CREW Detroit April 2008 e-news

 

Annual Bring-A-Guest/Be-a-Guest meeting is May 5

Event:  CREW Detroit Bring-a- Guest/Be-a-Guest party

Date:    Monday, May 5

Time:   4 – 6 p.m.

Location: Sweet Lorraine’s, 29101 Greenfield Road, Southfield

Cost:    $40 for members and guests before or on April 28; an additional $10 after

Register: by April 28; online registration coming soon to www.crewdetroit.org

Other:  All guests and members who bring guests will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Sweet Lorraine’s gift certificate.

 

Detroit’s April 18 CREW Careers™ - sponsorship opportunities big and small still available

CREW Careers™ Building Opportunities is coming to downtown Detroit’s Compuware Center on Friday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  This exciting, interactive one-day educational program will introduce more than 40 high school age girls from the Detroit Public School’s Career & Technical Education program to career opportunities in commercial real estate.  Co-chair Alicia Buisst has these messages:

  • Sponsorship:  Ladies! We invite you to join with us and help carry the CREW Careers banner over the 'finish line'!  We are still welcoming money and in-kind donations so please contact Norma Beuter at beuter@comcast.net with your donation as soon as possible.   Thank you!
  • Volunteers:  You may have realized that it’s almost event day, you want to volunteer but you haven't had the time yet...not a problem!  Contact any of the core committee members as soon as possible: Alicia Buisst, CREW Careers co-chair, 734.747.7737; Janet Stevens, CREW Careers co-chair, 313.253.4757 or Beth Bailey, curriculum co-chair, 248.336.9989   The more talented CREW Detroit members we have on event day, all the better for our young charges from DPS.  
  • CREW Detroit:  CREW Careers will enrich the lives of more than 40 young women of the Detroit Public School system and more than 50 (yes 50!) CREW members who are committed to volunteering for this event.    We invite you to add your voice to CREW Careers - with either your time or sponsorship.   CREW Careers is taking us all to "the next level".

 

Don’t miss Synergy on April 23

The 7th annual Synergy, Michigan’s annual commercial real estate conference, is slated for Wednesday, April 23, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.  CREW Detroit is again a partner organization for this one-day event featuring leading edge industry speakers and the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.  Registration is $195 before April 1 and $220.  For program and sponsorship details, click here (http://www.synergymichigan.com/).

 

BAG meeting goody bag donations sought

The membership committee asks members and sponsors to donate items for goody bags distributed to all guests attending the May 5 Bring-a-Guest/Be-a-Guest meeting. Suggestions include markers, pens, chocolate, post-its, etc., in a quantity of 40.  Please contact Julia Baran at 248-816-4824 or julia.baran@bankofamerica.com  for more information.  Please mark your calendars and find potential CREW members to bring to this fun networking event.

 

2008 Impact Awards issues call for entries and adds third category

The CREW Detroit Impact Awards’ 2008 call for entries is underway. New this year is a special recognition award given to deserving new or redevelopment project smaller than 50,000 square feet. 

Submit your successful projects completed between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, by returning the intent-to-enter form in the call for entries, available online (http://www.crewdetroit.org/docs/08IAcall.pdf) or arriving soon in your mail.  For additional printed copies of the call for entries brochure, contact Norma Beuter at beuter@comcast.net

 

Rent-a-ringer for charity at June 24 CREW golf outing

New at this year’s CREW Detroit golf outing: CREW’s Rent-A-Ringer program lets golfers pay $10 to have a “ringer” make a shot for them at the tee or green of non-prize hole.  Proceeds will benefit the ringer's charity of choice or they can be allocated to CREW's charities of choice: Alternatives for Girls (AFG) and CREW Foundation.  More details and a list of ringers here (http://www.crewdetroit.org/golfringer.htm)

 

Golf outing registration opens

Online registration for CREW Detroit’s 12th annual golf outing, scheduled for June 24 at Fox Hills in Plymouth, is now open here (https://www.registrationfactory.com/v3/default.cfm?EventUUID=784340E5).  Learn more about the event and the wide range of sponsorship options here (http://www.crewdetroit.org/golf.htm).

 

DEGC seeks Detroit sites for ICSC ReCon showcase

The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) invites CREW Detroit members to submit commercial real estate sites in the city of Detroit to DEGC’s showcase of properties for the International Council of Shopping Center's (ICSC) annual ReCon Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas May 18 through 21.  It’s free; participants simply submit property spec sheets including a photo and their contact information to the DEGC’s Tara Smith, a CREW Detroit member, at tasmith@degc.org.  For uniformity and consistency, DEGC incorporates each property’s individual information into a DEGC marketing piece designed to showcase sites to national retailers and developers at the conference.  Participants will have an opportunity to review their information before it goes to print.  Not all sites will be selected; “prime” real estate receives first priority, Smith says.  For more information, contact Tara by e-mail or at 313.237.4626.

 

BOMA Detroit offers CREW members discount for May 15 program

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of metro Detroit invites CREW Detroit members to attend its May 15 breakfast program, “The Y in the road: A map for the emerging workforce,” at Pi in Southfield.  CREW members may register at the BOMA member rate of $40, a $20 discount.  Tracy Wymer, Knoll senior director of research, strategy & media, will present results from Knoll’s yearlong study examining Generation Y and the workplace.  The event kicks off with registration at 8 a.m.; view more details here (http://www.bomadet.org/pdfs/05-15-2008%20Generations.pdf)

 

New quarterly "Breakfast with the Board" networking

CREW Detroit’s board is introducing a series of informal breakfast networking meetings hosted CREW Detroit board members. The CREW Detroit membership has been assigned to board members according to their work locations. Each board member will host quarterly breakfast networking sessions with this group of members, as a way of getting to know each other and finding ways to support each other. It's also an opportunity for board members to hear directly from CREW members about what's working and what's not working, so that together we can grow the organization. Please join us!

 

Upcoming communication deadlines:

May e-news:  May 5 – copy due; May 7 – blast sent

2nd quarter newsletter:  May 12 – copy due; May 19 – issue sent

June e-news: June 2 – copy due; June 4 – blast sent

 

Please send all news/photos to Ann Tappan, communications committee, ann@writettpoint.com or fax: 248.646.4318