11189 Shook Road

Su i te 200

Romu lus , MI 48174

Your Greater Romulus

Chamber of Commerce

Wishes You a Very Happy

and

Prosperous New Year!

Inside this issue:

PSCU Raises $500 for

Local Charity

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2013 Holiday Party

Pictures

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State Farm is Newest

Chamber Member

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Jack Demmer Ford

Helping Starfish

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Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

Joins Chamber

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Comedy Night Auction

and Dinner Information

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State of the City

Address

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The Romulus Chamber of Commerce

teamed up with the Romulus Goodfellows

and collected new toys at their annual

Holiday Party.

Dozens of toys for children were over-

flowing from the collection box. Bill Kren,

Executive Director and Chuck Zuerner,

Board of Director of the Chamber (L to R)

were on hand on December 12th to pre-

sent the assortment of toys to the Romulus

Goodfellows, represented by Mayor

LeRoy Burcroff and Linda MacNeil, Romu-

lus Goodfellows Trustee.

Along with the toy collection, the Chamber

was collecting non-perishable food dona-

tions for local charities. This special collec-

tion box was also overflowing at the Holi-

day Party! The many items were deliv-

ered to Helping Hand Thrift Shop and

Community United Methodist Church in

Romulus.

Romulus Goodfellows and Chamber Team Up

Romulus.

The Romulus facility includes a

Taiwan Book Store that pro-

vides Chinese books, maga-

zines, newspapers and other

publications for the local Chi-

nese community.

Eric Huang, Chair-

man and CEO of

Asia Forging Sup-

ply Company is

the newest mem-

ber of the Romulus Chamber

of Commerce.

AFS was founded in 1997 in

Taiwan as a professional

forging parts supplier. They

not only provide forgings, but

castings, stampings, and fin-

ished products like CV axles,

fasteners, and wheels.

Haung has opened an office

and showroom at Detroit Met-

ro Airport Center, 11677 S.

Wayne Road, Suite 112,

A Ribbon Cutting Welcome!

Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce

On December 4th, members of the Chamber

of Commerce joined Mayor Burcroff and

other city dignitaries in celebrating the grand

opening of the Romulus’ new Taco Bell, locat-

ed at 9920 W. Wayne Road, next to Romu-

lus High School

January 2014

The food collection is an

ongoing project of the

Greater Romulus Chamber.

A donation box will be

located near the January

Business Luncheon registra-

tion table

Asia Forging Joins the Romulus Chamber of Commerce

Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce Page 2

Public Service Credit Union Awards Local Charity with $500.00

During the holiday season,

PSCU decided to support

a local charity. They cre-

ated a contest on their

facebook page and se-

lected four organizations

(Romulus Goodfellows,

C.H.A.I.N.E.D., Judson

Center & Focus: HOPE)

then asked people to vote

for their favorite charity

and help support the won-

derful work they do. The

contest ran from Novem-

ber 5th through November

19th.

There were almost 500

votes received in the char-

itable giveaway contest,

awesome participation

from everyone! The or-

ganization with the most

votes and the winner of

the contest and $500.00

was C.H.A.I.N.E.D Inc.

C.H.A.I.N.E.D Inc. mission

is to enhance the lives of

24/7 chained/outside

dogs, providing life en-

hancing supplies & ser-

vices, including safe

2013 Romulus Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party Fun!

dors and a host of corporate

support contributed to a fun

night for all.

A big “Thank You!” to Stan

Shelton, J & S Portrait Ameri-

ca Photography and Dave

Gorgon , City of Romulus, for

all the pictures.

As the 2013 Holiday

Part was winding down

and guests were leaving,

one Chamber Member

shook hands with the Ex-

ecutive Director and ex-

claimed “This is one of

the best parties ever put

on by the Chamber!”

Feedback like this is always

appreciated. And as they say,

a picture is worth a thousand

words. Here are a few snap-

shots from the December 5th

Holiday Celebration at the

Romulus Athletic Center. It real-

ly was a great party!

Over 200 guests, 16 food ven-

fenced yards, insulated dog

houses, spay/neuter assistance,

vaccines, flea/tick prevention,

heartworm prevention, food

assistance, treats, toys, love &

most importantly...owner edu-

cation. Correcting the problem

where it originates decreases

the number of homeless & ne-

glected animals. Every dog is

worth saving & this is our way

of saving them!

PSCU is headquartered in Romulus, Michigan serving

members for fifty-six years.

Rob MercierR, PSCU VP of Growth and Development presenting a check for $500. to a C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc. repre-

sentative, Rachel Beno.

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This is just a sampling of the many pictures taken at the 2013 Holiday Party. If you would like view them all … visit the

Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Greater-Romulus-

Chamber-of-Commerce/193326514041069 And be sure to “Like” us on Facebook!

Jackie Davis State Farm Insurance Joins the Chamber

Jack Demmer Automotive Group employees participated in a

basket raffle fundraiser for the Starfish Family Services. They

raised over $22,800 for the Starfish Foundation. Jim Demmer

and employees presented the check to Sheila Buchman, Annual

giving Coordinator for Starfish Family Services.

Starfish Family Services is a leading provider of early childhood

development and parenting programs, children's mental health

services, after school programs and an emergency shelter for

teens and youth in crisis.

Jackie Davis, State Farm Agent in

Belleville, Michigan recently joined

the Greater Romulus Chamber of

Commerce Family.

Jackie is a graduate of Central Mich-

igan University. She serves on the

Boys and Girls Club Advisory Council

and lists as her achievements: ATS

Agent, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

and Jack & Jill of America Associate.

The State Farm Office is located at

6069 Rawsonville Road, Belleville.

You can reach her at 734-480-7348

or Jackie@agentjackiedavis.com.

Jack Demmer Ford Donates to Local Charity

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Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Joins Chamber

The Chamber is pleased to welcome Kuehne + Nagel into the Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce family. Since 1890, when the business was founded in Bremen, Germany, by August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel, Kuehne + Nagel has grown into one of the world's leading logistics providers. Today, the Kuehne + Nagel Group has more than 1000 offic-es in over 100 countries, with over 63,000 employees. The Romulus facility is located at

11501 Metro Airport Center Drive.

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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Phone: 734-893-0694

Email:

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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

11189 Shook Road, Suite 200

Romulus, MI 48174

734-893-0694

Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff is guest speaker

for the January 14, 2014 Romulus Chamber

Business Luncheon, to be held at the Marriott

Hotel. The event will feature the annual “State

of the City” address by the Mayor.

Space is limited and reservations are absolute-

ly necessary. Call Bill Kren at the Chamber

Office: 734-893-0694 or e-mail:

info@romuluschamber.com.

Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. The meeting

begins promptly at 12:00 Noon.