November 19, 2021 People/Dining/Shopping/Events/Culture All defining Livonia
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Livonia Senior Center Improvements
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced that she secured nearly 18 million dollars of federal funding for ten community projects across Michigan’s 11th District. Information about each project can be found below:
“I am thrilled to announce that so many community projects ranging from infrastructure to funding for police departments to the construction of new public spaces for seniors and families to use in Michigan’s 11th District will now be fully funded,” said Rep. Haley Stevens.
“My staff and I have been working for months with mayors, township supervisors, local and statewide elected officials from both parties to determine the greatest needs in our communities. Every community project that was identified and submitted to the House Appropriations Committee was funded. When we invest in our communities, they thrive, and this funding will impact countless lives throughout our District.”
Livonia Senior Center Funded Amount: $3,000,000
With nearly 19,000 residents aged 65 or older, Livonia’s Senior Center is a hub of services and programs for one of southeast Michigan’s largest populations of seniors. The Livonia Senior Center Project is a renovation of the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center to accommodate a safer, more accessible, state-of-the-art Senior Center along with an expanded fitness center.
The current Livonia Senior Center is a 60-year-old, retro-fitted church that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed is inadequate for the safety and health of Livonia’s seniors. Small spaces, inadequate HVAC and a lack of accessibility critically restrict the existing Senior Center.
Building a new senior center, attached to the Kirksey Recreation Center, will expand Livonia seniors’ health and fitness opportunities while providing a safe and accessible new space for senior programming. This federal funding will provide for upgrades that allow increased access, larger class spaces, and for social distancing measures to continue after capacity limits are removed.
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While you are out doing your holiday shopping pick up a $5 gift card, or two or maybe even three, to your favorite Livonia business and donate it to the Be Kind Livonia project!
This project has been uniting Livonia all year with families picking up a BeKind yard sign, taking pictures at banners outside of our Library, City Hall, or School Board offices.
After you pick up your gift cards you can drop them off at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall or deposit them in the red mailbox outside City Hall. Please be sure to put them in a sealed envelope and write Be Kind on the outside. Thank you for helping us say THANK YOU to our Livonia and Clarenceville teachers and support staff.
Or if you would like to make a donation to Be Kind to help them wind up the year with this successful, unifying, appreciative project please visit BeKindLivonia.org.
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Livonia Historical Society to meet on Monday, November 29, 2 p.m. |
The Livonia Historical Society will be meeting in the Alexander Blue House in Greenmead Historical Park for a special gathering. Bob Legel, President of the Livonia Historical Society, has arranged for a presentation on “National and State Parks related to the Civil War.” The presenter, Susan Nenadic. A retired teacher. is the author of “A Purse of Her Own”, a phrase used by Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the fight for suffrage for women.
Before the 2 p.m. meeting, Livonia Historical Society dues paid members are offered a luncheon at the RUSTY BUCKET on Haggerty at @12 noon for $5. Reservations required via email to Bob at robertlegel@att.net Then over to Greenmead’s Alexander Blue House to hear Susan Nenadic describe some of the key battlefields of the Civil War. Might be a great opportunity to think about summer travel plans in 2022? For more info, call Bob Legel at 734-591-684
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L.E.A.R.N. asks your help to create a
garland for their "Dec the Rec" Tree
Livonia Equity & Anti Racism Network (L.E A.R.N.) will have a holiday tree, along with many other community groups, in the Rec Center as part of "Dec the Rec!" starting November 30.
L.E.A.R.N. is inviting Livonia residents to help them decorate their tree, to write messages of unity for Livonia on paper strips to create a unity garland.
To create a garland to wrap around the tree stop by the Livonia Civic Center Library lobby on these dates to be a part of the L.E.A.R.N. garland:
Friday, 11/19, 1:00 - 4:00
Saturday, 11/20, Noon - 3:00
Sunday, 11/21, 1:00 - 3:00
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Seedlings Auction a Success with over
$35,000 raised
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The Seedlings auction is over. One week of frenetic bidding allowed Seedlings to surpass their goal of $20,000 resulting in the words of Barrie Brown, Community Outreach Manager, "we raised over $35,000 which will provide more than 3,500 braille books to children with vision loss!"
In the bidding watched closely by the typewriter, right up until the last minute Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan and the typewriter were tied with bids of $165 for lunch with each. But at the last minute, the bid for the Mayor's lunch reached $215 with the typewriter coming in at $165.
Congratulations Seedlings and thanks to Gary Selesko, pictured above, for bidding and winning lunch with the Mayor. Can't wait.
Congratulations Seedlings. $35,000 is an awesome amount. Livonia loves Seedlings.
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November in Livonia
Enjoy a night out and get tickets to see Almost, Maine at the Livonia Community Theatre. The performance will run from November 19, 20, 21. Tickets are $15.
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Livonia Warriors Robotics Euchre Night, Saturday December 4th. |
The Polar Express @ The Phoenix. December 3rd-9th
It's that time of year again for you and your family to experience the Robert Zemeckis directed holiday classic The Polar Express on the big screen. Tickets are only $1 and are on sale now! The Polar Express is a holiday treat for the whole family.
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A magical mailbox has appeared just inside the Kirksey Recreation Center. Drop off a letter in Santa's Mailbox by Dec. 3 and we'll make sure it gets delivered in time for a response before Christmas! There is no cost to mail Santa these letters, but make sure the child's name and address are on the letter to Santa so he can get a response to the correct location. |
Greenmead holiday gathering takes next step with more lights, activities
The Livonia Night of Lights program initiated last winter to brighten the Greenmead Historic Village will grow to provide more lights, more activities, and more fun this upcoming holiday season.
Thanks to business sponsorships, the Alexander Blue House and surrounding yards were colorfully decorated throughout December which created a great stage for Santa to meet people on the porch of the House for Saturday and Sunday evening.
This December, the effort will expand to add lights to five more historic structures and numerous trees on the Greenmead campus, located on Newburgh south of Eight Mile.
There will be new weekend activities designed to entertain people of all ages. New this year will be children’s arts and crafts inside Newburg School, and a heated hospitality tent with outside firepits for sales of alcoholic beverages, snacks, warm beverages, and soft drinks for public gatherings on the weekends. There will be street hockey rinks in the parking lot, and choir performances at Newburg Church at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays.
Admission will be a $10 suggested donation per vehicle for the activities during the weekend evenings of December 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19. Some event proceeds will be used to support Friends of Greenmead and the Livonia Anniversary Committee. The activities will be open from 5-10 p.m. on the Friday and Saturday dates and 5-8 p.m. on the Sunday dates.
The community holiday festivities will shift to the Livonia Civic Center area on Sunday, December 5, starting with the annual parade at 4 p.m.
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ATTENTION LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS & CLARENCEVILLE FAMILIES!
Here is an easy, awesome idea for teacher/staff gifts this year!
Select "Blessing Bags" in "Giving Type" then send a card letting them know you have donated in their honor!
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IHA Names Cindy Elliott President |
IHA, the medical group for Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and a member of Trinity Health, has appointed Cindy Elliott, RN, FACHE, to be its next president. Today's announcement follows a unanimous vote from the IHA Governing Board and the Trinity Health Michigan Board, and Elliott's successful leadership in the interim role for the past several months.
Elliott becomes just the third president in IHA's 27-year history, after Mark LePage, MD, and the late William Fileti.
"Cindy has been part of the IHA family for more than 22 years and was the clear choice to lead Trinity Health's largest multi-specialty medical group," said Rob Casalou, president and CEO of Trinity Health Michigan. "We are fortunate to have a leader with Cindy’s skill, vision and values helping forge the future of care for communities here in Michigan."
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Elliott has extensive clinical and operational experience over her distinguished 30-year career. She joined IHA in 1999 as director of Medical Management and progressed to positions of higher authority. In 2007 she was appointed COO and in 2016 she became president and COO. Together with the team at IHA, Elliott has led the organization through several significant phases of growth – taking the medical group from 180 providers in 2009 to more than 1,000 providers serving 125 locations across six counties. She also led the effort in establishing IHA's 24/7 Service Center, which in 2020 took in more than 3.4 million incoming phone calls from patients.
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"Cindy is passionate about serving our community as if every single patient were a member of her own family," said Robert Breakey, MD, chairman of the IHA Governing Board of Directors. "She is highly respected across IHA, is known for her caring and compassionate demeanor, and has a tremendous work ethic and drive for delivering outstanding results."
Elliott earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Master of Health Administration from Eastern Michigan University. She has completed the Healthcare Executive course with Harvard’s School of Public Health and is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. She was an adjunct professor at Eastern Michigan University and has served on several boards, including EMU's Physician Assistant Program Advisory Board and the United Way of Washtenaw County.
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Livonia Library continues to amaze with community programs
Girls ages 8-15 are invited to join others at the Carl Sandburg Library this Monday, November 22, 4-5, for Girls in STEM!
This month, participants will each get to extract DNA from a strawberry while they learn about the science and scientists behind DNA's discovery.
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