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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

Yvonne Fleener, executive with LCC’s Business Resumption Plan. Depending on
director of Helping Hands the specific needs of their course, faculty and staff have
Respite Care, was reappointed implemented protocols like wearing additional PPE,
by Governor Whitmer to the regularly disinfecting equipment and the classroom,
Statewide Independent Living and scheduling students to maintain limited numbers
Council and elected to serve within the labs.
as the Council’s chairperson.
Helping Hands Respite Care is a Mason Public Schools (MPS) celebrated the
Fleener
nonprofit organization providing completion of the tennis court construction project
home care services and adult day services to seniors on Sept. 17. In March, the MPS Board approved
with memory loss and adult with disabilities. plans to move forward with the renovation and
expansion of the existing tennis courts located
Junior Achievement of Mid- at Mason High School. Utilizing sinking fund Tandem Studios, a creative marketing agency
Michigan (JAMM) welcomes dollars, the District began renovation of the eight based in Lansing, is proud to announce the
Dan Lovejoy of Delta Dental existing courts and built four additional courts to launch of the RELAUNCH Greater Lansing
of Michigan to its Board of accommodate the competition level of the Mason website, www.relaunchgreaterlansing.com.
Directors. Dan shared that “ the High School tennis teams. Designed and developed in partnership with the
opportunity to impact, help and the RELAUNCH Greater Lansing: Economic
learn from our young people Capital Area United Way and InstaShield will be Rehabilitation Task Force, the website helps
is what makes me very excited distributing 10,000 face shields to area nonprofits businesses and organizations in the Lansing region
Lovejoy
to participate with Junior and schools. InstaShield is an affordable, convenient navigate through and adjust to new realities brought
Achievement. I like the idea of using our real-world face shield that attaches to your favorite baseball cap. forth by the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more
experiences and bringing that into the classroom to The company is making this donation part of its about Tandem Studios, visit www.gotandem.biz.
build on the education they are already receiving”. Million-Shield Challenge.

PEOPLE NEWS

Officials from the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of
approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 2021
National Merit Scholarship Program. Twenty
students from Eaton and Ingham County High
Schools made the list. Congratulations to these
students on this accomplishment. 2021 National
Merit semifinalists from the Lansing region include:
Dansville High School, Elizabeth R. Troia; East
Lansing High School, Eliza N. Lane; Grand
Ledge High School, Cooper J. Evans; Leslie High
School, Chase S. Lewis; Okemos High School, First National Bank of Michigan (FNBM)
Abigail V. Bartley, Riddhi Bhattacharya, Baran announced the Oct, 5 relocation of their Loan
Demir, Jayden D. Elliott, Ravdeep S. Grewal, Production office and opening of their new branch
Fergal B. Hennessy, Eric J. Huang, Taerin Kim, to 101 S. Washington Square, Suite 100 in Lansing.
Joonbum Lee, Sophia Lee, Maxim Q. Li, Sophia The new FNBM branch and office space is located
Y. Liu, Ian R. Loree, Rayan Mughal and Brighty on the corner of Michigan Ave. and Washington
Renli; Williamston High School, Ethan Egger. Square. The Lansing location is the sixth branch for
All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 7,600 First National Bank of Michigan, which has three
National Merit Scholarship awards worth more than branches in Kalamazoo County, one in downtown
$30 million, to be awarded in spring 2021. Grand Rapids, and one in Holland.
Mason Public Schools officially cut the ribbon
COMPANY NEWS Lansing Community College has launched a on both Alaiedon and North Aurelius Elementary
series of Courageous Conversations: A Bridge to buildings after 15 months of construction. Both
As the fall 2020 semester reaches the two-month Undoing Racism led by Dr. Tonya Bailey, chief projects, which were funded through the District’s
mark, Lansing Community College continues to diversity officer, LCC. On the heels of an historic $69.7 million bond, broke ground in April 2019.
emphasize remote learning and work, except for resolution adopted unanimously last June by the Improvements to both schools included a new
limited hands-on classes and essential workers on LCC Board of Trustees to address racial injustice multi-purpose room, additional classrooms, and
campus. The college made the decision to focus on through equity and inclusion, the college is moving a new secure entry. Mechanical and electrical
online learning to ensure the wellbeing of the campus forward with hard, but necessary courageous upgrades, layout changes and remodeling were
community remains their top priority. Switching to conversations. Using a dialogue style format, also included in the project. In addition, site
an online-only environment in March has not come participants interact in conversations, conduct improvements and expanded parking will make
without its challenges, but students and employees self-reflections, active listening, and group learning student pick-up and drop-off safer when in-person
have adapted well. In addition to following all college to discuss often difficult topics while making instruction resumes. The completion of these two
wide safety standards, every face-to-face or hybrid deliberate strides toward being a “brave space” to projects wrap up Phase 1 of a three-phase capital
course was required to develop a safety plan that aligns discuss race, equity, and inclusion. improvement project for the District. Phase 2 of

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