It was something of a whirlwind sometimes, but Week 2 is a wrap. As both Mary Beth and I expected, seeing so many new places has been great fun, but the new friends we met along the way are what we’ll remember most.
Here, in pictures, is Week 2 of the Tinker Tour:
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- Mary Beth gets ready to talk to students at Long Island University-Post on Sept. 23
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- Mary Beth Tinker with megaphone on the campus of Long Island University-Post on Sept. 23. The campus invited the Tinker Tour to park its bus on the central campus quad to meet visitors.
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- Mary Beth Tinker meeting with a group of young visitors at Long Island University Post on Sept. 23
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- Food, food, food… Mary Beth and Mike are treated to a wonderful lunch while sitting in on the editorial meeting of the campus newspaper, The Pioneer, during its visit to Long Island University Sept. 23
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- Gabby the Tinker Tour bus parked in front of South Hadley High School (MA) the night before the Tinker Tour’s appearance at the school Sept. 24
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- Local media talk to students before Tinker Tour appearance at South Hadley High School Sept. 24
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- Mary Beth Tinker talks to packed auditorium at South Hadley High School Sept. 24 as part of the Tinker Tour
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- Student roundatable at South Hadley High School where students shared their thoughts and concerns with the Tinker Tour Sept. 24
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- Mary Beth Tinker interviews with Citrus TV reporter in the Tully Center for Free Speech during talk at Syracuse University Sept. 25
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- Mary Beth Tinker and Mike Hiestand talk at Syracuse University Sept. 25
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- Mary Beth Tinker and the Tinker Tour spoke at SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, Sept. 26.
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- An early arrival the night before the Tinker Tour’s appearance at SUNY Brockport on Sept. 26 allowed for a quick evening bike ride.
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- Another full house greeted the Tinker Tour at SUNY Brockport Sept. 26
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- Mike Hiestand and Mary Beth Tinker address the audience at SUNY Brockport Sept. 26
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- Local and campus media interview Mary Beth Tinker during her visit to SUNY Brockport as part of the Tinker Tour Sept. 26
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- Tinker Tour student roundtable at SUNY Brockport Sept. 26
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- Music room at SUNY Brockport’s student-run radio station, 89.1 The Point.
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- Gabby the Tinker Tour bus gets in a night of late fall camping at Lake Erie State Park between stops on Sept. 26.
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- Home for the weekend! The Tinker Tour bus parked in Akron, Ohio, in preparation for its visits to the Summit County Adolescent Detention facility and Kent State University on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Miles traveled this week: 820
Miles traveled on Tinker Tour so far: 984
(Does not include Mike’s 2,989 mile trip from Ferndale, WA, to deliver the Tinker Bus to the Liberty Bell for the tour’s official kickoff Sept. 17.)
Coming Up in Week 3:
Monday: Summit County Adolescent Detention Facility, Akron, OH
Tuesday: Ohio Scholastic Media Association, Kent State University, OH
Wednesday: Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
Friday: American Bar Association Law-Related Education National Convention, Atlanta, GA
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