Upcoming Chamber Events ... Please Join Us!
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Friday, March 1
1st Friday Coffee Connect
8 - 9 am
(note the change in time)
Detroit Business Graphics
1423 S. Milford Road
Highland 48357
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Multi-Chamber Coffee Connect - Join us for a light breakfast & networking along with members from the Huron Valley Chamber. Bring plenty of business cards to exchange and include in the door prize drawing. It's fast, fun and FREE and we hope to see you there ...
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Sunday, March 3
Winter Wonder Bowl
11:30 am ~ Check-in
12 -2 pm ~ Bowling
Wonderland Lanes
8265 Richardson Road
Commerce 48382
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Includes: 2 Games of bowling with fun contests & prizes, shoe rental and lunch
(2 pieces pizza & soft drink) - wear your favorite costume for the photo booth pictures!
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Monday, March 4
Open House / Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Ribbon Cutting 12 - 1 pm
Open House 12 - 6 pm
Family Chiropractic & Wellness
1001 Welch Road, Suite 111
Commerce 48390
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Dr. Jason Ellis invites you to stop by for lunch and a tour of his brand-new offices as he opens his practice in Commerce Township. If you can't attend the lunchtime ribbon cutting festivities the Open House runs until 6 pm.
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Tuesday, March 5
Ribbon Cutting Celebration
12 - 1 pm
LPL Financial
305 N. Pontiac Trail, Ste. A
Walled Lake 48390
(Yes, we're using the chamber office!)
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Join us at the Chamber office for a light lunch as we welcome one of our newest members, Joseph Dallo with
LPL Financial. Find out more about Joe and his services and mingle with fellow members at the chamber office.
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Wednesday, March 6
Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting
6 - 7:30 pm
Community Financial Credit Union
28607 S. Wixom Road
Wixom 48393
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Chamber members and community leaders are invited to join in the celebration of this new branch opening.
Please stop by and enjoy refreshments and the official ribbon cutting.
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Wednesday, March 13
Education Event
Get Your Business Online with Google
Presented by Webfox Marketing
10-11:30 am
Chamber office
305 N. Pontiac Trail, Ste. A
Walled Lake 48390
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People are looking for your business and they are looking online. George Sinanis of Webfox Marketing teaches you how to help more customers connect with your business at this FREE workshop. Space is limited - Reservation is required.
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Monday, March 18
Spotlight Lunch
11:30 am
Sidecar Slider Bar
2215 Haggerty Road
Commerce 48390
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LACC members meet monthly at various chamber member eateries for this informal networking lunch. FREE soft drink provided with your meal purchase. No reservation required.
The goal of Sidecar can be found in its simplicity: focus on a few things and do them very well. Sounds like the makings for a great lunch - see you there ...
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Wednesday, March 20
Ribbon Cutting / Open House
4:00 - 4:30 pm Ribbon Cutting
4:30 - 6:00 pm Open House
The Exercise Coach
4813 Carroll Lake Road
Commerce 48382
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Join us as we welcome one of our newest members at this Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting Celebration. Find out more about this unique exercise facility as they invite
you to bring your gym shoes and hang out after the ribbon cutting to "sample" the equipment as well.
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Thursday, March 21
3rd Thursday Coffee Connect
8:30 - 9:30 am
AT&T
28870 Wixom Road
Wixom 48393
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Join us for this fast, fun, FREE morning mixer. Find out about our host and meet your next customer before you even get to the office - light breakfast & door prize drawing included. It's a great way to start your Thursday ...
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Tuesday, March 26
State of the Lakes Luncheon
10:30 - 11:30 am ~ Open Networking
11:30 am - 1:30 pm ~ Lunch, Presentations, Q & A
Edgewood Country Club
2215 Haggerty Road
Commerce 48390
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Open Networking with elected officials, community leaders and chamber members followed by lunch, presentations and question & answer session. It's your opportunity to hear first-hand info from local government officials. Reservations Required.
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Wednesday, March 27
Ambassador Meeting
10 am
Chamber office
305 N. Pontiac Trail, Ste. A
Walled Lake 48390
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The Ambassadors are making things happen. Stop by and see if this might be a good group for you and your business ...
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Annual Chamber Golf Outing
SAVE THE DATE!
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MONDAY, MAY 13
EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST 9 - 10 AM
SHOTGUN START 10:30 AM
Includes:
Continental Breakfast
(Provided by Tim Hortons of Walled Lake)
18 Holes of Golf with Cart
Lunch and 1 Drink Ticket
Goody Bag, Games & Prizes
Buffet Dinner & Awards Banquet
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Our Newest Chamber Members
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Allstar Alarm
Kevin Popp - 248.943.9715
8345 Main Street, Whitmore Lake
Battery Solutions
Sheryl Racey - 800-852-8127
4930 Holtz Drive, Wixom
First Choice Coffee Services
Brandi Stribbell - 734.478.9402
834 A Phoenix Dr., Ann Arbor
Formula For Fitness
Nancy McDaniel - 248.787.2853
Milford
Funstrength Institute
Bob Budai - 248.229.5000
50200 Dennis Court, Wixom
GreatStaff Solutions LLC
Sandra Hayes - 248.960.9995
49124 Wixom Tech Drive, Wixom
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LPL Financial
Joseph Dallo - 248.914.8146
31731 Northwestern Hwy, Ste.261W
Farmington Hills
MI Bright Future
Jordan Cull - 734.812.7519
25363 Eureka Road, Taylor
Mulligan Heating Inc.
Tracy Mason - 248.698.9700
9260 Elizabeth Lake Road, White Lake
PIP LLC (DBA Greenhouse of Walled Lake)
Jerry Millen - 248.956.6181
103 E. Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake
The Answer
Leigh Emmett - 248.916.5939
Walled Lake
Walled Lake Masons
Aaron Ambinder - 248.956.0365
374 W. Walled Lake Drive, Walled Lake
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Berkman + Shapiro Orthodontics
Monica Milberg - 248.360.7878
Member Since 2006
Carls Family YMCA
Katie Kokko - 248.685.3020
Member Since 2017
CNS Healthcare
Mya Mason - 800.615.0411
Member Since 2017
Comerica Bank - Commerce Twp.
Daphne Tucker - 248.926.3738
Member Since 2017
Cross Country Mortgage
Terri Ciucci - 248.568.6600
Member Since 2018
Embroidery Artists, LLC
Margaret Wright - 248.366.3124
Member Since 2015
Family Funeral Care
Stacie Zotkovich - 248.821.5119
Member Since 2018
Insight Business Coaching
Tom Powers - 248.449.5100
Member Since 2017
Knights of Technology, LLC
Eric Lipshaw - 248.215.0895
Member Since 2016
Law Office of Philip J. Weipert
Philip Weipert - 248.486.1100
Member Since 2018
LegalShield
Jim Szegi - 248.887.0728
Member Since 2008
Levin Insurance Agency
Jeff Levin - 248.531.8300
Member Since 2017
Maid Green, Inc.
Nelson Ayala - 313.389.6243
Member Since 2018
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MasterMind Consulting Network, Inc.
Jerry Scrivo - 248.779.7564
Member Since 2014
McSweeney Electric
Bob Kreza - 248.465.1045
Member Since 2008
Renewal by Andersen
Matt Allison - 734.237.1058
Member Since 2015
Signarama Novi
Beth Powers - 248.924.3324
Member Since 2018
Skull Island Camp
Kathryn Chipman - 248.789.2223
Member Since 2017
Team One Credit Union
John Hulyk - 810.730.2012
Member Since 2018
Tedder Whitlock Consulting
Kevin Whitlock - 734.542.4200
Member Since 1992
The Big Salad
Sandra LaFrance - 248.779.7550
Member Since 2017
The Neighborhoods of White Lake
Andrea Hengy - 248.618.4151
Member Since 2017
Tier One Marketing LLC
Jeanne Snyder - 313.505.5218
Member Since 2015
Walled Lake Prime Time Care
Judy Scott - 248.956.5111
Member Since 2017
Walsh College
Jason Sweet - 248.679.1402
Member Since 2012
Worthington Crossing by Redwood
Jessica Bogdan - 248.925.0415
Member Since 2018
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We've been busy!
Check out photos from our recent events ...
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1st Friday Coffee Connect at Miller House
Friday, February 1, 2019
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Awesome 1st Friday Coffee Connect at Miller House.
Thanks to our host, Julie Wells, for her hospitality. Chamber members enjoyed breakfast while networking and browsing the unique items throughout the store.
Congrats to Nichole Smith from Level One Bank on winning the gift card door prize!
If you're out & about in Commerce, don't miss Miller House at 3395 Union Lake Road. Always something new including jewelry, purses, candles, clothing, home furnishings and more ...
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Open House/Ribbon Cutting at Nock Accounting & Tax, PLC
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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Congratulations to Regina Nock of Nock Accounting & Tax, PLC on a fabulous Open House / Ribbon Cutting at her new office space. Besides her home office in Commerce, she now has a second location on Main Street in downtown Novi. Thanks for inviting us over to help celebrate!
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Education Event "Marketing 101"
Presented by Tom Powers of Insight Business Coaching
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Tom Powers from Insight Business Coaching offered tips, tools and tricks to better promote your business at our recent Marketing 101 Workshop.
We host these FREE workshops at the chamber office every month to share information from the best experts we know ... you, our members!
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3rd Thursday Coffee Connect at TDA Insurance & Financial
Thursday, February 21, 2019
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TDA Insurance & Financial was host to our 3rd Thursday Coffee and what a treat! President, Sherry Diederich, and her staff rolled out the red carpet with a fabulous continental breakfast, a terrific door prize and a goody bag for everyone in attendance.
Chamber members enjoyed networking in the lovely offices located just across the street from the chamber. Formerly a banking center, they converted the old vault into a small meeting area and some of the old safety-deposit boxes serve as an entry table.
Thanks for your hospitality and congraulations on nearly a year in this new location.
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YPG Breakfast at Walled Lake Central High School
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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The Lakes Area Young Professionals Group held a fabulous breakfast with students at Walled Lake Central High School recently. They discussed career options and offered advice on how to succeed and deal with the potentials struggles of finding just the right career fit.
Our thanks to the YPG Committee of Ali Armstrong,Chad Hartung, Audrey Ryskamp and Stacie Zotkovich as well as a HUGE thanks to Judy Evola with Walled Lake Consolidated School District for coordinating this event.
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Special thanks to AT&T as well, our 2019
Young Professionals Group sponsor.
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Spotlight Lunch at Lena's Kitchen
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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Spotlight Lunch at Lena's Kitchen is always a good thing. Great food, awesome service and fabulous company.
Thanks for braving the winter weather and joining us for lunch and conversation.
See you next month on Monday, March 18 at Sidecar Slider Bar for another fun Spotlight Lunch ...
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Ambassador "We Thank You Wednesday"
visit to
Kenny's Lakes Area Auto Experts
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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A group of our Chamber Ambassadors stopped by Kenny's Lakes Area Auto Experts to celebrate "Fat Tuesday" a little early with a Paczki delivery on We Thank You Wednesday. Kenny's is located at 490 Pontiac Trail in Walled Lake and they have been a member since 2004. Thanks for your longtime support!
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Chamber Ambassadors, led by Audrey Ryskamp from LaFontaine Subaru of Commerce Township and Pam Coffey the chamber's Membership Manager, meet monthly at the chamber office to find fun and creative ways to engage with our nearly 500 member businesses.
We thank them for all their hard work and dedication in supporting the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and our businesses.
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CONGRESSWOMAN HALEY STEVENS VISITS HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL
DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills, toured Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Twp. Rep. Stevens met with leadership from the Detroit Medical Center including Group CEO Dr. Anthony Tedeschi and Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital CEO Karima Bentounsi.
“Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is one of the great assets we have in our region,” said Stevens. “It’s a beautiful campus, accessible and that’s how we want people to think about our hospitals. Everything Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is doing is an effort to enrich our community.”
Congresswoman Stevens sits on the House Committee on Education & Labor (including the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions), and the House Committee on Science, Space & Technology. On these Committees, Congresswoman Stevens works to protect access to health care, promote manufacturing, expand educational opportunity, stand up for workers’ rights, and increase investment in critical research and development. Her priorities regarding health care focus on fixing the Affordable Care Act, ending the medical device tax, allowing people aged 55-65 to buy into Medicare and lowering the costs of prescription drugs.
Congresswoman Stevens took part in a roundtable discussion with leadership from Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and the Detroit Medical Center before taking a tour of the hospital. Discussed were efforts to fight the opioid crisis, empowering more women to pursue careers in health care and advances in cancer treatment.
“It’s good to be reminded that people with influence care about the work we do,” Bentounsi said. “The congresswoman’s visit served as a great reminder that what we do matters in the community, and our elected officials are very supportive.”
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is a full-service community teaching hospital with 158 licensed beds, including 6 pediatric beds in a partnership with Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital features the Harris Birthing Center, a regional specialty center, the Charach Cancer Treatment Center, surgical suites, cardiac services, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient diagnostic care.
The Hospital's busy emergency department treats nearly 30,000 patients each year. Cardiology services include all surgical procedures except transplant, with four cardiac catheter labs available. Orthopedics and oncology are also core service lines, with on-site radiation oncology services and a chemotherapy/infusion clinic. Obstetrics care includes high-risk pregnancy management, maternal/fetal medicine, and complete labor and delivery services. Critical care units treat cardiac, surgical, trauma, and medical cases.
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Zeal Credit Union accepting nominations for Hard Working Spirit Awards
Online applications available through
March 18, 2019
Zeal Credit Union
has launched the 2019 Hard Working Spirit Awards, inviting members to nominate deserving people who work tirelessly each day to make the community a better place.
“This is our third year to celebrate people who go the extra mile,” said Bryan Feldpausch, marketing manager for Zeal Credit Union. “Each year we’ve received so many heartwarming stories which makes us realize how important these awards are.”
Winners are individuals who display character, passion and empathy in all that they do and are positive role models in the lives of their family and friends
For more information and to submit a nomination for someone you know who is deserving or to nominate yourself, visit
www.HardWorkingSpiritAwards.com
. The winner does not need to be a member of Zeal Credit Union.
A winner will be selected from each of eight categories including skilled trades, medical, office, service industry, civil service, education, unsung hero and community superstar.
Winners will receive special recognition and a $100 VISA gift card at Zeal Credit Union’s 64th annual meeting at the Dearborn Inn on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. In addition, one lucky winner will receive the 2019 Hardest Working Member award and receive a $1,000 grand prize.
In 2018, Dawn Corey was the winner of the Hardest Working Member award. She was recognized for helping Garden City High School with all of its theater costuming and organized a “Prom Dress Sale” for students with donated gowns.
Corey also founded “Angels Above Baby Gowns,” a Michigan nonprofit organization to provide burial gowns for infants and small children. The gowns are made from donations of wedding gowns and distributed to hospitals and emergency rooms throughout Michigan.
“We look forward to reviewing the hundreds of outstanding nominations we receive each year,” said Feldpausch. “At our Annual Membership meeting, it’s truly an honor for us to meet and visit with each of these special winners.”
Known as the “hardest working credit union” in metro Detroit, Zeal Credit Union is a full-service, non-profit financial institution with more than 61,000 members, assets exceeding $570 million and 13 full-service branch offices in metro Detroit. Members also have access to more than 5,000 shared branches and nearly 30,000 ATMs nationwide. Member deposits are insured to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a U.S. government agency. For more information about Zeal Credit Union, visit the credit union website
www.ZealCreditUnion.org
or call 800-321-8570.
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Play Euchre for Hope March 23rd
MILFORD, Mich., February 19, 2019 ‑ Area residents who like to play cards and have a special place in their hearts for Michigan cancer patients, can attend the March 23rd
“Euchre for Hope” tournament at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall Post 216, 510 West Commerce Street, Milford. Benefiting the Milford-based non-profit Five Points of Hope cancer care fund, the tournament features cash prizes, a pizza and salad dinner, a live dessert auction and raffles. Pre-register for $25 at the charity’s website,
www.fivepointsofhope.com
, or pay $35 at the door, based upon availability. Pizza dinner only is $10. Table sponsorships are available for $150 and include four Euchre/dinner tickets and a table named for your business or family. Euchre for Hope is sponsored by 2 Moms and a Mop of Milford and NV Technical, a Houston, Texas, business owned by Michiganders with a huge heart for their state’s cancer patients.
Five Points of Hope raises money exclusively for Michigan cancer patients in financial crisis. Social workers request grants from the charity to help financially-strapped patients pay for essentials such as insurance deductibles, medical equipment, prescriptions and utility bills. The charity began raising money for a cancer care fund in 2001 as a memorial to founder Erin Welsh’s father Michael McCusker, who died of cancer in 1999, and in celebration of life for a family friend Beth, who is a cancer survivor. The organization achieved non-profit status in 2007 and continues to be operated entirely by volunteers with no paid staff. In 2018 the charity granted
over $70,000 in financial assistance to 165 deserving Michigan cancer patients.
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HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL
WELCOMES NEW BARIATRIC SURGEON
AND BARIATRICIAN ON STAFF
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Fariba Dayhim as the new medical director of the bariatric surgery program.
Dr. Dayhim comes to Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, where she was the founder of EMMC Nonsurgical Weight Loss. She is certified by American Board of Surgery, Board of Obesity Medicine, and is a Certified Nutrition Specialist.
“Dr. Dayhim will be an outstanding addition to the team here,” said Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital CEO Karima Bentounsi. “Having Dr. Dayhim on staff will ensure the bariatric program takes a giant leap forward as we look to continue advanced treatment in the field.”
Dr. Dayhim is both a Bariatric Surgeon and a Bariatric Physician, also known as a bariatrician. As a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon, Dr. Dayhim offers both gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, as well as revisional procedures. As a board-certified bariatrician who specializes in the medical treatment of obesity, Dr. Dayhim can also help patients who may not qualify for surgery or need significant weight loss to become safe surgical candidates. Her medically supervised weight-loss program consists of a spectrum of treatments such as strict, very low calorie, and low calorie diets to jumpstart the patients’ weight loss, balance deficit diets, and long term behavioral changes to improve nutrition and physical activity and help maintain the weight.
Dr. Dayhim received her Advanced Minimally lnvasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship from The Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, and completed her general surgery residency at New York Medical College (Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center-Lincoln Hospital Combined Program) in Bronx, NY.
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is a comprehensive weight loss center, offering surgical and nonsurgical weight loss options. The HVSH program is also a Comprehensive Bariatric Center of Excellence, and is part of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
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305 N. Pontiac Trail, Ste. A
Walled Lake 48390
Phone: 248.624.2826
Fax: 248.624.2892
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