Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce March 2014 Newsletter

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11189 S hook Road

S u i te 200

Romulus , MI 48174

Your Greater

Romulus

Chamber of

Commerce is

Celebrating

Happy

St. Patrick’s

Day!

Inside this issue:

The Progressive Club

Fundraiser

2

New UTi Facility in

Romulus

2

OHM Jennifer Towles

Honored

3

$10,000 PSCU Winner

Announced

3

Comedy Night Auction

and Dinner Information

4

March 2014

Calendar

5

Business Luncheon

with Ford Racing

5

State Representative Douglas Geiss

was the special guest speaker at the

February 10, 2014 Romulus Chamber

Business Luncheon, held at the Holi-

day Inn, Romulus.

Geiss shared updates on the Romu-

lus injection well facility and his con-

cern with the transport and disposal

of toxic waste in Romulus.

He also assured his constituents of

his continuing efforts to secure finan-

cial assistance for the Romulus

school district.

In late August, the Inkster school dis-

trict was dissolved by the State. The

added burden of the dissolution of the

Inkster Public Schools affected 2,200

students, who were sent to nearby

Wayne-Westland, Romulus and Tay-

lor school districts for the 2013-2014

school year. In addition, Romulus

was forced to take control of various

Inkster school buildings.

At the close of his remarks, Geiss re-

minded guests that because of term

limits, he will finish his term of office

as State Representative and return to

the private sector in ten months.

He stressed his appreciation for the

opportunity to serve in the 12th Dis-

trict and announced that his wife Erika

will be a candidate in the August 5,

2014 primary.

State Rep. Doug Geiss Addresses Chamber

Greater Romulus hamber of ommerce

March 2014

Chamber President David Goodwin presents Certificate

of Appreciation to State Rep. Douglas Geiss.



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Romulus Chamber Teams Up with The Romulus Progressive ClubThe Greater RomulusChamber of Commerce and

the Romulus ProgressiveClub teamed up for anevening of fun and enter-tainment.

On February 15th a sell outcrowed gathered at TheProgressive Club in Romulusfor a unique fundraiser.

Three great musical acts — with the highlight of theevening “The Blues Broth-

ers” - aka: Russ and Brian.

The two paid tribute to thatcrazy movie and sang afew other songs in the

skit — originally performedby John Belushi and Dan

Akyroyd.

Tyrone Hamilton paid hom-age to Ray Charles, StevieWonder and Ronnie Mil-sap. It was a great perfor-

Romulus Wesleyan Church Joins the Chamber

Pastor Bob Harper and the Romulus

Wesleyan Church, 37300 Goddard

Road, has joined the Greater Romulus

Chamber of Commerce.

The Wesleyan Church has been a

long-time supporter of the Romulus

community and Chamber events.

For more information, call the Church

Office: 734-941-1511.

Welcome to the Chamber family!

mance from a very talentedguy.

Dan Spencer has a strikingresemblance and powerfulToby Keith voice. His interac-tion with the audience madefor a memorable part of theevening.

The event raised more tha$3,000 for The ProgressivClub, a non-profit organization that runs and maintains much needed banquet facilitin Romulus.

UTi Opens New Logistics Facility in RomulusUTi WorldwideInc., a globalsupply chainservices andsolutions com-pany, recentlyopened a new

logistics facility in Romulus, under a "sharedasset" model that offers clients synergisticbenefits from warehousing and freight for-warding disciplines.

The 228,000 square foot facility is anew campus model for UTi, accordingto Eric Kirchner, UTi's chief executiveoffice, combining warehousing activitiesfor contract logistics clients and spacefor air, ocean and ground freight for-warding. Prior to opening this facility,UTi had two separate buildings 11miles apart.

"Having both teams in one location al-

lows UTi to share best practicand expertise," said Kirchner

Rob Chanona, UTi’s vice precontract logistics operations fAmericas, added, "While companies are leaving the Darea, UTi is making a substinvestment in support of our in the automotive and conelectronics industries.



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$10,000 Grand Prize Winner at Public Service Credit Union

Congratulations to Jennifer Towles, AIA,who was recently added to the MichiganState Historic Preservation Office List ofHistorical Architects.

The State Historic Preservation Office andMichigan State Housing Development Authority determinedthat Jennifer meets the federal requirements for the statusof “Historic Architect.” Her experience with investigation,renovation, and preservation of historic buildings has land-ed her on a list of consultants that are viewed as leaders inthe field of historic preservation.

Jennifer is a project manager in the Hancock office ofOHM Advisors and has been with the firm since 2004. Herwork includes the Hancock City Hall preservation, LakeLinden Village Hall restoration and several historic library

and school building renovations.

A prescription drug collection receptacle now has a permanentlocation in the lobby of the Romulus Police Department, 11165Olive Street.

The MedReturn Drug Collection Box was unveiled by representa-tives of the City of romulus and the Romulus Community Schools.

MedReturn Collection Box at RPD

Public Service Credit Union hosted a ceremony on Wednesday, February 12 th to celebrate one of their mem-bers winning a $10,000 Grand Prize. Larry Miller was a member participating in the “Save to Win” program

at the credit union and by opening up his CD and saving money, he automatically was entered in the contest.

Save to Win is a program available in credit unions throughout Michigan with only six Grand Prizes of $10,000awarded across the state. “Save to Win” works by allowing the member to open a 12 month certificate of de-posit for only $25. That is the initial entry to the contest and each additional $25 is another entry.

Larry Miller has had an account with PSCU since 1966 and hasbeen a loyal member since. He first opened his “Save to Win”account about 4 years ago and has won several of the monthlyprizes (along with his wife) since.

When coming to the ceremony, Mr. Miller was under the impres-sion that he was one of 4 finalists to win the grand prize andwas surrounded by employees of PSCU acting as the other fi-nalists before they revealed the final surprise in front of boardmembers, employees, members and loved ones.

Residents can usethe device to dis-pose of unused,unwanted or ex-pired prescrip-tions and over-

the-counter medi-cations.

On hand for the unveiling were (from left) Romulus DrugTask Force members Rev. Bill Kren and Rev. Arthur Wil-lis, City Treasurer Stacy Paige, Middle School seventh-graders Kayla Leonard and Kayla Wood, RPD OfficeKeith Haynes, RMS prevention specialists Betty Santoand March Edwards, Mayor LeRoy D. Burcroff, Council-woman Kathleen Abdo, Council Chairman John Barden,and City Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg. (Photo by Dave Gorgon)

The venture follows the overwhelming community re-sponse to the National Prescription Drug Take Back Dayhosted by the Romulus Rotary Club and Police Depart-ment last spring. Promoted by the DEA, the one-dayeffort collected three gallons of pills and capsules atthe police station.

Captain Joshua Monte said department representativeswere pleased to provide the permanent opportunity toassist in preventing pill abuse and theft by riddinghomes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs.

OHM’s Jennifer Towles “Historic Architect”

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A Design Line Embroidery Joins Chamber

We are pleased to welcome Janet Manley and A Design Line Embroidery into the GreaterRomulus Chamber of Commerce family. Located at 10669 Belleville Rd., Belleville, M

48111, Janet can help your business find effective solutions to promote your image, moti-vate your employees and ensure repeat business with custom embroidery, screen printing,heat press transfers and promotional products. For more info — call 734.697.3545.



11189 Shook Road

Suite 200

Romulus, MI 48174

Greater Romulus Chamber o f Commerce

The mission of the Greater RomulusChamber of Commerce is topromote and meet business needs.

The Chamber is dedicated tocreating an environment whereinthe Romulus business, non-profit

institutions, government and citizenswork together for the purpose ofenhancing the quality of life withinthe community.

2014 Romulus Chamber of Commerce Officers and Directors

A VOICE FOR THE COLLECTIVE CONCERNS AND DESIRES OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

March 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 3 4 5ASH WEDNESDAY

6YANKEE AIR

MUSEUM BUSINESS

MINGLE

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9D.S.T. BEGINS

10 11ROMULUS

CHAMBER BOARD

MEETING

12 13 14COMEDY NIGHT

AUCTION DINNER —

MARRIOTT HOTEL

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16 17ST PATRICK’S DAY

18ROMULUS

CHAMBER

LUNCHEON

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Phone: 734-893-0694Email: www.romuluschamber.com

President

David G Goodwin

Goodwin, Lademan & Associates

Vice-President

Mark Lewkowicz

Landis Machine Shop

Secretary

Julie Allison

US Park/Qwik Park

Treasurer

Susan Wyputa

Public Service Credit Union

Directors

Pete Bergeron

Bergeron Financial

Terry Bridges

The Spiratex Co.

William Crane

Crane Funeral Home

Tim Keyes

Vantage Port

Jakleen Ochalek

Wayne County Executive

Office

J. R. Rhoton

Metro Realty Group

Mary Sawyer

Comerica Bank

Cecile Taylor

Wayne County Community

College —Western Campus

Larry Williams

LWA Properties

Chuck Zuerner

EQ —Environmental Quality

Executive DirectorWilliam Kren

11189 Shook Road, Suite 200

Romulus, MI 48174

734-893-0694

info@romuluschamber.

March Business Luncheon with John Clor of Ford Racing

On March 18 the Romulus Cham-ber of Commerce Business Lunch-eon the featured guest speaker is

John Clor,Ford Racing.

The event willbe held atthe newlyr e n o v a t e dComfort Inn,31800 Wick

Rd., Romulus with registration and

networking opportunities begin-ning at 11:30 a.m. and the lunch-

eon program starting at 12 Noon.If you know about Ford Mustangs,then you likely know about JohnClor. His columns have appeared inMustang Times, Mustang Enthusiastand Mustang & Ford Trader maga-zines.

A veteran Journalist, Clor hasowned, raced, and worked on andwritten about Fords and Mustangsfor nearly 40 years.

He joined the Ford Special vehicle

Team in 1995 and worked on SVTCommunications, PR and Marketing.Since 2006 he has been managingFord Racing’s club outreach pro-gram and the “Enthusiasts” content

on FordRacing.com.

Seating is limited — RSVP no laterthan March 14, 2014.

Phone 734-893-0694 or e-mail:[email protected].

Chamber Members: $15.00

Non-Members: $25.00

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Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce March 2014 Newsletter