Associated Food Dealers PRSRT STD 18470 W. 10 Mile Rd. U S. Postage Southfield, Ml 48075 PAID DETROIT,Ml Address Service Requested PERMIT#36 The official publication of the Associated Food Dealers of Michigan Working hard for our members Inside AFD urges Detroiters America’s new war is cause to unite • See page 3 to get involved with Spartan announces With our Great Lakes, mitten-shaped peninsula is community ed programs Angel’s Night inland lakes and abundance your home and a great one it • See page 5 of rich, fertile soil, Michigan is. Over the past few years, Porch Light Program - MLCC Meeting Minutes harvests a wide variety of In this issue we profile and thanks to the thousands Residents and businesses are • See page 8 agricultural products. From Michigan companies and of Detroiters who volunteer, asked to turn on the front and apples to zucchini, we are provide information on the City of Detroit has been back outside lights between The Little Red Wagon fortunate to live in a state that products that are made in able to greatly reduce the dusk and dawn on October 29 that Could • See page 27 provides a healthy variety of Michigan. We also feature a number of arson fires during through 31. fruits, vegetables, meat, fish special section dedicated to the days surrounding Eyes and Ears - Meet Rep. Woodward and foul. Michigan is also a Michigan wines. Take a look! Halloween. Businesses are needed to • See page 34 great state in which to do There are many reasons that This year, Detroit’s 300th watch their neighborhoods business. From the we can be proud of our state. birthday, has seen tall ships throughout the Halloween distributor that sells his We dedicate this issue to the sailing on its river, Stevie period. Volunteers are asked products out of a station bounty our soil provides and Wonder singing under the to carefully watch their wagon to the food­ the food and beverage-related stars and the opening of an neighborhood, being aware manufacturing giants, companies that choose to Nation’s food expanded science center. when something out of the Michigan is home to them all. make this great state their There is no doubt that Detroit ordinary occurs and call 9-1-1 retailers unite to Whether you were “Made in home. Michigan product and is moving in the right whenever something illegal Michigan” yourself, or business profiles begin on support disaster direction. The city wants to happens; don’t assume adopted this state as your page 32. relief effort continue that momentum and someone else will make the is once again asking for the own later in life, this funny, Donations of food, money call. They should also help of its residents and and emergency assistance become familiar with any businesses. begins just hours after attack. vacant or abandoned Food retailers across Every Halloween, the structures in the Talking America have been citizens and businesses of neighborhood and make a responding to the recent Detroit make a strong point of checking on them as terrorist attacks with statement to would-be often as possible. Turkey donations of money, food, arsonists: We care about our Other ways to help: Helping others has its city and we will protect it! water, blood and other • Remove debris around rewards! Angels' Night 2001, emergency assistance to the perimeter of your For the 21 year, AFD is rescue and relief efforts, scheduled for October 29 business. sponsoring its annual Turkey according to the Food through 31 and led by Mayor funds and distributing • Notify your waste Drive. The turkey drive Marketing Institute (FMI). Dennis W. Archer, will once turkeys. It is truly disposal company to empty committee has pledged to put ‘Time and again, food again unite more than 30,000 heartwarming to be a part of your receptacle on a bird on the Thanksgiving retailers across this great concerned metro Detroiters in our annual Turkey Drive and OCTOBER 30. table of over 1,700 Metro country have rallied together to know that together, we a common goal - to stop • Carefully monitor your Detroit families that may not to help disaster victims,” said those who want to destroy the have brightened the day for sale of products containing otherwise be able to enjoy FMI President and CEO Tim city. all these needy families. To Hammonds flammable liquid. this special meal. Here’s what you can do: help, or to make a donation, “This list was compiled To volunteer call (313) You can make a Adopt-a-Building - call Michele MacWilliams at just three days after the 224-4415 or sign up on the difference! We always Volunteers will watch the (248) 557-9600. terrorist attacks and is just a City’s website at welcome your help in raising sample of the outpouring of vacant and abandoned www.ci.detroit.mi.us from our industry,” commercial buildings that might become the targets of A Toast to Michigan wines See Disaster relief, arsonists during the three-day Join us on Friday, October 26 for AFD’s popular wine-tasting event. Toast page 6 Halloween period. The city Michigan: Savor the Flavor of Michigan Wines at the Excalibur Banquet Hall in is asking for volunteers to Southfield from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. Over 50 Michigan wines will be available watch a vacant commercial for tasting from 17 different wineries. structure for a six-hour Tickets are just $30 per person and are available at the door or by calling period, from 6 p.m. to AFD at (248) 557-9600. midnight on October 30 and Encourage your customers to attend and learn more about our state's wines! call 9-1-1 to report suspicious AFD can provide postcards and small posters to any store that would like to activity. promote this event to their customers. More information and a program begin on page 28. Visit our Web site at: www.afdom.org OFFICERS President’s Message Sam Dallo, Chairman In N' Out Foods, Region 4 Terry Farida, Vice Chair, Future Planning L Value Center Markets Fred Dally, Vice Chair, Legislation Medicine Chest America’s new war is cause to unite Gary Davis, Vice Chair, Membership Tom Davis & Sons Dairy Co. Ronnie Jamil, Treasurer Mug & Jug Liquor Stores said, "no one should be singled out firefighters. They are our true heroes, Chris Zebari, Secretary for their ethnic background or their who risk their lives every day for our New Hudson Food Market religious faith." safety. EMERITUS DIRECTORS Let no one turn against our own Help by giving blood. Call the Bill Viviano American brothers and sisters, Red Cross and make an appointment House of Prime Mark Karmo regardless of race or religion. to donate blood. The Southeast Golden Valley Food Center Instead, let's use these horrific events Michigan phone number is 1-800- Nabby Yono Orchard Food Center as stepping-stones to understanding. 448-3543. Even though they have Frank Arcori Yes we are shaken, but we are not been bombarded with blood V O S. Buying Group beaten. We must continue with our donations, they will still need more Amir Al-Naimi Joy-Thrifty Scot______ lives, building strength through unity. next month. RETAIL DIRECTORS If there ever was a time to forget Donate money too. The Red Cross Phyllis DeSmet our differences, this is that time. 1-800-435-7669 and the Salvation Spartan Stores. Inc. Region 3 By Joe Sarafa Right now. we must reach out to our Army are both excellent organizations Jim Garmo AFD President that are working to help those Shopper s Valley Market. Region 2 neighbors and do whatever we can to James Hooks As the rubble is cleared from the help each other. Our industry has devastated by these events. To donate Metro Foodland terrorist attacks of September 11, many already rallied to aid those hurt by the to the Salvation Army, put "bomb Raad Kathawa of us are searching to make sense out of relief' in the memo portion of your Ryan's Foods. Region 1 attacks and I thank everyone who Alaa Naimi the chaos. traveled to New York to lend a hand check and send it to 16130 Northland Thrifty Scot Supermarket I truly believe that Americans are and those who gave money, sent Drive. Southfield, MI 48075. Vic Ventimiglia, Jr. fundamentally decent, peace-loving and Vic's World Class Market products or donated blood. You can get your customers and Thomas Welch compassionate people. We struggle, Now it is time to help each other employees involved in the donation Hollywood Super Markets particularly now. to know the right cope. process by agreeing to match the Brian Yaldoo Woodward Long Lake Shell thing and to do it. And we are, the Show your patriotism by flying an funds that they give to the cause. Jerry Yono overwhelming majority of us. people of American flag. Let your customers Have them bring their donations to Imperial Sunoco faith, believers in a just and loving God. know that we stand together - your place of business (checks SUPPLIER DIRECTORS We are in pain now. We are regardless of race, creed or color - preferred, made out to the charitable Brian Belobradic mourning and we are in shock. Some and that we share in the shock, organization). Set a deadline for all Anheuser-Busch. Inc. Frank Bodi may feel angry and want to lash out concern and grief of these terrible donations. Keep a tally of the amount Seagram Americas against Americans of Middle Eastern events. If you don't have the ability of donations and post a sign - that Al Chittaro descent.