Upcoming Events for the Alzheimer's Walk

Tuesday, June 29th, 10 a.m. - Meeting at The Willows (3440 Niles Rd., St. Joseph). If you would like to form a team, be on a team, get info etc, call 269-342-1482 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Thursday, August 5th, 6-8 p.m. - Kick-Off Party at The Willows for anyone who is involved in any way with the walk. Whether you are walking, donating on-line or just want to raise awareness.

Sunday, August 22nd, 10 a.m. - Alzheimer's Memory Walk in downtown St. Joseph. Registration at 9:00 a.m. Walk commencing at 10:00a.m. followed by a free picnic ! Start and finish at the Whitcomb Veranda. Theme: Tea on the Veranda.

Thursday, September 16th, 6-8 p.m. - Wrap up Dessert Party at The Willows.

SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN TOURIST COUNCIL'S MILLICENT HUMINSKY TAKES TOP
CONVENTION & VISITOR BUREAU HONORS AT PURE MICHIGAN GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE: DRIVING TOURISM 2010

Benton Harbor, MI - Millicent Huminsky, executive director of the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council, was awarded the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Star of the Year award at a special recognition dinner, May 6, at the Pure Michigan Governor's Conference: Driving Tourism 2010. The annual convention, co-sponsored by the Michigan Lodging & Tourism Association, Travel Michigan and Michigan State University, is Michigan's largest and only all-industry educational and networking event.

Several hundred hospitality and tourism leaders, tourism industry decision makers and tourism promotional leaders were in attendance May 6-7 at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich.

Huminsky was nominated and awarded Michigan's top CVB honor by her industry peers. She was recognized for her advocacy and promotion of the tourism and hospitality industry in Michigan for more than two decades. Her leadership at the Southwestern Michigan Tourism Council, which promotes tourism in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren Counties, has helped to make the southwest corner of the state a gateway to thousands of visitors and tourists annually.

Among Huminsky's and the council's accomplishments are a new Web site, www.swmichigan.org, that promotes tourist council members and events; support for the development and collaborative promotion of the region's newer attractions, Harbor Shores Resort & Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course; Silver Beach Center which includes the interactive Whirlpool Compass Fountain, Silver Beach Carousel, Shadowland on Silver Beach and Curious Kids' Discovery Zone; the outdoor community art exhibits in St. Joseph, Mich., and Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo, Mich. Huminsky and her council are also active promoters of Southwestern Michigan's wine country and agri-tourism and she has been named to the recently launched Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance to help establish the state as a destination for culinary travel experiences. In addition to these efforts, Huminsky looks for opportunities to build partnerships to promote the area. An example of this is Michigan Beachtowns, an organization which includes nine convention and visitors bureaus along Lake Michigan.

In giving Huminsky the Star CVB of the Year Award, the Governor's Conference attendees praised Southwestern Michigan's growth and vitality as a tourism destination. It was noted that agriculture and tourism are the state's second and third largest industries and both are strongly represented in Southwestern Michigan. For more information, contact the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council at (269) 925-6301 or visit www.swmichigan.org.

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Delta Airlines just announced their top six places to escape to around the world.  St. Joseph's Silver Beach was selected as number two while other destinations include Santa Monica, California; Nice, France; Railay Krabi, Tailand; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  An excerpt from Delta Sky Magazine read, "One standout is Silver Beach, with 22 sandy acres on Lake Michigan bordered by a paved path and two piers.  It's an easy walk to cute downtown for souvenirs or lunch."  To read the article in its entirety, go to www.deltaskymag.com, click Magazine and then "read current issue."

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