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Inside this issue:

Special Tree Rehabili-

tation Recognized

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2013 Holiday Party 2

State of the City

Address

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Person of the Year 3

Storm Damage! 4

Calendar 4

Chamber Officers 4

December 2013

The November 19th Greater Romulus Cham-

ber of Commerce Business Luncheon , held at

the Best Western International Hotel in Romu-

lus, featured Florence Klein as guest speaker.

Florence is the founder of the Helping Hand

Thrift Shop located at 37510 Huron River

Drive near Five Points and next to the Romulus

Bowling Lanes.

Helping Hand Thrift Shop has been in opera-

tion for 35 years, helping the less fortunate by

providing food, clothing and dry goods—free

of charge. During the Thanksgiving and

Christmas holidays, countless canned goods,

turkeys, hams and other food commodities are

distributed to families in the area.

Klein shared her story and described how

their mission to help the area families is being

challenged in 2013. There is has been a sub-

stantial increase in the number of requests for

help.

At the end of her presentation, Chamber Pres-

ident Dave Goodwin presented Florence with

a $100 donation, along with several turkeys

and canned goods.

November Business Luncheon With Florence

tions. A free lunch was pro-

vided by WCCC.

Future work-

shops in

2014 are

planned.

Watch for

details!

The Romulus and Belleville

Chambers teamed up with

Wayne County Community

College—Western Campus

and offered a free manage-

ment skills workshop to Cham-

ber members.

The November 7th event fea-

tured Glenda Haskell, owner

of Full Spectrum Career Suc-

cess. Glenda is Individual

and Group Coach.

Drawing from the work of

experts in the field of positive

leadership and her own ex-

perience, Haskell taught at-

tendees practical strategies

for those in leadership posi-

Romulus and Belleville Chamber Workshop

Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce

In the photo are Chamber Executive Director

Bill Kren (left), City Treasurer Stacy Paige,

City Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg, Florence Klein,

Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, Mayor Pro-Tem John

Barden and Chamber President David Good-

win.

If you would like to make a donation to Help-

ing Hand, the thrift shop is open 10 a.m. to

3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-

Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce Page 2

Special Tree Rehabilitation System Named Top Workplace

Welcome Newest Chamber Member

Special Tree Rehabilitation

System, a leader in brain

injury and spinal cord injury

rehabilitation, has been

named one of the best plac-

es to work in Michigan by

the Detroit Free Press on

their annual Top Workplaces

list.

The Top Workplaces list was

published Sunday, Novem-

ber 17, 2013 in the Detroit

Free Press. The list recogniz-

es the top 100 Michigan

companies and is based

entirely on how employees

feel about their workplace.

Special Tree is family-

owned and operated since

1974. They provide a full

range of care for children

and adults including inpa-

tient, outpatient, residential,

home and community ser-

vices at over 25 locations

throughout Southeastern

Michigan.

“I’d like to give my special

thanks to our employees, not

only for all their hard work

and dedication, but also for

sharing their positive work-

place experiences,” said

CEO Joe Richert.

The Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to a new Romulus business

and Chamber Member! The Romulus Touchless Car Wash, 29349 Northline Rd.,

Romulus is now open for business. Their uniquely designed car wash is equipped to

clean service vehicles 7.5’ tall, and 8.5’ wide. They also clean dual-wheeled vehi-

cles.

Boasting Wash and Hot Wax, services offered are: under carriage wash; wheel

blast, presoak soap, power wash, wax, spot free rinse and air dryers. They are

also offering fleet special prices. 100 Wash & Hot Wax coupons can be purchased

for $400 (a savings of $200) or the 100 Ultimate Wash coupons that include

WASH & WAX, clear-coat conditioner, double soap and power wash and air dry-

ers for $575 (an $800 value!)

“Toasting in the

Holidays with the

City of Romulus!”

2013 Chamber Holiday Party

dustry, civic and community

leaders in making Romulus a

great place to live and work.

For additional information,

contact the Chamber Office

at 734-893-0694 or e-mail

Bill Kren at:

info@romuluschamber.com

Invitations have been mailed

out and plans are in place

for the annual “City Cham-

ber Business and Industry

Holiday Party” hosted by

the Elected Officials of Rom-

ulus, the Romulus Downtown

Development Authority, Tax

Increment Finance Authority

and the Greater Romulus

Chamber of Commerce.

This gala event will be held

Thursday, December 5, 2013

at the Romulus Athletic Cen-

ter Ballroom, located at

35765 Northline, between

5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The meet and greet celebra-

tion is to thank business, in-

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Who Will Be the 2014 Romulus Person of the Year?

The Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce is now receiving nominations for the 29th Person of

the Year. Criteria for the nominees are individuals that have made significant contributions to

Romulus and its residents. A biographical synopsis should be provided stating reasons the nomi-

nee should be awarded the Person of the Year. The award banquet will be held in the Spring

2014.

You can pick up a form at the Chamber Office, 11189 Shook Road, Suite 200, Romulus or e-mail

Bill Kren, Executive Director: info@romuluschamber.com.

The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2013.

Storm Damage and Fizzled Communications

11189 Shook Road

Suite 200

Romulus, MI 48174

Grea te r Ro mu lu s Ch amb e r o f Co mme rce

The mission of the Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce is to promote and meet business needs. The Chamber is dedicated to creating an environment wherein the Romulus business, non-profit institutions, government and citizens work together for the purpose of enhancing the quality of life within

the community.

2013 Romulus Chamber of Commerce Officers and Directors

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

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November high winds and rain

took it’s toll on the Romulus Cham-

ber of Commerce Office!

Storm damage to Chamber com-

munications included the main com-

puter shutting down, no internet

access, phone service knocked out

and links to the office copier lost!

The office is slowly recovering from

the damage. The computer has

been repaired and internet access

has been restored. Unfortunately,

phone service is still out! When

phoning the office, chances are you

will reach a recorded message.

Please don’t hang up! Leave a

brief message and Bill Kren will

return your call.

Thank you for your patience and

your understanding.

Because of a backlog of work—

the E-Savings Newsletter will be a

few days late in publishing. If you

have an ad you would like to have

viewed in the January issue, send

your copy to:

info@romuluschamber.com

Phone: 734-893-0694

Email: someone@example.com

www.romuluschamber.com

President

David G Goodwin

Goodwin, Lademan & Associates

Vice-President

Mark Lewkowicz

Landis Machine Shop

Secretary

Julie Allison

US Park/Quik 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 Director

William Kren