Bus Tour Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday, June 3rd
| 9:30-10:00 AM Students arrive Middle Georgia Regional Commission parking lot at Old Macon Mall (3661 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon, Georgia 31206) Look for the Champion charter bus |
| 10:00 AM Orientation & Regional Commission Briefing Note: Group photo taken in front of the bus |
| 10:30 AM Depart for Capricorn Studios (530 MLK Blvd, Macon, GA) Interactive studio and museum tour Guest speakers: – Visit Macon: Gary Wheat, Pres. & CEO – NewTown: Lauren Marshall, VP of Community Development – Macon Chamber of Commerce: Jessica Walden Lunch (Catering by H & H Soul Food) |
| 1:00 PM Depart for Savannah Port tour |
| 3:30 PM Arrive Savannah Port (2 Main Street, Garden City, GA) Presentation on the port, economic impact and driving tour of terminal |
| 5:00 PM Depart for Skidaway |
| 6:00 PM Arrive UGA Marine Extension at Skidaway (30 Ocean Science Cir., Savannah, GA) Behind-the-scenes aquarium experience Guest speakers: Director: Mark Risse and Assoc. Director: Anne Lindsay Dinner |
| 8:00 PM Depart for hotel |
| 10:30 PM Arrive Hampton Inn (1720 Brunswick Hwy, Waycross, GA) |
| 11:00 PM Lights out |
Day 2 – Wednesday, June 4th
| 7:30-8:15 AM Breakfast @ hotel (luggage loaded by 8am) |
| 8:20 AM Depart for Okefenokee Swamp |
| 8:30 A.M. – Leadership content |
| 9:15 AM Arrive at Okefenokee Adventures (4159 Suwannee Canal Rd., Folkston, GA) Canoe/kayak tour into Chesser Prairie Catered lunch on patio |
| 2:00 PM Depart for Tifton |
| 4:15 PM Arrive at Fairfield Inn & Suites Tifton (806 7th St W, Tifton, GA) Check-in and shower |
| 6:15 PM Depart for UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center |
| 6:30 PM Arrive at TCCC (15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA) Dinner Leadership content Writing Thank You Notes |
| 9:30 PM Return to Fairfield Inn and Suites |
| 10:15 PM Lights Out |
Day 3 – Thursday, June 5
| 7:30 AM Breakfast @ hotel (luggage loaded by 8am) |
| 8:15 AM Depart for UGA Tifton Campus (host: Dr. Grey) Precision Ag Drones Future farms |
| 10:30 AM Depart for Albany |
| 11:30 PM Arrive at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (417 W. 3rd Ave., Albany, GA) Lunch Welcome and overview – Debi Angerami, PPHS CEO – Tracy Suber, VP of Education Tour of SIM Lab Stations Tour mobile health unit |
| 3:30 PM Depart for Warner Robins |
| 5:00 PM Dinner at Warner Robins Chick-Fil-A (3000 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA) |
| 6:00 PM Depart to Rigby’s World |
| 6:30 PM Rigby’s World Entertainment Complex (2001 Karl Dr., Warner Robins, GA) |
| 9:00 pm Pizza at Rigby’s |
| 10:00 PM Depart for Country Inn and Suites by Radisson Warner Robins (220 Margie Dr., Warner Robins, GA) |
| 10:45 PM Lights Out |
Day 4 – Friday, June 6
| 7:00-7:30 AM Breakfast @ hotel (luggage loaded by 7:45am) |
| 8:00 AM Depart for Robins Air Force Base |
| 8:30 AM Meet at Museum of Aviation – Eagle Building (1942 Heritage Blvd., Robins AFB) |
| 8:45 AM Robins AFB Tours Lunch at Wynn Dining Hall |
| 1:00 PM Depart for Macon |
| 1:45-2:30 PM Pick up Middle Georgia Regional Commission parking lot at Old Macon Mall (3661 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon, Georgia 31206) Look for the Champion charter bus |