08-16-2006 Explore South Bend Tour to be Offered for Notre Dame Freshmen

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ale �I �-65 NEWS RELEASE Tuesday,August 15,2006 Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications& Special Projects, 235-5855 Joshua Pasquesi, Communications& Special Projects Intern, 235-9427 Meghan Wons, Communications& Special Projects Intern, 235-7698 Explore South Bend Tour to be Offered for Notre Dame Freshmen With the goal of introducing first year Notre Dame students to some of the history, cultural, and entertainment opportunities that the City of South Bend has to offer, the City has partnered with Notre Dame Student Government to design an "Explore South Bend Tour"that will take place on Monday, August 21st, from 12 pm to approximately 2 pm. While the tour has been organized by the Office of the Mayor and Notre Dame Student Government, organizers are excited that so many different people and organizations throughout the City have generously volunteered their time,knowledge, and services to help make the tour a success. Transpo is providing buses to accommodate up to 250 students free of charge. The tour buses will be led by volunteer guides from the City of South Bend who will share their experience of living in the City with students and point out some of the City's main attractions. Several local restaurants, including Fiddler's Hearth, Le Peep, Siam Thai, South Bend Chocolate Cafe, and The Emporium are donating gift certificates as incentives for students to both come on the tour and to bring friends back into the City to taste cuisine outside the campus dining halls. Students will have the privilege of tasting some of the best local pizza at the conclusion of the tour, as Barnaby's, Polito's, and Bruno's have all agreed to donate pies for a lunch to be held outside the Morris Performing Arts Center on the Jon Hunt Plaza.