Basic HTML Version
A
SSOCIATED
N
EWSPAPERS OF
M
ICHIGAN
P
AGE
5
February 13, 2014
C
ANTON
- N
ORTHVILLE
Township Leisure Services may hire 50 workers
Toy will vie for 9th District Wayne County Commission term
With spring fast approaching,
Canton Leisure Services is offer-
ing a variety of job opportunities
for both teens and adults. Within
the next four months, Leisure
Services may be hiring up to 50
employees for both seasonal and
part-time positions. Canton is cur-
rently looking for dedicated indi-
viduals to help ensure that town-
ship parks, facilities, and pro-
grams continue to provide pre-
mier services.
Available seasonal and part-
time positions include: Lifeguards,
Summer Camp Counselors,
Summer Camp Supervisors,
Preschool
Instructors,
Therapeutic Recreation Camp
staff, Special Events Coordinators,
Park Laborers, Pheasant Run Golf
Course staff, Canton Sports Center
staff andmore.
“Many of these positions may
offer college students, school
teachers and others a chance to
experience the challenges and
rewards of working for an active
leisure services agency,” said
Jennifer Provenzano, recreation
coordinator. “We look forward to
adding dedicated, friendly and
outgoing staff who will help
enhance our guests' experiences.”
To ensure that every new
employee finds success in their
new role, Canton provides exten-
sive, hands on training,
Provenzano said. Those appli-
cants looking to get ahead in the
field of recreation may want to
also sign up to take Lifeguard
Training and Water Safety
Instructor courses held through-
out the winter and spring at the
Summit on the Park, located at
46000 Summit Parkway, she
added.
For a complete list of open posi-
tions with Canton Leisure
Services, visit www.canton-
mi.org/humanresources/jobs.asp.
From here, applicants can view
the job description, hiring process
and download an employment
application. Completed applica-
tions must be returned directly to
HumanResources.
Canton Township is an Equal
OpportunityEmployer.
Carol Ann Fausone, the first
woman to earn the rank of
Brigadier General in the Michigan
National Guard, will seek the office
of State Representative in
Michigan's 21st District, which
encompasses Canton Township,
Belleville, and Van Buren
Township.
“I served my country for 36
years in the Air Force and in the
National Guard as a citizen soldier,
and now I want to continue to give
back and serve my community as a
citizen legislator,” Fausone said.
Fausone, who is running on the
Republican ticket, also noted that
she is not a career-politician, and
that is one of her greatest strengths.
“The people of Canton,
Belleville, and Van Buren deserve
a representative who will serve
with integrity, andwhowill listen to
their issues and work with them
toward solving those issues,”
Fausone added, “I'm excited to go
towork anddo just that.”
Fausone served as the assistant
adjutant general of veterans' affairs
for the Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs from 2003 to 2011.
With a bachelors in nursing from
the University of Michigan and a
masters from Madonna University,
she was also the first Michigan
medical officer to achieve the rank
of a general officer.
The 21st district seat will be a
target race in 2014, and Fausone
has jumped out to a fast start.
Former State Sen. Bruce Patterson
and State Sen. Patrick Colbeck
have endorsedher candidacy.
“Carol Ann will serve with hon-
esty and integrity, and that's what I
look for when I want someone to
represent me,” Patterson said of
Fausone, “She has themost experi-
ence, a track-record of leadership,
and she is undoubtedly the right
person for the job.”
Fausone and her husband, Jim,
Fausone, live in Canton and are
active in a variety of community
organizations. Currently, Fausone
sits on the Madonna University
Board of Trustees, in addition to
running her own small business,
TheVeteranAdvocate, LLC.
She also works with her hus-
band, a lawyer, at Legal Help For
Veterans, PLLC. The two business-
es provide legal and consulting aid
to veterans and their families.
Laura Toy has officially
announced her candidacy in
November's election for the 9th
District seat on theWayne County
Commission, which represents
the City of Northville, Northville
Township andLivonia.
“I am running for the District 9
Wayne County Board of
Commissioners seat,” Toy said in
a news release. “Nine out of the
15 current members of the board
are former legislators whom I
have worked with. As a member
of the Legislature and local gov-
ernment, I have built relation-
ships with members of both par-
ties. This has allowed me to work
across the aisle and achieve real
results.”
Toy, a current Livonia City
Council member, said she is run-
ning on her proven track record
of accomplishments at the state
and local level.
“I strongly believe if elected
my years of leadership experi-
ence and ability to work in an
inclusive fashion will be a benefit
to the residence of Wayne
County,” Toy said. “At the end of
the day these positions are about
public service, not partisan poli-
tics.”
As the possibility of an emer-
gency financial manager looms
over Wayne County, Toy said she
was optimistic that would not
happen.
“I am not philosophically
opposed to an emergency finan-
cial manager. However, I don't
think we are to that point yet. If
we put strong leaders in place
who are unafraid ofmaking tough
decisions, then we can lead
Wayne County out of this fiscal
crisis without resorting to inter-
vention fromthe state.”
A lifelong resident of Livonia,
Toy has owned and operated
Cardwell Florist for the last 35
years.
“As a small business owner I
know what it means to balance a
budget.
“Just like a personal budget,
with a small business you either
make tough decisions, or face the
consequences,” she said.
Canton resident to seek state representative seat
Carol Ann Fausone