2010 Census Road Tour Rolls Makes Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History its First Det
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Curtrise Garner Detroit Regional Census Center Media Specialist (313) 283-6787 curtrise.l.garner@census.gov 2010 Census Road Tour Rolls Makes Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History its First Detroit Stop • The Road Tour Encourages Metro Detroiters to “Be Counted�?? WHAT: The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour will make its first Detroit stop at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (MAAH). The Detroit Region’s Road Tour vehicle, nicknamed “Statistics,�?? features interactive computer kiosks where visitors can upload video messages, photo booths for those who want to take a “Portrait of America�?? picture and detailed information on the census questionnaire. Census job information also will be available. WHO: Kimberly Trent, Director, Governor’s Office for Southeast Michigan Terrence King, Executive of Operations, Mayor’s Office, City of Detroit Robert Ficano, Wayne County Executive Dwight Dean, U.S. Census Regional Director Charles Pugh, President, Detroit City Council Tyrone Davenport, COO, MAAH Dr. Jessie E Kilgore, Superintendent Plymouth Educational Center WHEN: Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 9 a.m. Press Conference WHERE: Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History 315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, Mich. 48201 (313) 494-5800 EXTRA: Brief media interviews will be held immediately following the press conference. The Portrait of America Road Tour is a cross-country tour that is designed to educate, empower and even entertain residents throughout the United States. The Detroit region road tour will make more than 50 stops throughout the State of Michigan between now and Census Day. Once “Statistics�?? heads to the next stop, residents can follow the vehicle online by signing up for updates on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and MySpace at http://www.2010census.gov. For updates on all 13 regional vehicles from January to April, go to Twitter@2010Portrait. The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States. By law, everyone in the United States, both citizens and non-citizens, must be counted every ten years. Census data are used to reapportion congressional seats to states and directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funds is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. The 2010 Census form is one of the shortest census forms in history and takes about 10 minutes to complete. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers with anyone, including other federal agencies and law enforcement entities. # # # ______________________ If you would rather not receive future communications from U.S. Census Bureau - Detroit Regional Office, please go to http://census.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?518008x25917x35297x2x472868x24000x6&Email=submit%40theautochannel.com. U.S. Census Bureau - Detroit Regional Office, 300 River Place Drive Suite 2950, Detroit, MI 48207 United States