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Fleming College Students Meet Michelle Obama

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Lindsay ON – Fleming College students were surprised to be greeted by First Lady Michelle Obama during a White House tour on Wednesday.32 students from Fleming’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences in Lindsay were in Washington, D.C. to attend an environmental conference entitled "The New Green Economy".  During a regularly scheduled White House tour, students were surprised by the special session where the First Lady greeted many guests touring the White House on the first anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration.Faculty members Barb Elliot and Mike Fraser lead the team on the trip to Washington for the conference. Watch the White House video here.The Fleming contingent begins to appear at the 4-minute mark of the video.