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lansingchamber.org MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Union’s ongoing charity partner. CATA’s weekday express service 100% of the raised funds going
New Hope Pet Rescue’s mission has declined to single digits. To directly to gifts for families. The
is to provide a means to place better allocate fleet resources, the Youth Services team will deliver
unwanted, adoptable animals in current 40-foot buses assigned Blaffle packages over the holidays.
appropriate, loving homes. to Route 46 Mason Limited and
Route 48 Williamston-Webberville The Crosstown Showdown between
Limited were replaced by 25-foot the Lansing Lugnuts and the
paratransit buses effective, Monday, Michigan State Spartans is 86 days
Jan. 10. The smaller vehicles can away and counting, set for 7:05 p.m.
accommodate up to 15 passengers. on Wednesday, April 6, at Jackson
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Customers traveling from Mason, Field . Two days later, the Lugnuts
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Webberville and Williamston to will raise the curtain on their 26th
downtown Lansing will continue season, hosting the Lake County
to receive the same fixed-route Captains at 6:05 p.m. on Friday,
service they are accustomed to – April 8, opening a 132-game High-A
the same service hours traveling Central season, concluding Sunday,
the same route at the same fare. Sept. 11.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion
(ODI) at Lansing Community
College held a Racial Healing and
Transformation Week from Jan.
Suzanne Hanses, DO, a surgeon at 17-21. The week was filled with
McLaren Greater Lansing Breast essential and timely conversations
Care Center, is a veteran when it on racial healing, equity and justice.
comes to participating in medical As part of the National Day of
mission trips. Hanses started her Racial Healing, ODI offered films
volunteerism through the Peace and discussions, guest speakers
Corps in 1978, where she was and experts in racial healing, the
stationed in Liberia, West Africa. On Nov. 20, 2021, the Great Lakes continuation of the Courageous
Since then, Dr. Hanses goes on Christian College Crusaders Conversations series, and virtual
mission trips as often as she can. women’s soccer team defeated healing space. Learn more at
Forty-three years later, Dr. Hanses, the Arlington Baptist University www.lcc.edu/racialhealing. l
and a group of other medical Patriots at the Austin-Tindall Sports
professionals and volunteers from Complex in Kissimmee, Florida, by
various other states, arrived back a score of two to one in the 2021 Chamber
in Liberia for a two-week medical National Christian College Athletic
mission trip from Oct. 8-22, 2021, Association Division II national Events
through the Bridges of Hope championship game. The Crusaders
organization. Bridges of Hope is a overcame the adversity of the Your
non-profit organization focused season, finishing with 13 wins, four Connection to
on providing quality health care, losses, and one tie. The Crusaders
clean water, and education in have earned their first NCCAA Professional
Liberia and has often focused on Division II national championship in Development and
school and church building in the just two seasons. Networking Success
Liberian communities. Through
past connections, Hanses was This year, Peckham raised From professional
contacted through the organization more than $8,000 in the Blaffle development to
to participate in the group’s first fundraiser. The Blaffle is a blessing networking, the Lansing
medical mission trip. Dr. Hanses and a raffle campaign, hosted Regional Chamber of
and Leandra Jelinek, DO, chief by Peckham Youth Services, Commerce hosts
surgical resident at McLaren that provides a way for staff to events to fit every need.
Greater Lansing, participated in contribute to team members
the trip and provided surgical and their families who may be A full list of events is
assistance and medical education. experiencing significant hardships located on the
this season. Through this act of Chamber Calendar
With fewer commuters traveling generosity and kindness, Peckham on the LRCC website.
to downtown Lansing, demand for can bless nearly 100 people, with
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