Tips & Spotlights 2018 GM River Days Looking for a fun way to enjoy this beautiful summer weather in the D? Why not take a trip downtown for the upcoming GM River Days Festival! The event takes place June 22nd 24th with festivities along the Detroit Riverfront from the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority Terminal & Dock just west of the GM Renaissance Center, to Rivard Plaza and the William G. Milliken State Park. Admission to GM River Days is $3 before 3:00pm and $5 after 3:00pm to support the non-profit Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Activities will include jet-ski demos, live music, sand sculptures, delicious eats and much more! It's fun for all ages! For more information on the festival, click here
Leadership Unleashed Click here to watch the Leadership Unleashed Keynote Speaker who was featured as a part of this year's JumpStart Anniversary week. Listen to Robby's inspiring message and how-to-guide on unleashing the leader in you!
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Competitive Tennis League Starting on June 19th, come show off your serve on Tuesday nights, at 5:00pm as a part of the Tech Center Tennis League! There are 3 teams - Midlux, Aces, and Hybrids - that are looking for additional players. If you're interested in learning more about the event, visit the JumpStart Sports Page.
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JumpStart Camping Trip Come join JumpStart for our annual summer camping trip! We'll be heading to the woods July 13th-15th for a 2 night camping trip at Paddle Brave Camprgound and canoeing on the Au Sable River. If you are interested in joining, click here to RSVP via Eventbrite! There will be a cost to attend to cover the campsite reservation and canoeing. Spots are limited.
Footgolf at Red Oaks Golf Course Bring your soccer ball and join JumpStart for a game of Footgolf at Red Oaks Golf Course in Madison Heights on Friday June 29 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. We are playing just for fun, so no need to be a soccer champion for this event! The cost is $13 - $15 per person on the day of the event (cost is age-dependent). Click here for more information!
GM RenCen Rooftop Yoga Come to the top level of the Beaubien Place Parking Garage (next to Tower 300 of the Renaissance Center) for Yoga on the Rooftop and soak up some rays during lunch/after work with 11:30am and 5:00pm classes. Classes are FREE. This event is organized by GM Ren Cen (who manage tickets); however, JumpStarters will be attending. Contact
[email protected] if you want to join the JumpStart attendees. Please RSVP here.
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Team GM Cares: Grow Cody Join Team GM Cares in helping to revitalize the Cody-Rouge Neighborhood of Detroit at Cody High School. Volunteers will be helping with general clean-up, locker cleaning and painting, outdoor beautification around the school, and other special projects. Lunch will be provided for all employees. Click here to volunteer!
PACE Volunteer Event General Motors is hosting the last annual PACE competition and we need your help! PACE, a competition which has been sponsored by GM for the past 20 years, invites teams from Colleges & Universities around the world to compete in creating a mobility related innovation. This year's theme is "Access to Mobility" (#A2M). This year's final competition will be held at the Warren Technical Center, and several other venues in the Metro Detroit area. Click here to sign up for a volunteer spot that works for you.
Professional Development The Kettering Difference - A Demonstration of Online Courses Kettering University and Kettering University Online will present an Online course demonstration for one of their MS Lean Manufacturing Courses. This opportunity will give you an overview of the Online courses and a understanding of the platform for Online formats. A question and answer session regarding all their programs will be part of the presentation with some special information about the new MS ECE Advanced Mobility degree which launches in July 2018. Click here to RSVP!
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