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‘Tis the season
Goodfellows, Animal Shelter
receive welcome donations
Chamber seeking nominations for Person of the Year, 2014
Annual Northville Parade of Lights,
Holiday Tree Lighting set tomorrow
Two charitable causes in
Romulus received some assis-
tance last week, while another is
gearing up for the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Representatives from the
Romulus Public Service Credit
Union presented two checks to
the city during themeeting of the
city council last week: one for
$3,000 for the Romulus Animal
Shelter and one for $300 for the
RomulusGoodfellows.
The animal shelter donation
came from a May promotion in
which the credit union chal-
lenged members of the commu-
nity to save more than $500,000
through reduced interest rates
on new loans and refinancing
previous loans. They hosted a
special event, provided games
and other activities and offered
four different charities to choose
from, should the event be suc-
cessful, said Nadine Hohnke, a
representative from the credit
union. The animal shelter was by
far the favorite.
City Councilman William
Wadsworth said the check was
the second largest the animal
shelter had received; the shelter
opened in 2011 and was funded
primarily throughdonations.
The $300 check for the
Goodfellows stemmed from the
Michigan v. Michigan State rival-
ry day, in which employees could
donatemoney anddress casually.
The Goodfellows, who gather
donations throughout the year to
help provide Christmas gifts and
meals tomembers of the commu-
nity, are gearing up for their
annual holiday drive, said
Romulus Fire Chief David
Allison.
“This gives us a nice boost to
begin with,” he said. “We'll defi-
nitely put it to goodwork.”
Wadsworth listed several
other charitable causes in the
community, including the
Library Fund, the Progressive
Fund, the Civic Center, Boy and
Girl Scouts, the Salvation Army
and the Romulus Helping
Hands.
“There are lots of great organ-
izations that need help in the
community,” he said.
The Helping Hands is a food
pantry that provides necessities
to citizens throughout the year
and they need donations in order
to provide them.
“There's still a need,” said
Councilman Harry Crout. “You
don't realize how blessed you are
to open up your refrigerator and
find food. Some residents don't
have that.”
He said Thanksgiving may be
a difficult time for many
Romulus families and the
Helping Hands has not received
any donated turkeys yet. Last
year they gave away 50 turkeys.
“We all need to step up and
help out,” he said.
The food pantry is open from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays. It
serves Romulus residents only
who are referred there either by
a social worker, teacher, minister
or other authority figure. For
more information or to donate,
call (734) 941-5323.
The Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce is now
accepting nominations for thePerson of theYear honor in
the community.
Criteria for the nominees are individuals who have
made significant contributions to Romulus and its resi-
dents. Abiographical synopsis should be provided stating
reasons the nominee should be awarded the Person of
the Year honor. An award banquet will take place next
spring to honor thewinner whowill be selected by a com-
mittee named by the Camber of Commerce Board of
Directors. The committee members will receive and
reviewall the nominations andmake the final selection.
The deadline to submit nomination is Dec. 5 and forms
are available at the chamber office. There is no age limit
for nominees who do not have to be Romulus residents,
according to Betsey J. Krampitz, executive director of the
Romulus Chamber of Commerce.
“Being a part of this community, I will tell you that I
feel it is a great honor to be nominated and selected by
the chamber and recognized by them for outstanding con-
tributions and service to this community,”Krampitz said.
Nominations can be mailed to: Romulus Person of the
Year, c/o Romulus Chamber of Commerce, 11189 Shook
Road, Romulus, MI 48174.
Robert Mercier, Public Service Credit Union vice president of growth and development presents a dona-
tion check to Councilman William Wadsworth, while Annie Hall, senior animal control, officer, Rae
Lipkowski, animal control officer, Kim Ratcliff, senior animal control officer, Nadine Hohnke, PSCU market-
ing analyst and Jadie Settles, interim public safety director look on.
Robert Mercier, PSCU vice president of growth and development,
left, Nadine Hohnke, PSCU marketing analyst, Linda McNeil,
Romulus Goodfellows trustee and David Allison, fire department
chief, were all smiles at the recent donation.
TheAnnual NorthvilleHoliday Lighted
Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony will
take place at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Town
Square.
The parade, which requires that all
entries be festooned with lights, will begin
on West Cady in front of the Post Office
and travel up Wing, down West Main to
Linden, turn onto Dunlap and travel to
Hutton where participants will turn onto
East Main and drive back down Center to
East Cady to endwhere the event began.
The parade theme this year, All I Want
For Christmas, is expected to be seen on
several of the parade entries. The parade
is sponsored by Tom Holzer Ford and the
NorthvilleChamber of Commerce.
Following the parade, the tree lighting
will take place at Town Square where
there will be a community sing-a-long.
Santa Claus will arrive and Tina Genitti
along with Mayor Chris Johnson will light
the holiday tree. Northville Citizen of the
Year Ken Roth will appear and Santa will
receive visitors after the festivities.
There will be complimentary refresh-
ments available before and after the
parade provided by Destiny Worship
Center, First Baptist Church of Northville,
Northville Christian Assembly, OakPointe
Church, Ward Church and First Church of
theNazarene.
There is no charge for the community
event which is open to the public.
For more information, call (248) 349-
7640.
Blankets are needed
Next Monday, Nov. 24, is the last
day of the Blanket Drive currently
under way throughout the City of
Romulus.
In an effort to help the Detroit
Veterans Center, the city is collecting
new and gently-used blankets, com-
forters, quilts, afghans and even twin-
size sheet sets.
Donations are being accepted at
Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne
Road; the Romulus Department of
Public Works, 12600 Wayne Road;
Romulus Fire Station #4, 28777
Eureka Road and the Romulus
AthleticCenter, 35765NorthlineRoad.
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