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Team Up Michigan! Charting the Course for National Service

 Contact: Elyse V. Walter
(517) 241-0063

Wednesday, October 13, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 12, 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. WHEN: 

Detroit, Michigan 48226
525 West Lafayette Boulevard
Doubletree Guest Suites Ft. Shelby WHERE: 

 To unite members of Michigan's national service programs, The Corporation for National and Community Service - Michigan Office and the Michigan Community Service Commission have planned the biennial statewide cross-stream conference. Across Michigan, more than 56,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through hundreds of national service programs. Team Up Michigan! will help programs chart their course for the future by providing opportunities to exchange ideas and establish new partnerships with programs focusing on similar issue areas or serving in the same community. In addition to a variety of informative workshops available for participants, four keynote sessions will also be presented: WHAT:

Running a Tight Ship: Navigating the Future of National Service   ·         
Presenter: Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service

Who's Rowing this Boat Anyway? The Comedy of Collaboration   ·         
Presenter: Alex Ritzema, Motivational Humorist of Alex Ritzema Productions, LLC

Presenter: Steve Culbertson, President & CEO of Youth Service America Uncovering Buried Treasure: Youth as a Resource
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        · Presenter: Duncan Wyeth, Executive Director of the Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns We're All in this Boat Together! Celebrating Inclusion

 Program staff from Learn and Serve - Michigan, Michigan's AmeriCorps (VISTA, State, and National), and Senior Corps (RSVP, Senior Companions, and Foster Grandparents). WHO:


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

builds a culture of service by providing   The Michigan Community Service Commission
Michigan Department of Human Services, whose mission is to assist children, families, and
Mentor Michigan are also premier programs of the MCSC. The MCSC is housed in the
programs, and seven Volunteer Michigan grantees. The Governor's Service Awards and
programs and activities. The MCSC is funding 26 AmeriCorps programs, 25 Learn and Serve
MCSC is granting nearly $9 million in federal funds to local communities for volunteer
vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism. In 2010-2011, the

vulnerable adults to be safe, stable, and self-supporting.