June 14, 2001

Nomination Deadline Approaching for Lake Michigan College's Summer Manufacturing Camp

BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI - Seventh and eighth grade students in Berrien County have a chance to find out how technology, creativity, problem solving, and teamwork skills go together to make the products people use every day, during Lake Michigan College's "Campus Kids" Applied Technology & Manufacturing Camps. The first camp will take place July 23-27 at LMC's Bertrand Crossing Campus in Niles, and the second camp will take place July 30 - August 3 at LMC's M-TECSM facility in Benton Harbor. Both camps run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

To be considered for participation, a student must be nominated by a teacher or parent by June 22. Through a grant from the Michigan Department of Career Development, these camps are open to 40 students free of charge. Both boys and girls are encouraged to participate.

This is a new camp in which students from schools across the county will work together on projects that will open their eyes to the high-tech world of manufacturing. They will do several hands-on activities, career exploration activities, meet with manufacturing professionals, and much more.

To request a nomination form, or for more information, please call Peg Stone at (269) 926-4190.