June General Membership Meeting Minutes
GCBA General Membership Meeting June 13, 2025
In attendance: Mike Walker, Jackie Perrydore, Joe Bartley, Sharon Hassett, Elaine Salter, Matt Miller, Sue Bellows, Dawn Parker, Amy Smith, Natalie Thurmond, Karen Herzog, Amy Smith, Cathy & Dave Courtney
Call to order 9:11 am
Welcome guests and new members.
Lots of new members this month. Saturn Puffs Freeze Dried Sweets, Cherry Hill Dental
Center, Loafin’ around, Jay Works, Fanatic U, Wayne
County Lyfe, DJ Designs, Grayghost Custom Makers.
Approval of April minutes - No minutes taken at the May evening networking event.
Motion to approve April’s minutes, Natalie & Sue motion carries
Treasurer's report: Joe will supply an actual treasurer's report each month to pass out with the minutes and agenda. Beginning in July.
Treasurer's report to be filed
Presidents report:
We’re all volunteers - and we’re growing. Please help us out, offer to volunteer.
We attended a grand opening at the realtors office where Hershey’s shoes used to be. The office is beautifully decorated.
MITP is almost here!
Save the date cards are still available.
Vendor show - we have approximately 25 vendors, but not all will be at all 3 shows.
Contest - we printed a passport that they can take to each vendor, who will initial them. Once they’ve gathered their initials, they can bring their card to the GCBA table and we’ll convert them to raffle tickets.
Merch - with our July band being the Magic Bus, we purchased merch - tye dyed bandannas, head bands, round glasses, peace sign necklaces, etc to sell at each event. We will encourage our attendees to dress in hippy garb in July.
The GCBA table will be the large concrete counter at the north side of the park. All the 50/50 tickets and merch will be at this table. This is where the raffle tickets will be turned in as well. We also have bags to pass out to anyone who wants them to use to pick up merch from all the vendors.
The main bathrooms at the park have been given a mural paint job - looks awesome
Gary from the DDA inserted poles into the ground at GC Park at each entrance which will be where our new banners will be placed. No more hammering in the poles. These inserts will be available to any other groups that want to hang a banner. Pop a Card in your yard will also install the sign at the commons at ford / middlebelt the week of each MITP event.
Cornhole - GC Mini Golf is sponsoring a corn hole at the Park for any attendees to use free of charge.
Member spotlight:
Natalie Thurmond - Westland resident, Shaklee Ambassador - watch for hidden chemicals in your cleaning products and foods
Matt Miller - GC City Hall. Middlebelt Rd is being resurfaced from Ford Rd to Warren. The next lucky squirrel is July 19, always looking for volunteers 734-793-1640 to reach Matt to volunteer
The city received a grant for sidewalks to any homes that don’t currently have a sidewalk. The old ordinance requiring homeowners to put in sidewalks before they could sell their homes has been put on hold for now. Also doing intersection improvements that will meet the ADA requirements for proper grade.
AAUW is a non profit organization that supports equality for women. Their large fund raiser, which is their children’s play, will be in February and be Snow White & the & Dwarfs. They provide scholarships to young women. Garden City High School is a recipient.
Karen Herzog She sells at local craft shows and vendor shows. She just joined the GCBA today.
Cathy & Dave from GC Rotary - they will be collecting school supplies at both the July & August MITP and they also have boxes at City Hall & the Library where they can be dropped off. They also collect coats for kids in need.
Amy Smith - Mary Kay beauty consultant
Sharon - Auto’s for Autism is Monday at the Middle School 4:00 - 9:00pm
GC Garden Club garden walk is July 12. The farmhouse will have a lunch, vendor show & backyard bouquet contest. Tickets are available at Barson’s Greenhouse.
Elaine Salter - Elaine’s Gift Baskets
Joe Bartley J&J Taxes & More - payroll, bookkeeping, tax preparation, property management. J&J Taxes will have a basket raffle separate from the GCBA raffles. He will start a scholarship program for GC Schools for a student that will be studying accounting in college.
Mike Walker - Liberty Tax Ford/Middlebelt. Tax preparation, 10 week tax school Medicare / Health Insurance
Jackie National Realty Centers - hometown realtor
Adjourn 9:48 am
