Congressman John D. Dingell

Monday, August 6, 2007

Ypsilanti, MI - Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) today welcomed out-of-state Greenpeace staff, as well as his constituents to his Ypsilanti Office, and thanked them for the welcome home cake they graciously brought to the office. The Congressman also presented a Michigan welcome basket to those Greenpeace staff members that have temporarily relocated to the great State of Michigan.

“As they are new to our state, and to Michigan’s 15th Congressional District, I want to welcome Greenpeace's field organizers and provide them with some of our finest Michigan-made products and information on the great people I serve and the wonderful area we call home," Dingell said.

Included in the gift basket are some of the wonderful products made in Michigan including, Vernors and Faygo pop (or, as many of the Greenpeace members might say, ‘soda’), Better Made Potato Chips, Saunders hot fudge, and Zingerman’s cookies.

The Congressman included brochures on a kayaking tour of the Huron and Detroit Rivers, the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum, brochures on birding tours of Southeast Michigan and Southwest Ontario, the Ypsilanti Firefighter Museum, the Monroe River Raisin Battlefield, The Henry Ford and pamphlets on the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge in addition to a map of Michigan.

“Sometimes it can be overwhelming to come to a new place, but the people of Michigan’s 15th district are the best in the world, and it is a great privilege to represent them in Washington. Welcome to our home, I know that you will enjoy your time here."