FW: USDA Media Advisory: AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOLD RURAL COMMUNITY FORUM IN MICHIGAN July 13

Greetings all,
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture, along with
Senator Stabenow and Congressman Schauer, will hold an open meeting in
Charlotte, MI next Monday July 13th from 12:30-2. Feel free to attend
and share your valuable feedback about USDA efforts!

Best,

Colleen Matts
Farm to School Specialist
CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems
Michigan State University
303 Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
517.432.0310
www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

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>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: USDA Media Advisory: AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOLD
>RURAL COMMUNITY FORUM IN MICHIGAN
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>MEDIA ADVISORY 4073.09:
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>AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOLD RURAL COMMUNITY FORUM IN MICHIGAN
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>WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 - On Monday, July 13, U.S. Secretary of
>Agriculture Tom Vilsack will hold a rural community forum in Charlotte,
>Mich., as part of the Obama Administration's Rural Tour. At the forum,
>Vilsack will share information with local residents about the work USDA
>is doing to revitalize and rebuild rural America and ask local
residents
>how USDA can be helpful in supporting and initiating other programs and
>projects to help the community participate fully and successfully in
the
>new, 21st century economy. Vilsack will also highlight American Renewal
>and Reinvestment Act projects improving communities in Michigan and
>benefiting people throughout rural America.
>
> Last week, President Obama announced that Secretary Vilsack
will
>lead the Administration's Rural Tour, during which Vilsack and other
top
>officials will visit rural communities in states throughout the
country.
>Vice President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked
>off the Rural Tour last Wednesday in Wattsburg, Pa., at an event
>announcing Recovery Act funds to expand broadband service in rural
>America. This week the Rural Tour continued with a forum in Concord,
>N.H.
>
>Rural Tour events are currently scheduled in Alaska, Louisiana,
>Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
>Wisconsin. These upcoming events follow the rural listening sessions
>that Secretary Vilsack held earlier this year in Danville, Ind.,
>Geneseo, Ill., Harrodsburg, Ky., Ludowici, Ga., Portageville, Mo., and
>Brush, Colo.
>
>USDA is encouraging all Americans to follow the Rural Tour's progress
on
>a new website, www.RuralTour.gov or on Twitter at
>www.twitter.com/RuralTour.
>
>The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture and natural resources
>and touches the life of every American. Secretary Vilsack and the USDA
>are working to promote a sustainable, safe, sufficient and nutritious
>food supply, ensure that America leads the global fight against climate
>change, and revitalize rural communities by expanding economic
>opportunities.
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>WHAT: Rural Tour Community Forum with USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack
>He will be joined by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Mark
Schauer.
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>WHEN: Monday, July 13, 2009
> 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
> (doors open at noon)
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>WHERE: Country Mill Farm
>4648 Otto Rd.
>Charlotte, MI 48813