news


THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE


September 8-14, 2010


Page A-5


Alzheimer’s Association women’s discussion group


The Alzheimer’s Association will present


a women’s discussion group the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from 1-2 p.m., at 20300 Civic Center Drive #100, in Southfield. The faciliator will be Elsa Antebi.


This group provides an opportunity for


MILLIE TOMPKINS (left), director of Special Events, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital; Shani Penn, chief of staff, Councilman James Tate; David McAdoo, pastor, Word of God Ministries; Tarence Wheeler, executive director, Northwest Activities Center, City of Detroit; Palencia Mobley, proj- ect engineer, TetraTech and northwest resident; Katrina McCree, director of Community Affairs, DMC Sinai Grace Hospital; Cheryl Porter-Hawkins, Medicaid patient finance manager, Detroit Wayne County Health Authority; James Tate, Detroit City Council;Don Johnson, president, 12th Precinct Community Relations Committee; Katie Spillane-Knight, vice president, Development, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital; Frank Guglielmi, director of Public Relations for Meijer; and Keith Williams, Wayne County Commissioner, District 6.


women to discuss how their lives have been af- fected as they care for someone with Alzheim- er’s disease. A safe and supportive environ-


ment will be created so group members can share feelings and coping strategies, reduce feelings of loneliness, and find new meaning, connection and hope.


For more information, contact the Alzheim-


er’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter Helpline at (800) 272-3900 for a list of the orga- nization’s other Alzheimer support groups at over 60 locations in the Metro Detroit area.


September is National Cholesterol Education Month


KATRINA MCCREE, (left), director of Community Affairs, DMC Sinai Grace Hospital; Tarence Wheeler, executive director, Northwest Activites Center, City of Detroit; James Tate, Detroit City Council; Katie Spillane-Knight, vice president, Development, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital; and Frank Guglielmi, director of Public Relations, Meijer.


A northwest Detroit neighborhood gets a corporate makeover


DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital’s


beautification project will help revitalize northwest Detroit, thanks to a $50,000 Meijer grant. This charitable grant will be used to landscape sev- eral Detroit medians located around the hospital and neigh- boring communities. Sinai-


Grace, Meijer and members of the neighborhood community planted flowers on Sept. 1 on the corner of Outer Drive and Schaefer.


“Sinai-Grace Hospital has


worked hard to develop and maintain a proactive relation-


ship with our neighbors,” said Katie Spillane-Knight, vice president of Development. “Because of that, we have teamed up with Meijer to begin a new initiative called, ‘The Revitalization of Northwest Detroit.’”


Stop by and talk to a Citizens Bank mortgage specialist today!


TYRONE STARKS 19683 Mack Ave.


Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (313) 642-2201


HOME. FAST.EASY.


THE SIMPLE WAY TO GET A HOME LOAN AT THE GUARANTEED BEST PRICE.†


IF YOU’RE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW HOME, apply and we’ll give you a mortgage decision today or we’ll pay you $250.††


DPS’ Robert Bobb boarded mobile enrollment vehicle, targeting charter school parents


Robert Bobb, Detroit Public


Schools’ Emergency Finan- cial Manager, joined parents and volunteers on Tuesday, Aug. 31, on the district’s new mobile enrollment vehicle, which is traveling to corners near charter schools that have been enrolling DPS students.


The locations included a


charter school on the state’s lowest 5 percent list, which is located near three high-quality DPS schools, including Mann where 95 percent of 5th grade students met or exceeded the MEAP reading performance levels and 91 percent of stu- dents met or exceeded math- ematics performance levels; and Dixon where 97 percent of 4th graders met or exceeded performance levels on both MEAP reading and math; and Carver, where 75 percent of 3rd graders did so on MEAP reading and 73 percent of 4th graders in math. Bobb also went door to door at that stop and greeted parents outside a competing charter school’s enrollment fair to discuss DPS alternatives with them.


Bobb talked to parents in


front of Michigan Health Acad- emy, 5845 Auburn Street, and others at an enrollment event at the Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Road, Detroit, for Crescent Academy, a charter in Southfield.


“Last year we watched as


charter schools recruited and suburban districts brought buses to our neighborhoods to pick up our students and transport them to schools far


from their homes,” Robert Bobb said. “This year, we aren’t going to be as polite to those districts and schools recruiting DPS kids. We are on the offensive, and we will take our campaign straight to those corners near charters and suburban schools’ bus stops because we know DPS offers the better educational option for those children.”


The mobile vehicle, which


has already logged many city of Detroit stops, is making stops throughout the city and adjacent suburbs, proclaiming “Great Things Happening” in DPS.


Detroit Public Schools is re-


doubling efforts to recruit and retain students by launching an expanded “I’m In” enroll- ment campaign that will focus on intensive community and neighborhood-based outreach and include celebrity support, a larger and longer parade, personalized door-to-door visits and a mobile enrollment vehicle that will crisscross the city touting the new initiatives that parents and guardians will see in DPS schools this fall.


The district is building on


its award-winning, successful inaugural campaign to meet and exceed its budgeted en- rollment target of 77,314 stu- dents for this fall.


Last year’s campaign,


which centered on the blue door image and the “I’m In” rallying cry, exceeded expec- tations, bringing in 830 stu-


September is National Sickle Cell Month


dents more than the district’s budgeted goal and generating about $6.2 million.


†A client must provide a complete, system generated Good Faith Estimate, listing a specific lender’s name, that is dated the same


day as the rate quoted by us. If such Good Faith Estimate indicates an equivalent or lower interest rate and closing costs package for the same loan program that is offered by us and we have verified the accuracy of the rate and fees listed then we will have the


option of beating that lender’s total loan costs by $100 or paying the customer $500 ($750 for properties located in California) when they close with that lender and provide us with a copy of the signed Note and Final HUD-1 Settlement Statement. ††


using our preferred closing agent. Excludes loans for REO homes. Void when delayed closing is required by law. Closing date to be mutually agreed upon between client and us, and customer must provide all required documentation. Timely request for adjustment under guarantee is required.


Approved, conventional, purchase loans only,


The path to leadership


starts here... ...at Central Michigan University in Metro Detroit & Online.


CMU’s quality degrees are designed for adult learners who want to take a leadership role in their careers but still need to work and have time for family and friends.


• Local classes at our 7 Metro Detroit locations • Evening, weekend and online classes • No GMAT or GRE for most degrees • 8-week terms let you complete your degree in less time


Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to keep you competitive


• Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Integrated Leadership Studies • Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Psychology • Master of Science in Administration degree • Master of Business Administraiton degree and many more options to fi t your career goals!


We make it possible. Central Michigan University in Metro Detroit & Online. Call toll-free 877-268-4636 • www.cmich.edu/Detroit


Auburn Hills • Clinton Township • Dearborn • Livonia • Southfi eld • Troy • Warren • Online CMU is an AA/EO institution (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo). www.cmich.edu/offcampus


cmuoffcampus@cmich.edu 29132 8/10


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32