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Day One
Monday, April 28, 2003
Itinerary
7:15 am Depart Ann Arbor for Detroit
Watch a video about Focus: Hope while on bus
8:15 am Tour of Focus Hope
Eleanor Josaitis, Executive Director
10:00 am Depart for Highland Park/Detroit neighborhoods
10:30 am “The Hope, Despair and Challenge of Rebuilding Detroit”
Herb Strather, CEO
Strather and Associates, Inc.
12:30 Box lunches and
Depart for Flint
2:00pm GM Truck & Bus Assembly Plant
Plant tour; Mike Dulaney, Plant Manager
Mark Hawkins, Chair, Plant Bargaining Committee
Leroy Taylor, Human Resource Rep., Tours & Human Resources

4:00pm Depart for Holiday Inn-Express hotel
4:15 pm Driving tour of UM-Flint campus
Harry Blecker, Associate Director
University Outreach
UM-Flint
5:15pm Arrive/Check into hotel
6:15pm Depart for University of Michigan - Flint campus
6:30pm UM-Flint: community reception
The Honorable James Rutherford, Mayor
City of Flint

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Reception, Ontario Room
7:30pm - 9pm: MRS Dinner, Riverview Room
9:00 pm Return to the Hotel

Day Two
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Itinerary
6:15am Continental breakfast
7:15 am Depart hotel forGM Truck & Bus Assembly Plant
7:30 am Welcome and Remarks at GM Truck and Bus
7:30 - 8:15am: Welcome and Presentation
8:15 - 9:30am: Plant tour Mike Dulaney, Plant Manager
Mark Hawkins, Chair, Plant Bargaining Committee
Leroy Taylor, Human Resource Rep., Tours & Human Resources
9:30 am: Depart for Lansing
10:45am: Tour of Michigan State Capitol
12:15am Legislative discussion/Luncheon Anderson House Office Building, Room 308
The Honorable John Cherry Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
1:30pm Depart for Battle Creek
2:30pm Heritage Battle Creek “The Road to Wellness” Michael Evans, Executive Director, Heritage Battle Creek
4pm Depart for Grand Rapids
5:30pm Arrive/check in at hotel
6:15pm Depart for University Club
6:30pm University Club community reception/dinner
The Honorable John Logie, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids
Mr. Jamie Goebel, President, University of Michigan Alumni Club, Grand Rapids
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Community Reception
7:30pm - 9pm: MRS dinner
9pm Return to hotel

>Day Three
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Itinerary
6:30 am Breakfast
6:30am – 7:30am; Sully’s
8am Depart for driving tour of a Grand Rapids neighborhood
Anita Jones, Senior Analyst, North/West Community Resource Team
Kristi DeKraker, Neighbors of Belknap Outlook
8:45am Coit Arts Academy elementary school
8:45am – 10:15am
Bert Bleke, Superintendent, Grand Rapids Public Schools
Tina Barwacz, Principal
10:30am Depart for Muskegon
11:30am Tour of Muskegon Correctional Facility
11:30am – 1:30pm
1:45pm Depart for Muskegon Community College
2pm Muskegon Community College luncheon
2pm – 3:00pm
Dr. Frank Marczek, President

Honorable Steve Warmington, Mayor (invited)
City of Muskegon
3:15pm: Depart for Traverse City
6:15pm Arrive/check in to hotel
7:15pm Depart for Dennos Museum Center
7:30pm Reception/Dinner at Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
Eugene Jenneman, Director, Dennos Museum Center

Honorable Marguret Dood, Mayor (invited)
City of Traverse City
7:30pm – 8:30pm; Reception
8:30pm – 10pm; MRS Dinner
9pm Return to hotel

Day Four
Thursday, May 1, 2003
Itinerary

6:15am Breakfast
6:15am – 7:30am; Shimmers
7:45am Depart for Empire
8:15am Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
8:15am – 10am
Bill Herd, Interpreter
Chuck Olson, Professor Emeritus, SNRE
10am Depart for Glen Arbor
10:15am - 11:30am Cherry Republic
Bob Sutherland, President
11:45am Depart for Suttons Bay
12:30pm Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
Double Eagle Restaurant
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Luncheon/Break-out groups
Topics of interest:
Law Enforcement
Health
Education
Natural Resources/Conservation
2:45pm Depart for Sault Ste. Marie
6:30pm Arrive/check into hotel
8pm MRS Dinner

Friday, May 2, 2003
Itinerary
6:30am – 7:30am; Freighters Restaurant
7:30am Depart hotel
8am Soo Locks Boat Tour
8am – 10am
10:30am Depart for Pellston
11:45am UM Biological Station
11:45am – 12:45pm: luncheon
12:45pm – 1:45pm: walking tour
Paul Webb, Interim Director
Bob Vande Kopple, Resident biologist
2pm Depart for Ann Arbor
Road Scholars finish evaluations and hand in
6:30pm Arrive home – unload luggage
Home Sweet Home!