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"Mid Michigan Matters" features community events and non-profit organizations in the Lansing/Jackson area.

Do you have an event or organization you'd like to see added to this page? Click here to let us know or contact Lori Harper at 517-367-2194.

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Michigan Collegiate Job Fair (MCJF) Print E-mail

The 45th Bi-Annual Michigan Collegiate Job Fair (MCJF) brings graduating seniors and alumni from Michigan’s colleges and universities together with more than 100 employers to meet one-on-one at this 1-day event.   MCJF is one of the state’s largest and longest-running job search events.   Jump-start your career search now!   For more information call 734-487-0400 or go on-line to the MCJF website at www.mcjf.org.

Event Date(s) and Time(s): Friday,  March 19, 2010,  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Event Location: Burton Manor Banquet & Conference Center, 27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150
Contact: 734-487-0400    www.mcjf.org
Other Information: MCJF Organization contact info:
734-487-0400
www.mcjf.org

Venue contact info and direction:
Burton Manor
734-427-9110
http://www.burtonmanor.net/

Employers interested in participating - contact Lavonda Robinette at 734-487-4271 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 
Lansing Area Ministry of Bells' Spring Ring Print E-mail

The Lansing Area Ministry of Bells (LAMB), under the direction of Lee J. Afdahl of Rochester, MN, will present its 26th Annual Spring Ring on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. at Waverly High School's gymnasium (on Snow Road between Michigan Ave. and W. St. Joseph in west Lansing).  This facility is handicapper-accessible.

The theme of the concert is "Ringing Through the Year--A Celebration of Church Seasons" and handbell arrangements of music of the church year (Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, and Christmas) will be featured.  About 200 ringers from 20 choirs will join together for massed ringing; solo numbers will also be played.  The concert is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be taken.

Event Date(s) and Time(s): Saturday, March 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
Event Location: Waverly H.S., Lansing, MI
Contact: Lorraine Finison, 321-3221, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Other Information: Waverly High School is on Snow Road between Michigan Ave. and W. St. Joseph in west Lansing.  Call 321-3221 for more information.

 
Lansing Area Ministry of Bells' Spring Ring Print E-mail

The Lansing Area Ministry of Bells (LAMB), under the direction of Lee J. Afdahl of Rochester, MN, will present its 26th Annual Spring Ring on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. at Waverly High School's gymnasium (on Snow Road between Michigan Ave. and W. St. Joseph in west Lansing).  This facility is handicapper-accessible.

The theme of the concert is "Ringing Through the Year--A Celebration of Church Seasons" and handbell arrangements of music of the church year (Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, and Christmas) will be featured.  About 200 ringers from 20 choirs will join together for massed ringing; solo numbers will also be played.  The concert is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be taken.


Event Date(s) and Time(s): Saturday, March 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
Event Location: Waverly H.S., Lansing, MI
Contact: Lorraine Finison, 321-3221, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Other Information: Waverly High School is on Snow Road between Michigan Ave. and W. St. Joseph in west Lansing.  Call 321-3221 for more information.

 
Mid-Michigan Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs Print E-mail

The Mid-Michigan Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs provides a new forum for professional of the Greater Lansing Area to share and explore ideas in a positive and supportive environment, create or strengthen existing networks for collaboration and find resources to bring ideas to life. ICE is a collaborative effort of the Michigan State University Land Policy Institute and YSG Lansing. These events are free and opent to the publifc, with refreshments provided. RSVPs are encouraged.  Please send your RSVP to Bethany Lumbert at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Attendees should bring start-up business cards and start-up and concept ideas.

Event Date(s) and Time(s): Tuesday, February 2; Tuesday March 2; Tuesday April 6.
Event Location: East Lansing Technology Innovation Center (TIC) at 325 E. Grand River (top floor) just west of Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Contact: Bethany Lumbert at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Other Information: Upcoming Scheduled Meetings and Topics:
Tuesday, February 2: What is Your Product or Service Worth?
Tuesday March 2: Angel Investors and the Businesses They Invest in.
Tuesday, April 6: Finding Customers

 
St. Vincent Catholic Charities Print E-mail

St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC) has been providing vital services to the Mid-Michigan area since 1948.  Annually, STVCC provides services to thousands of children, families and adults, of all beliefs, who are in need.  STVCC services include, counseling services, family preservation, foster care, St. Vincent Catholic Charities Children's Home, adoption, Housing Services for the Homeless, Refugee Services and STVCC Immigration Law Clinic.  The financial support of our community combined with the compassion and expertise of the STVCC staff help children and families who are living in crisis to find safety so they can begin to transform their lives.

Thank you Mid-Michigan for helping to shelter the homeless, welcome the stranger and protect the vulnerable.  When we help one child, we strengthen our community as a whole.

To learn more about STVCC, the public is welcome to schedule a Tour of Hope.  Invite your friends, family or colleagues to take a one hour tour of the heart at St. Vincent Catholic Charities Campus, or we can bring the tour to your home, place of business, or church.  To learn more contact St. Vincent Catholic Charities at (517) 323-4734 ext. 1205 or visit our web site at www.stvcc.org.  There are also regularly scheduled Tours of Hope on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Event Date(s) and Time(s): Tours of Hope are scheduled around the availability of attendees
Event Location: 2800 W. Willow St. Lansing MI 48917
Contact: Julie Reynolds Picot Community Relations & Marketing Director / (517)323-4734 ext. 1202/ This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Other Information: www.stvcc.org
St. Vincent Catholic Charities
2800 W. Willow St.
Lansing, MI 48917

 
A "Taste of Michigan" at Farewell 75th Visiting Chef Series Event Print E-mail
The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center will feature five award-winning Michigan chefs at their "Taste of Michigan," 75th Visiting Chef Series event November 18-19, including Chef Eve Aronoff (eve Restaurant, Ann Arbor), Chef Brian Polcyn (Forest Grill, Birmingham), Chef Benjamin Meyer (Chen Chow Brasserie, Birmingham), Chef Don Yamauchi (MotorCity Casino, Detroit) and Pastry Chef Patricia Nash (MotorCity Casino, Detroit)

The chefs will come together to share their cooking secrets as part of a five-course meal cooking demonstration on Wednesday, November 18. The following night, Thursday, November 19, the chefs will prepare a dinner for guests to enjoy in The State Room Restaurant. Both the demonstration and dinner will also feature accompanying wine.

The Visiting Chef Series was originated in 1998 by Gordon Sinclair of Gordon Restaurant in Chicago and MSU's Joel Heberlein, director of the Spartan Hospitality Group for the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services (former general manager for the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center).

"The first chef to kick off the series was Gordon Sinclair's executive chef, Don Yamauchi," said Joel Heberlein of Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center. "After 11 years and 75 events, Chef Yamauchi will return to celebrate a 'Taste of Michigan'' at this, our final Visiting Chef Series Event."

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