If you are not a member, but would like to post your event to the Business Calendar, please contact Cheryl O'Brien, Director of Membership, at (734) 214-0107 or Megan Crosbie, Marketing & Membership Coordinator, at (734) 214-0108, for more information about joining the Chamber.
SEPTEMBER
EMU Annual Student Employment Job Fair
Tuesday, September 7
Eastern Michigan University, Student Center
900 Oakwood Street, Ypsilanti
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Need to hire part-time employees? Then register to attend the Eastern Michigan University Annual Student Employment Job Fair. This event is FREE to employers! Meet our new incoming and returning students and share your job openings. Don't miss this annual event!
Call Barbara J. Jones, University Academic & Career Development Center, at (734) 487-2419 for more information.
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Power Networking Gray Hair Management®
Wednesday, September 8
Merrill Lynch
32255 Northwestern Highway, Suite 260, Farmington Hills
7:30am – 9:30am
Gray Hair Management® invites you to Networking Breakfast for our partners and friends in the Detroit, MI area.
You do not need to be a Gray Hair Management subscriber to attend.
Cost: GHM Member: $10 with pre-registration on-line. Non-member: $15 with pre-registration on-line. $20 for all at the door.
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Tour of the Heart <3
Wednesday, September 8
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation
4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor
9:00pm – 10:00am
Have you ever wondered…
What do children do at Ele’s Place?
Who can come to Ele’s Place?
How does Ele’s Place change a child’s life?
Why is it important to know about Ele’s Place?
Come to the Tour of the Heart to learn all about Ele’s Place.
Want more information?
Lecture and Book Signing
Wednesday, September 8
Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown
343 South 5th Avenue, Ann Arbor
7:00 pm - 8:30pm
Lecture and Book Signing: University of California-Santa Barbara Professor Nelson Lichtenstein Discusses His Book ‘The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business'.
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Entrepreneur Luncheon Details
Thursday, September 9
Sandler Training Ann Arbor
501 Avis Drive, Ann Arbor
11:00am - 1:00pm
Attend this 2-hour high level in depth look at the sales process and find out how most of your prospects are buying, how most of you are selling, and why there are so many problems.
Business Owners and Top Decision Makers - Attend this luncheon and find out why:
- You have lots of sales activity but too few sales
- There's more "wishing and hoping" than prospecting and closing
- Presentations only gain promises to "think-it-over"
- Cutting prices are your sales team's main closing tactic
- Your team has more skill in creating excuses than in closing sales
And, learn a system of selling which removes all the pressure and actually makes selling fun again!
Cost $91.00 per person
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Tax Provisions of Recent Health Care Legislation Webinar
Thursday, September 9
2pm
This FREE webinar is for:
• Tax Professionals
• Small business owners
Learn about Affordable Care Act including:
• Current tax provisions
• What IRS is doing to educate the public
• Where to find future updates
Want to register?
Ann Arbor Area Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals Meeting
Thursday, September 9
U-M North Campus Administrative Complex
2901 Hubbard Avenue, Ann Arbor
The program will feature Cindy Glovinsky, LMSW, ACSW who is the author of Making Peace with Your Office Life, Making Peace with the Things in Your Life, and One Thing at a Time. Glovinsky will present “Creating an Office Life that Flows: Practical Strategies and Tools.”
Cost for the program is $20 for IAAP members and $25 for non-members.
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Kerrytown BookFest 2010 Reception
Thursday, September 9
Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown
343 South 5th Avenue, Ann Arbor
7:00 pm - 8:30pm
This event will include elegant refreshments, exquisite music by harpist Deborah Gabrion, an inside look at the BookFest September Exhibit Michigan Treasures (which will be on display in the Downtown Library’s lower level display cases from September 3 through October 15) with remarks by exhibit organizer John MacKrell.
As a special treat, acclaimed Loren Estleman, who is this year’s recipient of the Kerrytown BookFest Community Book Award will discuss what it means to be a writer - - especially a Michigan writer.
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An Evening at the Farmer's Market
Friday, September 10
Ozone House
1705 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor
6:00pm
Please join Ozone House for a late summer dinner at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market celebrating local chefs, local businesses, and Ozone House's service to youth in our community. Featuring a four course meal, wine, beer, live entertainment & a silent auction. Last year, we welcomed 250 guests and over 50 volunteers - raising nearly $40,000 to support our programming.
Reserved seating $100 per guest.
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2010 Gala Benefit with Silent & Live Auction
Saturday, September 11
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
3941 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor
6:30pm
It’s a once-a-year event, the CIL’s most fun and exciting night! Join us Saturday, September 11, 2010, as we enjoy good times, laughter, and excitement, all to raise needed funds for the Ann Arbor CIL! Proceeds from this event benefit the important work of the Ann Arbor CIL, whose staff, Board, and volunteers impact the lives of individuals with disabilities throughout Southeast Michigan every day.
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The Dollars and Sense of Protecting Community Character
Wednesday, September 15
Washington Street Education Center
500 Washington Street, Chelsea
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Kick-Off Reception & Share Fair is an opportunity for participants, partners and the public to share information and resources while encouraging interaction and networking.
The Dollars and Sense of Protecting Community Character,
Ed McMahon, Urban Land Institute
Attendees will learn about the economic, social and environmental benefits of protecting community character, and the value of open space and historic resources. Learn about major tools that can be used to protect community character, including education, voluntary initiatives and other non-regulatory action, as well as alternatives to conventional residential and commercial development. The session will address the challenges in preserving community character and ways to generate public support and the political will to use available tools.
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Washtenaw Econ Club
Thursday, September 16
Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building
4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
11:30am
One of the country's most respected business cycle economists, Alan Beaulieu successfully predicted both the housing downturn and the current "Great Recession" almost three years before they occurred. His influential forecasting company, the Institute for Trend Research (ITR), has a remarkable 96% accuracy rate and 60 years of correct calls. ITR is the oldest, continuously operating economic research and consulting firm in the US.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, September 16
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Program: How to Start a Business - The very basics of what you need to know
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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FOODMATTERS
Thursday, September 16
The Health & Fitness Center at Washtenaw Community College
4833 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
7:00pm
FOODMATTERS is a hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and every day maladies. This groundbreaking documentary sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide ‘Sickness Industry’ and exposes a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments. FOODMATTERS features interviews with leading medical experts from around the world who discuss natural approaches to preventing and reversing Cancer, Heart Disease, Depression, Mental Illness and many other chronic conditions.
Find out what works, what doesn’t and what’s killing you. Becoming informed about the choices you have for you and your family’s health could save your life.
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Health Reform and Its Impact on Health Care Providers and the Business Community
Friday, September 17
Ann Arbor Fourpoints Sheraton
3200 Boardwalk Drive, Ann Arbor
7:00am – 9:30am
United Bank & Trust along with partners Hylant Group and Leaders Connect is pleased to announce their second Business of Health Care Event – Health Reform and Its Impact on Health Care Providers and the Business Community. The goal of this event is to provide education to our local community on the current hurdles that exist for health care providers, gaps that exist in health care delivery, discuss what all of this health care reform really means to the business community and share best practices on building great leadership teams in changing times.
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2010 Ann Arbor "Out of the Darkness" Suicide Prevention Walk
Sunday, September 19
Gallup Park
3000 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor
Check-In begins at 11:00am; walk begins at 12pm
Participants may register individually or can create a team. It is free to register and attend; participants are encouraged to consider inviting family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to walk as well. Fundraising is optional.
The goal of this event is to show support for the families and friends of the 33,000 Americans who die by suicide each year and the 20 million people who suffer from depression. The walk is designed to help erase the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, encourage those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment and also helps to raise funds for suicide prevention research and educational programs in the Ann Arbor area and around the country.
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Lecture & Booksigning
Sunday, September 19
Ann Arbor District Library
2359 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor
3:00pm - 5:00pm
A new classic, Chef Brian Polcyn's book, Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing, is an invaluable tool for home cooks, making the noble art of charcuterie accessible and easily understood. Join us as Chef Brian discusses the history of charcuterie, why we do it, techniques of preservation, and some delicious examples home cooks can prepare. Chef Brian is an award-winning chef and charcuterie expert who is nationally recognized for his creativity and culinary talents and as the visionary behind some of Detroit’s most acclaimed restaurants.
The event, cosponsored by the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor, will also include a booksigning and books will be available for purchase.
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Addiction 101
Tuesday, September 21
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm
This program will examine the dynamics of drinking and drug use, review addiction as a brain disease and describe the process of recovery from chemical dependency. Participants will learn how individuals experience drinking and drug use, gain an understanding of the basic process and diagnosis of addiction, gain a basic understanding of how the brain functions in an addict, and become familiar with the tools utilized to treat addiction.
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New Office Launch
Tuesday, September 21
An Arbor / Ypsilanti Regional Chamber
115 West Huron Street, 3rd Floor, Ann Arbor
7:30am – 10:30am
Rob Marshall will be celebrating the launch of his new office by giving away 250 copies of Ren Carlton’s new book, “Profitpreneurship – Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results,” which debuted as the #1 Business Plans book on Amazon.com on May 11, 2010! Ren will be onsite to meet guests, as well as sign books.
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Jump Start Your Morning- with a free exercise class
Tuesday, September 21
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
9:00am
Continuing our week long celebration, Fall into a New You, Dr. Stacey Myint and Wellness Coach Linda Brode will be leading a class where you will stretch and walk your way to a brand new day. All fitness levels are welcome. Attend and be entered into a prize drawing!! We are also offering free chiropractic exams and free wellness assessments for a limited time. Call and make your appointment today!
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Baby Walk and Talk
Wednesday, September 22
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
9:00am
Come learn why children and chiropractic is a winning combination as we continue our wellness week. Find out how chiropractic care works, why it’s safe for children and which childhood conditions a chiropractor can help. Bring your strollers and babies for a walk. Attend and be entered into a prize drawing! We are also offering free chiropractic exams and free wellness assessments for a limited time. Call and make your appointment today!
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Healthy Recipe Exchange And More
Wednesday, September 22
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
6:30pm
Join the office’s weeklong celebration by participating in a healthy recipe exchange. We encourage you to bring samples for others to try. For the safety of others, please do not include peanut or other nut products in your samples. We will also be having free subluxation scans and free mini massages. Attend and be entered into a prize drawing! We are also offering free chiropractic exams and free wellness assessments for a limited time. Call and make your appointment today!
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Is Alternative Healthcare Right For You?
Thursday, September 23
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
6:30pm
Continuing our weeklong celebration, Dr. Stacey Myint will be talking about how patients and potential patients can get the very most out of chiropractic care. It will shift your beliefs from a disease care model to a wellness model. This is also an interactive workshop where you will learn how to identify potential areas of stress in your body and the bodies of people you care about. Your view of the world will change forever because when you leave you will see the world through chiropractic eyes. Attend and be entered into a prize drawing!! We are also offering free chiropractic exams and free wellness assessments for a limited time.
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Back To School Beer/Wine Dinner
Thursday, September 23
The Melting Pot
309 South Main Street, Ann Arbor
Three courses of amazing fondue: a creamy cheddar herb Cheese Fondue, followed by a delicious entrée, and finished off with decadent chocolate. All paired with Michigan microbrew beers or select wines.
Cost: $38 per person
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Milan Chamber’s 125th Celebration
Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26
Join the Milan Chamber at the Milan High School Homecoming Parade on Friday. On Saturday enjoy a Drive In movie at dusk and on Sunday there will be various activities all day.
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Start Your Evening Off Right- with a free exercise class
Friday, September 24
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
6:30 pm
For the next event in our Wellness Week, join Dr. Stacey Myint and Wellness Coach Linda Brode where you will wind down your evening with a stretch class and brisk walk. Attend and be entered into a prize drawing! We are also offering free chiropractic exams and free wellness assessments for a limited time.
Children’s Orchard Family Expo 2010
Saturday, September 25
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
10:00am - 4:00pm
Join area organizations and family oriented businesses for a fun filled day at the first Annual Children’s Orchard® Family Expo!
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Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza
Saturday, September 25
Anderson Chiropractic
2210 South Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor
12:00 pm
Join Anderson Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Center for our open house celebration “Fall into a New You”. We will be having events that are fun for the whole family. Children can enjoy face painting, interactive games and story time. Adults can take part in free mini massages, free chiropractic scans, an assortment of food and be entered in free drawings including a grand prize!
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Aids Walk Michigan
Sunday, September 26
DTE Edison Center, Parking Lot
425 South Main Street, Ann Arbor
12:00pm
This is a fun-filled, heart warming day for kids, adults and four-legged friends that will take One Step Towards A Solution to help children, women and men affected by HIV/AIDS.
All donations will directly benefit the HIV/AIDS Resource Center.
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For Family and Friends: How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction
Tuesday, September 28
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Ronald E. Harrison; Chemical Dependency Therapist
When pleading, threatening, encouraging, manipulating, and shaming have not worked - what does work when confronted with a loved one’s addiction? What does not work? What can others do to help? What does not help? What role does an individual play in supporting another person’s recovery process? These and other questions will be addressed in order to assist participants to find effective methods to successfully support another person’s recovery and avoid enabling another person’s addiction.
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University of Michigan Celebrate Invention 2010
Wednesday, September 29
Michigan League Ballroom
911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Save the Date! You won't want to miss the University of Michigan's Celebrate Invention reception honoring our U-M inventors. Welcoming remarks, including special comments from President Mary Sue Coleman, will begin at 4:45pm. Great innovations amidst a lively setting of refreshments and entrepreneurial networking. Be there!
Want to register?
Tour of the Heart <3
Wednesday, September 29
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation
4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Have you ever wondered…
What do children do at Ele’s Place?
Who can come to Ele’s Place?
How does Ele’s Place change a child’s life?
Why is it important to know about Ele’s Place?
Come to the Tour of the Heart to learn all about Ele’s Place.
Want more information?
OCTOBER
World in a Basket
Friday, October 1
Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building
4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
World in a Basket is a live Silent Auction to benefit Washtenaw Literacy. Champagne reception and silent auction begins at 5:30pm followed by a book signing and phot opportunity with honorary host WDIV/TV 4 Anchor, Devin Scilliam. Live auction begins at 8:00pm with beer, wine, a strolling dinner with carving station, and desserts served throughout the evening.
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Free Shredding Event
Saturday, October 2
The DropOff Station
2950 East Ellsworth Road, Ann Arbor
9:00am – 2:00pm
Customers may bring up to 100 pounds of paper for shredding to each event, and all shredded paper will be recycled. One hundred pounds of paper is approximately three standard banker’s boxes.
Customers with more than 100 pounds of paper to be shredded may make arrangements directly with Allshred Services (800.227.4733 or www.allshredservices.com). The quantity limit is necessary to ensure that as many customers as possible are able to participate.
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Light the Night Walk
Saturday, October 2
DTE Edison Center
425 South Main Street, Ann Arbor
6:00pm
Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations come together to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS's) Light The Night Walk events and bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers.
During this leisurely walk, walkers carry illuminated balloons - white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer - thousands of walkers - men, women and children - form a community of caring, bringing light to the dark world of cancer.
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Ann Arbor Jaycees Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 7
Holiday Inn Express
600 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor
6:30pm Social Hour; 7:00pm Meeting Starts
Join us for our monthly General Membership Meeting (always the first Thursday of the month). Find out more about upcoming projects, how to get involved and meet new people. Daycare is provided.
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5 Steps to Get the Media Exposure You Deserve
Tuesday, October 12
The Innovatrium
601 East University, Ann Arbor
9:30am – 11:30am
Learn how to be the media’s go-to person.
Cost: $25; $20 for A2YChamber members. Limited seating.
To register, email or call Josephine Nicholas, (734) 385-6170.
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University of Michigan Depression Center Luncheon
Thursday, October 14
The Henry Hotel
300 Town Center Drive, Dearborn
The University of Michigan Depression Center is pleased to announce a luncheon featuring keynote speaker Margaret Trudeau, former first lady of Canada and international mental health advocate. As a longtime mental health advocate, Margaret Trudeau will offer inspirational words about her own battle with bipolar disorder and her message of hope in finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.
All proceeds raised by the luncheon with Margaret Trudeau will benefit the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund’s gene repository, the only independently funded repository in the nation.
To purchase tickets to the luncheon, VIP reception with Ms. Trudeau, donor dinner or to become a sponsor of this event, please call Leslye Martin at (734) 675-2200.
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Alcoholics Anonymous: A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 19
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: A panel presentation
This program will present a short slide show and discussion of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous followed by a lively moderated panel discussion regarding addiction and alcoholism, personal recovery, and participation in 12 Step programs. The audience will hear personal recovery stories, gain an understanding of how A.A. helps alcoholics recover, and learn to become involved with A.A.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, October 21
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Legal Aspects of Starting, Owning, Operating a Business - Lack of knowledge is not an alibi
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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Capitalizing on America’s Export Advantages: Green & Innovation
Sunday, October 24 – Wednesday, October 27
Marriott Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit
The annual International DEC Conference will be hosted for the first time in Detroit at the Renaissance Center Marriott from October 24 to 27, 2010. This year’s Conference will feature world-renowned businesspersons and high-level government officials. Billed as the largest North America conference in 2010 devoted to exporting, the Conference is expected to attract in excess of 500 attendees. Among the unique aspects of the conference will be a private briefing in Windsor, Canada to attendees by the Canada Border Services Agency as well as opportunities to meet with Canadian businesses.
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Al-Anon: A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 26
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: A panel presentation.
This program will present a lively moderated panel discussion with a unique individual perspective regarding Al-Anon Family Groups, a recovery program for family members and friends of alcoholics and addicts. The panel members will provide an overview of the Al-Anon program, an opportunity to experience Al-Anon members sharing their stories, and information on how to become involved with Al-Anon.
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Washtenaw Economic Club Luncheon
Wednesday, October 27
Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building
4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
11:00am – 1:00pm
Lou Glazer, President of Michigan Future, Inc.
Mr. Glazer is President and Co-Founder of Michigan Future, Inc., a non-partisan, non-profit organization. Michigan Future’s mission is to be a source of new ideas on how Michigan can succeed as a world-class community in a knowledge-driven economy. Michigan Future’s two latest reports are: “Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy” and “Young Talent in the Great Lakes.”
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NOVEMBER
Ann Arbor Jaycees Membership Meeting
Thursday, November 4
Holiday Inn Express
600 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor
6:30pm Social Hour; 7:00pm Meeting Starts
Join us for our monthly General Membership Meeting (always the first Thursday of the month). Find out more about upcoming projects, how to get involved and meet new people. Daycare is provided.
Want more information?
Intervention!
Tuesday, November 16
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Jeff and Debra Jay; Intervention specialists, chemical dependency therapists and trainers, and best-selling authors of “Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction” and other books.
This program will describe how the “Love First” process of Intervention can help chemically dependent people find recovery. Key elements of the “Love First” model for effective intervention with addicted individuals will be discussed. This program will bring PRACTICAL INFORMATION, HELP and HOPE to anyone who cares about a chemically dependent person, and to anyone who wants to learn more about the intervention process.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, November 18
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Accounting Aspects of Starting, Owning, Operating a Business - How to keep track and of what
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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The Doctor's Opinion on Alcoholism
Tuesday, November 23
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Herbert Malinoff, MD; Addictionologist
This program will describe a physician's view of alcoholism, as presented in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous and updated with the modern neurobiology of addictive illness. It will include a discussion of Dr. Silkworth’s explanation of alcoholism as a twofold disease affecting mind and body, how Dr. Silkworth's opinion relates to the modern neurobiology of addictive illness, identification of therapy for alcoholism as promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, and the relationship of this therapy to Dr. Silkworth’s opinion.
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Suicide and Recovery from Addiction
Tuesday, November 30
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Michelle Rose Armstrong , MA, LLP, and Michael B. Murphy, MA, LMSW (Members of Washtenaw Alive, a suicide prevention community collaboration)
This program will teach participants to be alert to the signs of suicidal thinking among individuals in recovery. It will help participants to recognize the signs of suicidal thinking, learn how to reach out and offer support, know how to reach out and ask for help when suicidal thoughts are present, and be aware of local and national suicide prevention and intervention resources and how to access these resources.
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DECEMBER
Ann Arbor Jaycees Membership Meeting
Thursday, December 2
Holiday Inn Express
600 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor
6:30pm Social Hour; 7:00pm Meeting Starts
Join us for our monthly General Membership Meeting (always the first Thursday of the month). Find out more about upcoming projects, how to get involved and meet new people. Daycare is provided.
Want more information?
Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, December 16
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Funding Your Business - Who has the money? Where's it going to come from
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
Want more information?
2011
JANUARY
Trauma and Chemical Use and Addiction
Tuesday, January 18
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Tana Bridge, Ph.D., LMSW; MSW Program Director, School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University
Current research highlights the relationship between chemical use, addition and trauma. This presentation by an award-winning trauma expert will review events involved with trauma exposure, trauma specific symptomology, the impact trauma has on the brain and on coping and subsequent substance use, and how to aid individuals struggling with trauma and addiction.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, January 20
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Financing - How to get the money to start, own, operate your business
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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Chemical Dependency and the Family
Tuesday, January 25
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Nancy J. Quay, LMSW; psychotherapist
This program will provide participants with a basic understanding of how addiction impacts each member of a family. The presenter will describe the roles and behaviors that family members often acquire when living with addiction, ways in which each family member is affected by addiction in the family, and options for family members to obtain help to cope with addiction in the family.
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FEBRUARY
The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
Tuesday, February 15
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Barbara Niess May, MPH, MSW; Executive Director, SafeHouse Center; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Director, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County.
Domestic violence offender and survivor alcohol and other drug use/abuse will be central to this discussion. The audience will be provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics, strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer's abusive behaviors.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, February 17
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Sales, Marketing and Branding - They are not the same thing, Tips and advice
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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In the Doctor's Office: Recovery Friend or Foe?
Tuesday, February 22
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Mark A. Weiner, MD ; Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine.; and Jason Schwartz, LMSW; Dawn Farm Clinical Director.
It's been said that the doctor’s office is a dangerous place for people in recovery from addiction. It's also been said that recovering people are terrible patients. This program will discuss whether these statements are fair and why doctors and other healthcare providers are essential allies for long term recovery. We will describe in detail how recovering people can take responsibility for their physical health and how to recruit your health care providers as allies.
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MARCH
Relapse Prevention
Tuesday, March 15
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Robin Edison, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, CAAC; Coordinator, Dawn Farm Huron Street program.
The relapse process begins before alcohol/other drug use resumes. This program will discuss the dynamics of relapse, the warning signs that lead the chemically dependent person into a relapse, and strategies to prevent relapse and handle high-risk situations.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, March 17
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Web sites - Do you need one, why, how much, when, and everything else you need to know
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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Codependency
Tuesday, March 22
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Ronald E. Harrison; Chemical Dependency Therapist
This program will discuss the symptoms and progression of codependency and describe actions and resources that help codependent people to recovery from codependency.
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Spirituality and Recovery From Addiction
Tuesday, March 29
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Edward Conlin, BSEd, CAC-R; Addiction Counselor, Detroit Capuchin Service System.
This program will describe how spirituality relates to recovery from chemical dependency, explore personal spiritual needs and life choices, and discuss the Twelve Steps as a spiritual program which can benefit anyone (recovering or not.)
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APRIL
A History of Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesday, April 19
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm
This program will present a fascinating overview and slide show of the history and development of the Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) program, including its founding and growth. The discussion will include a brief overview of the Twelve Steps of A.A.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, April 21
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Social Media - What is it, who cares, and why it adds value or not to your company
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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The Physiology of Addiction
Tuesday, April 26
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist
This program will explore the differences in neurochemistry between the addicted brain and the normal brain, the progression of physiological changes that occur in chemically dependent individuals, the mechanisms of physiologic tolerance and withdrawal, and the effects of treatment on the addicted brain.
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MAY
Psychiatric Disorders in Chemically Dependent Individuals: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
Tuesday, May 17
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Patrick Gibbons, LMSW, DO; Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan; Medical Director of the WCHO Community Crisis Response Team; consultant with Pain Management Solutions in Ann Arbor; and Medical Director of Dawn Farm
This program will provide an overview of co-occurring addiction and psychiatric illness, including standard diagnostic criteria by which psychiatric, chemical dependency and substance-induced disorders are diagnosed; individual considerations for determining the appropriate course of treatment; available psycho-social and pharmacologic treatment interventions; and the perspectives of both the addict and the treatment provider on addiction and psychiatric illness.
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Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, May 19
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Human Resources, Customer Service and Customer Relationship Management - everything you need to know to start and maintain your business
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery
Tuesday, May 24
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Janice Firn, LMSW, Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan Hospital; and Matthew Statman, BSW, CAC-R, Dawn Farm therapist and Education Series Coordinator
This program will describe Worden's and Kubler-Ross' theories of grief and grief recovery, losses that the chemically dependent individual and his/her family experience throughout the addiction and recovery processes, and how recovery program tools can help individuals cope with grief and loss.
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Transformation of the Culture of Recovery in America
Tuesday, May 31
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: William L. White, MA; Senior Research Consultant, Chestnut Health System
For almost three centuries, people recovering from severe alcohol and other drug problems have found ways to help each other initiate and sustain their recovery journeys. Today, recovering people, their families, and visionary professionals have responded to the stigma, criminalization, and lack of appropriate medical care associated with severe alcohol and other drug problems by creating an unprecedented growth in new structures of recovery support. This presentation will explore recent recovery community building activities and the influence they will exert on the future of addiction treatment and recovery in America. William White is a Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems / Lighthouse Institute and past-chair of the board of Recovery Communities United. He is one of the world’s best-know and most influential advocates, authors and public speakers on the subject of recovery from addiction. He has authored or coauthored more than 350 articles and monographs and fifteen books, including "Let's Go Make Some History: Chronicles of the New Addiction Recovery Advocacy Movement," "Pathways From The Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery," and "Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America" which received the McGovern Family Foundation Award for the best book on addiction recovery.
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JUNE
Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, June 16
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
How to Buy a business - What do you look for, how did they come up with that price, Where do you look for one
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery
Tuesday, June 21
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenter: Anna Byberg; Dawn Farm Project Manager.
This program will describe the prevalence of tobacco addiction among alcoholics and drug addicts, the relationship between tobacco use and recovery, and basic information about how to quit using tobacco.
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Eating Disorders
Tuesday, June 28
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presenters: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., Addictionologist; and Lori Perpich, LLP, MS Clinical Behavioral Psychology; Cognitive Behavior Therapist and EDEN Program Facilitator
This program will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical dependency. The program will define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, describe physiological consequences of eating disorders, discuss screening tools, and provide information on treatment options and resources for eating disorders.
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JULY
Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, July 21
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Franchises - The good, the bad and the just plain ugly - Pros and Cons and making the right decision for you
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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AUGUST
Ann Arbor SCORE Seminar Series
Thursday, August 18
IKEA Metro Detroit
41640 Ford Road, Canton
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Ask the Expert Panel - Representatives from previous seminars will be present for an informal Q&A
Ann Arbor SCORE is providing a series of free monthly seminars on the third Thursday of the month. Information, Advice about all aspects of running a business is our focus, covering all components of a business plan.
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