Lights On Afterschool Day in their state; different actions are noted:

Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley

Alaska: Gov. Sean Parnell

Arizona: Gov. Jan Brewer

Arkansas: Gov. Mike Beebe

Colorado: Gov. John Hickenlooper

Connecticut: Gov. Danell Malloy

District of Columbia: Mayor Vincent Gray

Delaware: Gov. Jack Markell

Florida: Gov. Rick Scott (issued a letter of support for Lights On Afterschool)

Georgia: Gov. Nathan Deal (declared the week of Oct. 20 Lights On Afterschool Week)

Hawaii: Gov. Neil Abercrombie (declared Oct. 22 Lights On Afterschool Day)

Idaho: Gov. Butch Otter

Illinois: Gov. Pat Quinn

Iowa: Gov. Terry Branstad

Indiana: Gov. Mike Pence

Kansas: Gov. Sam Brownback

Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear

Louisiana: Gov. Bobby Jindal

Maine: Gov. Paul LePage

Maryland: Gov. Martin O’Malley

Massachusetts: Gov. Deval Patrick

Michigan: Gov. Rick Snyder

Minnesota: Gov. Mark Dayton

Mississippi: Gov. Phil Bryant

Missouri: Gov. Jay Nixon

Montana: Gov. Steve Bullock

Nebraska: Gov. Dave Heineman (declared the week of Oct. 20 Lights On Afterschool Week)

Nevada: Gov. Brian Sandoval

New Hampshire: Gov. Maggie Hassan

New Jersey: Gov. Chris Christie (issued a letter of support for Lights On Afterschool)

New Mexico: Gov. Susana Martinez

New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo

North Carolina: Gov. Pat McCrory

North Dakota: Gov. Jack Dalrymple

Ohio: Gov. John Kasich

Oklahoma: Gov. Mary Fallin

Oregon: Gov. John Kitzhaber

Pennsylvania: Gov. Tom Corbett

Rhode Island: Gov. Lincoln Chafee

South Carolina: Gov. Nikki Haley

South Dakota: Gov. Dennis Daugaard

Tennessee: Gov. Bill Haslam

Texas: Gov. Rick Perry

Utah: Gov. Gary Herbert (Declared Oct. Lights On Afterschool Month)

Vermont: Gov. Peter Shumlin

Virginia: Gov. Terry McAuliffe

Washington: Gov. Jay Inslee

West Virginia: Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin

Wisconsin: Gov. Scott Walker

Wyoming: Gov. Matt Mead