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Champions
Beaumont awards residents for
work toward healthier lifestyles
Credit union president convicted of embezzlement charges
Free parenting classes offered at Inkster Family Health Center
Wayne residents Albert Damitio and
Ali Sayed have officially been named as
champions byBeaumontHealth.
During the final Wayne City Council
meeting of 2016, an official from
Beaumont Health presentedDamitio and
Sayed with 2016 Healthy Communities
Champion awards for their outstanding
efforts to promote healthy living in part-
nership with Healthy Wayne, a diverse
coalition of local individuals, businesses
and organizations dedicated to improving
the overall health outcomes of all who
live, work or play inWayne.
“The important work of addressing the
factors contributing to our region's health
disparities and overall poor rankings
begins with community partnership,”
said Lynette Ish-Green, Healthy Wayne
project manager. “These individuals are
truly making a difference in improving
the health and wellness of those around
them and deserve to be recognized as
vital health champions for their commu-
nity.”
Healthy Communities is a Beaumont
Health-sponsored multi-city initiative
designed to address priority health needs
identified as part of its 2013 Community
Health Needs Assessment. By establish-
ing a coalition of essential stakeholders to
improve the health outcomes of the com-
munity, Healthy Communities aims to
cultivate a local environment that pro-
motes and supports healthier living.
Since 2015, four healthy community
coalitions have launched including
Healthy Wayne. Currently, the Wayne
coalition has a multi-cultural alliance of
more than 100 people committed to help-
ing develop programs and infrastructure
that offer residents increased access to
healthy lifestyles.
As a Wayne resident and former city
councilman, Damitio was recognized for
his service as amember of the Beaumont
Healthy Communities Leadership coali-
tion, his role as a liaison from the city and
his contributions to the Healthy Wayne -
Healthy Worksites Team playing a key
role in shaping the coalition program-
ming for the past year.
Sayed, founder and CEO of HYPE
Recreation Centers in Wayne and
Dearborn Heights was recognized for his
leadership and services to the disadvan-
taged. A Healthy Eating team member,
Sayed has focused on improving the
health and wellness of school-aged chil-
dren and their families promoting fitness,
healthy lifestyles, personal development
and academic performance.
“Albert and Ali are true health cham-
pions who have made significant efforts
to influence and improve community
health across the City of Wayne,” said Ish-
Green. “We are extremely grateful for
their leadership.”
For more information about Healthy
Wayne, contact Lynette Ish-Green at (313)
655-1868 or Lynette.Ish-Green@beau-
mont.org.
A Westland woman has been
sentenced to serve 2 ½ to 20
years inprison for stealing nearly
$2 million from a veterans' credit
union.
Fuataina Afutiti, 50, will serve
aminimumof 2½years in prison
for taking nearly $2 million from
the
Veterans
Health
Administration Credit Union,
where she was president and
CEO, according to a statement
last week from the office of
Michigan Attorney General Bill
Schuette.
Schuette called the crime
“despicable” and said that Afutiti
“took advantage of military veter-
ans, many of whom were dis-
abled or on a fixed income.”
“Individuals who served and
sacrificed for this country
deserve the utmost respect, but
instead the members of the cred-
it union were victimized. I am
pleased to see this verdict,”
Schuette said in a news release.
Following an audit at the cred-
it union, cash shortfalls and
irregularities were discovered. A
subsequent investigation alleged
that Afutiti had leased or bought
six vehicles from 2013 through
2016, including a 2013 Mercedes-
Benz and a $100,000 motor home.
Prosecutors charged that the
missing funds paid for Afutiti's
vacations and other personal
expenses.
Afutiti pleaded guilty to a sin-
gle charge of receiving proceeds
froma continuing criminal enter-
prise and a single charge of
embezzlement from a credit
union. Wayne County Circuit
Court Judge David Groner hand-
eddownher sentenceDec. 29.
The credit union in Westland
was closed in late March and the
Public Service Credit Union
assumed the assets, loans and
stock shares to safeguard the sav-
ings of its 1,297 members.
Chartered in 1954, the Veterans
Health Administration Credit
Union primarily served employ-
ees of the Detroit and Ann Arbor
Veterans Administration Medical
Centers, according to the pre-
pared release.
A free nine-week parenting
class is planned at the Western
Wayne Family Health Center in
Inkster.
The classes are designed to
assist parents in further devel-
oping skills to parent children
fromnewborns to 18-year-olds.
The Systematic Training for
Effective Parenting (STEP) pro-
gram is offered at no cost,
although participants are
expected to purchased the
STEP parenting book at a cost of
$15.
Organizers suggested that
participants bring cares, con-
cerns and enthusiasm to the
classes. Certificates are only
given to those who complete the
program and participants must
attend all classed for comple-
tion.
The classes will take place
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
in the community room at the
health center, 2700 Hamlin Blvd
in Inkster.
There is no childcare avail-
able during the classes.
Funding for the program is
provided by the Western Wayne
Family Health Centers. To regis-
ter, call the Hegira office at (734)
513-7598.
Healthy Wayne award recipient Albert Damitio is congratulated by Lynette Ish-Green of
Beaumont Health.
Photo by Lisa Nocerini
Distinguished alumni sought
Nominations are being sought for
the annual Belleville High School
DistinguishedGraduate award.
Nominations will be accepted for
the annual honor until Jan. 31. The
DistinguishedGraduateAward is an
annual honor that recognizes
Belleville High School graduates
who have distinguished themselves
in business or profession, or have
contributed to the welfare and
progress of the community.
Nominees must have graduated
prior to 2006. The selected honoree,
or family member in the case of the
posthumous award, will be invited
to attend the National Honor
Society induction ceremony April
28, when the award will be present-
ed.
Nomination forms are available
on the website of the Van Buren
Public Schools and at the school
administrationbuilding.
Congregationmeets Sunday
Redeemer Lutheran Church
offers worship services at 11 a.m.
Sunday at Tyler Elementary School,
42200TylerRoad inBelleville.
For more information call
(734)740-4230
or
access
om.
Interactive Story Time under way
The Romulus Public Library
offers interactive Parent/Child Story
Time for children 4 and younger
and parents at 10:30 a.m. every
Wednesday. The program is free
and no registration is required.
Story time helps prepare children
for success in school and beyond
and is presented in partnership
with theGuidanceCenter.
For more information, contact
the library at (734) 942-7589 or visit
. The library
is located at 11121WayneRoad.
State of theCity address planned
Romulus Mayor LeRoy D.
Burcroff will present his annual
State of the City address beginning
at 4 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Romulus
Athletic Center, 35765 Northline
Road inRomulus.
Reservations for the event the
event will be accepted through Jan.
12. Cost to attend is $20 per person
with proceeds benefiting the 2017
Romulus summer programming at
the center.
Light refreshments will follow
themayor's address from5:15 until 6
p.m.
For more information or to regis-
ter for the event, call the mayor's
office at (734) 942-7574. To purchase
tickets my mail, send checks
payable to City of Romulus,
Romulus City Hall, Attn. Mayor's
Office, 11111WayneRoad, Romulus,
MI 48174.
Tickets for the address are also
available at the Romulus Chamber
of Commerce office, admin@romu-
luschamber.org.
Space is limited and the address
usually sells out quickly, organizers
said.
Friends to sell used books
The Friends of the Romulus
Library will host a used book sale
from10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan.
13 and Saturday, Jan. 14, which is
bag day.
The library is located at 11121
Wayne Road in Romulus. For more
information call (734) 942-7589.
Strikes For Freedomset
The fourth Bowl It Out event,
dedicated to spreading the message
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is
planned for 7:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.
Jan. 15 atWayneBowl.
The event was started by Printing
Plus by United Sonz and this year
the theme is Strikes for Freedom
with a message of hope, love and
prosperity.
The team fee of $100 includes a
five-person team with two games of
bowling, shoe rental and a shirt.
There will be a live disc jockey, full
kitchen, mystery jackpots and a por-
tion of proceeds will be donated to
the local non-profit African
AmericanEndowment Fund.
For registration and information,
call (734) 485-8889.
Raffle benefits children's foundation
The Garden City Rotary 200 Club
Raffle to benefit the Jory Children's
Foundation is nowunderway.
The grand prize is a two-year
prepaid lease on a 2017 Ford Focus
SE or $4,000; second price is round
trip airfare for two from Spirit
Airlines and thirdprize is dinner for
to aboardOldRoadMurderMystery
Dinner Trains.
Complete rules can be found at
Only 200 tickets
at $50 each will be sold and winners
need not be present at the drawing
which is planned for from 7-11 p.m.
March 4 at Skateland West, 37550
CherryHill inWestland.
BloodDrive at city hall
The American Red Cross is spon-
soring a blood drive at the Plymouth
CityHall Tuesday, Jan. 17.
There is a great need for blood
resources and every pint helpsmeet
the critical demand in our area,
organizers said.
The public is welcome to donate
andwalk-indonors arewelcome.
To schedule an appointment to
donate, isit
and use sponsor code pch or call
(313) 549-7052
Learn
more
at
redcrossblood.org/RapidPass
Start the donation process before
leaving home by completing an
online pre-donation and health his-
tory questionnaire on the day of
your appointment.
Plymouth City Hall is located at
201 SouthMainSt.
Chamber sets awards dinner
The Belleville Area Chamber of
Commerce Awards Dinner, Holiday
Party and Silent Auction is planned
for Jan. 21.
This year, the event will take
place at the Belleville Yacht Club
See
Calendar,
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