[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Everything you need to know about our Motor City March

Tue Jun 30 18:36:06 UTC 2009

Dwight D. Sayer
National  President,
The National Association of Blind Veterans
A Division of the  NFB
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 From: kbowman at nfb.org
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Sent: 6/30/2009 2:17:53  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Everything you need to know about our  Motor City March

The 2009 Motor City March for  Independence:
NFB in the D
Before the March
An information session for Marchers will be held on  Saturday, July 4, at 
6:45 p.m. in the Greco Room on Level  4.
The ambassador briefing sessions will be held on  Sunday, July 5, from 7:00 
to 10:00 p.m. in Brulé B Room on Level  5. Those Federationists wanting to 
serve as ambassadors or wanting  to familiarize themselves with the March 
and rally, can drop in  any time during the three hour briefing session. The 
March route  and tasks will be covered in detail.
Marchers can  register for the March, turn in donations, and pick up their 
March  items (such as t-shirts and medallions) at the Imagination Fund  
table in the Renaissance Foyer on Level 4 near the Convention  registration table
 during registration times. 
March Gathering Places and Times—Be  Ready to Chant and  Cheer
Ambassadors and other March volunteers need to report at  the Wintergarden 
entrance on Atwater Street by 6:00 a.m. on  Monday, July 6.
Appointed sign and banner carriers need  to gather 100 yards to the left of 
the Wintergarden entrance by  6:30 a.m. to pick up their banners/signs.
Torchbearers  need to gather toward the front of the procession, at least 
100  yards to the right of the Wintergarden entrance at 6:30  a.m.
Rally coordinators and stagers need to report to  Rivard Plaza by 6:30 a.m.
Marchers need to gather at  least 100 yards to the right of the 
Wintergarden entrance by 6:45  a.m. 
What Will Happen at the March
At 6:45 a.m. the March for Independence will begin with  opening remarks by 
Dr. Maurer.  The Torch of Freedom will be  lit and the March will begin by 
7:00 a.m.!  Around 7:30 a.m.,  as we are heading back toward the Renaissance 
Center, the  “mini-Marchers” will join the procession and we’ll all march  
together toward the rally site at Rivard Plaza.  By 8:00 a.m.  we will 
reach Rivard Plaza and the rally will  begin.

Route Description
1. Gather at the Wintergarden entrance on Atwater  Street.  Walk west on 
the south side of Atwater Street toward  Renaissance Drive West.  Be aware of 
potential traffic on the  north side of the street.
2. Just after Bates Street (on  your right), take a left back onto the 
RiverWalk.  
3. Follow the RiverWalk until passing Hart Plaza (on your  right) and the 
Detroit Princess Riverboat (on your  left).
4. Return back to Atwater Street, which becomes  Civic Center Drive.  
Follow Civic Center Drive to Joe Louis  Arena.  
5. At the intersection of 3rd Street and  Civic Center Drive (with Joe 
Louis Arena on the right) make a left  back onto the RiverWalk, and follow it 
back toward Hart  Plaza. 
6. Take the cobblestone path that leads up to  Hart Plaza.
7. Go through Hart Plaza, past the fountain,  and toward East Jefferson 
Avenue.  
8. Just before  East Jefferson Avenue, follow the large concrete path to 
the right  that crosses a dead-end street (to the Ford Auditorium on the  
right) and leads to Bates Street.  
9. Turn right  onto Bates Street and continue southeast to Atwater  Street.
Make a left back onto Atwater Street and follow  it east, back toward the 
Renaissance Center.  We will then  take the ramp to the RiverWalk.
10.  Continue east along  the RiverWalk the short distance to Rivard Plaza 
for the  rally.
11.  Join the rally at Rivard Plaza! 
The Mini-March
For those who cannot walk the full 4 kilometer route (1  kilometer less 
than last year), there is a shorter route of  approximately four blocks.  This 
mini-March will join the  main procession as it passes back by the 
Renaissance Center on the  way to the rally site.  To join the mini-March, please 
gather  at 7:15 a.m. at the Wintergarden exit of the Renaissance  Center.  We 
will take the ramp down to the RiverWalk.   If you choose to use the steps 
instead of the ramp to the  RiverWalk, please note these steps are especially 
deep.   There will be ambassadors on hand to make sure mini-Marchers  
connect with the main procession at the right time. 
The Rally Program
The rally will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. at Rivard  Plaza.  Water 
will be available at the rally site for all  participants.  The rally program 
will include speeches by Dr.  Maurer and Dave McCurdy of the Alliance of 
Automobile  Manufacturers.  Three outstanding Imagination Fund grant  programs 
will be featured, and be ready to dance in the streets  when Martha Reeves 
performs some of her Motown hits. At about 8:45  a.m., Dr. Maurer and other 
VIPs will lead the procession out of  the plaza back to the Wintergarden.  
Marchers should make  their way to the opening of General Session in the 
Renaissance  Ballroom on Level 4 by 9:30 a.m.  Be sure to stay for the  entire 
rally—there are bound to be lots of surprises throughout  the morning!   
Transportation
Those with wheelchairs or special transportation needs should  come to the 
Imagination Fund table during registration times to  make sure their needs 
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