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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Martha O. Robertson |
| Address | P.O. Box 54
Dryden, New York 13053, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://marthaforny.com/ |
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | RP
Oct 07, 2014 12:53pm |
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| Info | "I literally grew up in a small business. My parents had a flower shop and nursery, with the house right next to the shop. We were open 24/7, so if a customer came in, someone had to jump up to go wait on them. My brothers, sister, and I helped sell the trees, water the shrubs, and make the bows in the flower shop. It was called Liberty Nursery, and that’s where I learned about hard work.
"Thanks to a scholarship, I found my way to Cornell University and upstate New York, where I fell in love with the region and stayed here after I finished school. I earned a degree in Early Childhood Education and still believe that - as the saying goes - everything we need to know, we learn in kindergarten.
"I taught for five years, then followed my husband to Cleveland where he had a promising new job. After 11 years in Cleveland we had the opportunity to move back to upstate New York, which we happily took. We raised our children here and became engrossed in the local community.
"In Cleveland I had helped start the Cleveland Children's Museum. I brought this experience back with me when we returned to New York in 1988. I worked with the Sciencenter in Tompkins County and started a small business for museum exhibit design and construction. After this, I followed my passion for building communities and went into community nonprofit development work, including with Cornell University, working with Cornell women alumnae."
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