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The Michigan Atheists annual Autumnal Equinox celebration will be held on September 15, 2002, from 3:00pm till 7:00pm at the China Star Restaurant in Westland. Dinner will be served at 4:00pm. Reservations are appreciated. If you plan to attend, please contact Greg Reich at AtheistGR@aol.com.
We will have some information on current and upcoming events, and we plan to close the dinner with an open microphone session.
The China Star Palace is at 270 S. Wayne Rd, between Palmer and Cherry Hill in Westland. You may contact the China Star at 734-326-1310.
The meal is a buffet and will include Sweet & Sour Chicken, Almond Chicken, Pepper Steak, Stir-Fried Vegetables and Rice, tea, coffee, and tomato juice.
The cost is $13, and will be collected at the door.
Please park at the rear of the restaurant.
TopMany Atheists have been told either to go to Hell, burn in Hell, or that we'll end up in Hell. Well, it turns out that Hell is a small town located right in Michigan, and we are having ice cream there on Saturday, October 19, at 1:00pm, at an establishment called Screams Ice Cream From Hell & Halloween, where you can make your own sundae with toppings you shovel up from a 1950s Transylvanian coffin.
Hell is located in the heart of the Pinckney State Recreation area. From Ann Arbor, take I-94 West to the Baker Rd exit. Turn right on Baker Rd and follow it into Dexter. Turn left at the stop light, go past the stone bridge, and turn right on Dexter Pinckney Rd. Continue past Portage Lake and turn left on Darwin Rd. Go west four miles to Hell.
Reservations are not necessary, but they are appreciated. Please Contact Arlene-Marie at amarie@atheists.org, or at 313-388-9594.
TopJoin us at the nation's capital for the first official "nonbelievers" march on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, November 2, 2002. Information regarding lodging is available on the Godless Americans web page at http://www.godlessamercans.org.
We have the following information on lodging:
There will be a "Meet 'n' Greet" Welcome Buffet for representative of participating groups and individual supporters of the March at the Hilton Garden Inn on Friday, November 1. The rate for this buffet dinner is $32 per person, which includes all taxes and gratuities. Reservations for the dinner can be made by mailing your full name, postal mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address, along with a check or money order to AMERICAN ATHEISTS, PO Box 5733, Parsippany, NJ, 07054-6733.
These reservations may also be made on the website at http://www.godlessamericans.org.
Reservations for the hotel may be made directly through the hotel at 703-528-4444, or by e-mailing Julie Duchin at jduchin@hgicourthouse.com. DO NOT CALL 1-800-Hiltons to make the reservations--you will be told that no rooms are available.
Michigan marchers may also stay at the Sleep Inn, Rockville, MD for $69.95 plus 12% tax. This hotel is 1.5 miles from the Metro Ride. The Sleep Inn provides shuttle service to the Metro Ride. From there, it is a 25-minute ride to DC. Call 301-947-3100 and ask for Catrina. Parking is free.
Another lodging possibility is the Best Western Capitol Skyline Hotel at 10 "I" St SW, Washington, D.C., 20024. One or two beds are $59 per night, plus 14.5% tax. Tell them that you want a room in the block of rooms reserved by the New Jersey Humanist Network. Parking is free, and the hotel is within walking distance of the Mall. Call 204-488-7500 for reservations.
For networking purposes, tee shirts identifying Michigan's godless marchers may be purchased for $10. If you would like a tee shirt that says "Michigan's Godless Contingent" on the back and "One Nation...Indivisible" on the front, please send a check or money order made out to GLHS (Great Lakes Humanist Foundation) by September 15 to:
Great Lakes Humanist Society
P. O. Box 1183
Mount Pleasant MI 48804
Please include the following information:
Name
Address
Phone
Quantity
Shirt size(s)
Total amount enclosed
Franklin Bacon has taken charge of arranging GROUP TRANSPORTATION. If you are interested, please contact Franklin at dogon@iserv.net.
TopOn November 16, 2002, Michigan Atheists will be meeting at the Holiday Inn Livonia West for our annual State Convention. The hotel is located at 17123 Laurel Park Drive North, Livonia, MI 48152, at the I-275 and Six Mile Road exit. The event will be held from 9:00am until 5:00pm. The following is our lineup of speakers:
There will be a table reserved for the press. Members of the press are cordially invited to attend.
Registration is $30. Early registration (before Nov 8) is $25. To register, send your name, address, phone, and email address, and a check for $25/person to:
Michigan State Director
Arlene-Marie
PO Box 0025
Allen Park MI 48101
Note: Make checks payable to Arlene-Marie. Do not send checks made out to Michigan Atheists or American Atheists.
If you plan on staying at the Holiday Inn, we have a special convention rate: single or double occupancy, $87/night, plus tax. You must make your reservations on or before November 2 directly through the hotel by calling 734-464-1300. The hotel's website is http://www.holiday-inn.com/detroit/livonia.
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