Weekly Meetings

Presentation on "WAR" (Women at Risk) International - Bethany Bratt & Rachel Olexa. Bethany enjoys public speaking on oppression, raising the poverty IQ in communities, alleviating poverty and trafficking. I was abducted in 1996 and that spurred my passion to work with other women who are coming out of trauma. Women and men who have […]

Edward J. Robinette, President of Robinettes Inc.  Born 1963, the oldest of 3 brothers He is the fourth generation of my family to work the farm here in Grand Rapids Graduate of Northview High School.  BS in Horticulture from Michigan State University in 1985 Returned to the farm in 1985 to work with my father […]

Detail to follow   12pm-1:30 pm University Club (top floor of 5/3 bank bldg) 111 Lyon St NW Grand Rapids MI 49503 As always free parking in their lot

May 14, the Grand Rapids Lions provide a recognition award to two high school students from each of the five GR public high schools, the two Catholic high schools, the Christian high school and East Grand Rapids high school. The award recipients are selected by their respective principal and their guidance counselors. Awards are given […]

Creators, Leslie Hooker and Suzanne Wilcox, each have a son with a disability. Suzanne for 18 years has owned an educational consulting business that advocates for families and children with disabilities. Suzanne has started other nonprofits relating to children with disabilities in Ohio. Suzanne was on the International Dyslexia Association in Columbus, OH for five years. […]

No Luncheon Meeting, come out to Eyeglass Recycling 6pm-8pm - NO DINNER!!!  Packing up to move to our new location Jamark Laboratories (Surgeon’s Secret) 4282 Brockton Dr SE Ste D Grand Rapids MI 49512   At Noon, is a FULL Board (Executives and Board of Directors) meeting at ABVI!!! See you there.

Our Guest Speaker, Dr. Mark Trail M.D.  will be presenting about artificial intelligence applications for breast cancer detection on mammograms. Dr. Trail works out of Metro Health-University of Michigan Health Interventional Radiology See you Sept 3, 2019 for our first luncheon meeting to be held at the University Club, (top of the 5/3 bldg) 111 […]

Come hear Mike Murray, Retail specialist with Colliers International, and Shari Veldman.  They will speak to us on Tuesday, Sept 10, 2019. Mike Murray is a retail specialist with Colliers International, and has been with the company since 1996. His honesty and attention to meeting client's needs has been his primary asset in providing real […]

Our guest Speakers are Attah Obande and Arlene Campbelle, directors of SpringGR.  SpringGR is a training, mentoring, and networking program designed to help budding entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids turn their ideas into thriving businesses. SpringGR uses the business model canvas (think of it like a road map for starting a business) to help entrepreneurs develop […]