PRESS RELEASE
2010 Census Road Tour Comes to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The following was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:
What: The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour is part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history -- stopping and exhibiting at more than 800 events nationwide. The National Road Tour vehicle will be traveling to Super Bowl events in South Florida to motivate America's growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the 10-question census form when it arrives in mailboxes March 15-17.
Traveling for a total of 1,547 days and more than 150,000 miles across the country, 13 road tour vehicles will provide the public with an educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the 2010 Census to life.
At each event across the country, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the 2010 Census and understand the benefits a complete count can bring to communities everywhere; view a sample 2010 Census form and learn how the collected information is used; and contribute stories and photos to the Portrait of America project to explain why "I count!" and view messages from other road tour participants.
When: Sunday, Feb. 7, 1 to 7 p.m. (EST)
Where: Calder Race Course
Parking Lot D near the entrance to the casino
21001 N.W. 27th Avenue
Miami Gardens, Fla. 33056
For more information about the 2010 Census and the Road Tour, please visit 2010census.gov and follow us on Twitter (@2010Portrait), Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and YouTube (/uscensusbureau).
Editor's note: News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau's home page. Go to http://www.census.gov and click on "Releases."
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
-0- 02/01/2010
/CONTACT: Lisa Cochrane of the U.S. Census Bureau Public Information Office, +1-202-507-2570, lisa.j.cochrane@census.gov /
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