Member Newsletter

Join Choose Lansing for our inaugural Tourism Accessibility Summit on October 26 from 2-4 p.m. at the new AC Hotel by Marriott in Lansing. Attendees will hear from national and local experts on how to help your organization implement best practices to be welcoming to all guests. After the seminar portion, make connections and forge new relationships at a networking reception from 4-6 p.m.

Join us for a FREE seminar at our Choose Lansing^TM office in downtown Lansing. This is a two-hour basic class for First Aid, CPR and AED. The class offers a quick and easy way to get the tools needed in case of an emergency. Our certified trainer will teach the quick basics to help you in an emergency until trained help arrives. This course is taught in a dynamic and hands-on way with a National Safety Council industry-leading curriculum and content from experts in occupational first aid training. Basic First Aid & CPR/AED Training Monday, November 6, 2023. Two sessions. - Morning Session: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Register to attend the morning session. - Afternoon Session: 2-4 p.m. Register to attend the afternoon session.

Choose Lansing ^TM joined with EnChroma, creators of glasses for color blidness, to promote International Color Blindness Awareness Month. To raise awareness about Color Vision Deficiency (CVD), Choose Lansing^TM, along with other organizations, participated in activites throughout the month including: - Posting to social media about International Color Blindness Awareness Month - Encouraging families with kids, and the public, to test their color vision by taking EnChroma's two-minute color blindness test at enchroma.com. - Gave away two pairs of EnChroma glasses to local attractions, the Michigan State Capitol and Potter Park Zoo, to share with visitors who are color-blind.

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