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Amistad: By the numbers

December, 2003

MACUCC Amistad Celebration Day

Choir members on stage: 250
Volunteers: 150
Churches represented: 189
Churches that donated $: 182
Indiv. clergy who donated $: 153
Indiv. laity who donated $: 62

Who/how many toured Freedom Schooner Amistad?

Children on school trips: 3,500
Members of the public: 3,895
UCC people on Oct. 25: 8,000

Number of participants at Amistad-related events:

Arrival ceremonies: 236
Youth Conversation on Race: 103
Adams National Park Event: 350
Profiles in Color Award: 189
Public Conversation on Race: 250

Amistad Publicity

Web site hits: 303,090 (www.amistadtoboston.org)
Newspaper articles: 41
Public service announcements: 36
Television broadcasts: 32