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DaimlerChrysler Management Club
Magazine
Leader
January 2007 Vol. 47 No. 5
Steve King and the Dittilies to be featured at the
4th Annual Valentine’s Day Party
group. Playing over 200 dates a year,
in every conceivable venue they continue to set attendance records at
their many concert appearances. The
band has built a solid reputation for
family oriented fun, playing music
that never fails to spark great memories and ignite those dancing shoes.
Steve King and the Dittilies
Please plan on attending our 4th
annual Valentine’s Day Party at the
Community House of Birmingham on
Saturday, February 10th.
LOCATION:
Community House
in Birmingham
380 South Bates Street
Birmingham, MI
Phone: (248) 644-5832
TIME: 6:00 p.m. Social Hour
7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:45 p.m. Presentation
COST: $30
Hosting this year’s party will be none
other than Steve King and the Dittilies.
With a track record that spans over
three decades, this nine member
group has become a Metropolitan
Detroit institution. The Dittilies brand
of high energy music from the 40’s
through 90’s along with their wit and
rapport with the audience have created legions of fans from every age
Directions to
the Community
House in
Birmingham
from DCTC:
This event will begin with a social
hour at 6:00 PM. We have 200 tickets
available, priced at $30 per person.
Tickets can be purchased from your
Multi-Mac beginning on January 15th.
This is a wonderful opportunity to
spend an evening with your significant other and with your friends from
the office. Hope to see you there!
Take Woodward south to
Maple. West on Maple to Bates
Street. Turn left onto Bates
Street. Community House is
down 3 blocks on your left.
Recommended parking is in the
lot directly across the street
from the Community House.
In This Issue...
Josh Grobin Concert ................4
Nitro Night / Auto Show ............5
Ticket Deadline
February 1, 2007
Corporate Night Photos ............7
See Your Multi-Mac for Tickets
Feather Bowling ......................10
Fall Trip Photos ......................8-9
President’s
Corner
Dave Schulz
I’d like to wish all of you a Happy New
Year! Hopefully, we all had a wonderful time over the Christmas break celebrating the joys of the Christmas
season with family and loved ones.
As we roll up our sleeves and get
back to the business of making and
selling great vehicles in 2007, I just
wanted to share with you some of the
exciting events your Management
Club has planned for you.
This year’s North American
International Auto Show will be run-
2 - January 2007
ning from January 13th through 21st.
For those of you that didn’t know, the
money we raise from selling tickets to
the show is our club’s biggest revenue
generator. We have the tickets available now for you from our Multi-Macs.
Buying your tickets through the club
allows us to raise the money we need
to bring you first class events throughout the rest of the year.
While we’re talking about the Auto
Show, each of us should make it a
personal goal in 2007 to use all of our
Friends and Family, and Employee
Control numbers. We’re all on the
same team; let’s support our company by promoting our products!
On January 26th the club is putting
on a Multi-Mac breakfast meeting.
Our Multi-Macs are the first line of
contact with our membership and
potential new members. We are
grateful for their service. The purpose
of the breakfast meeting on the 26th
is to review the responsibilities of a
Multi-Mac, get to know one another,
distribute information on upcoming
activities, review the Management
Club website and database, and
answer any questions. We have
approximately 150 dedicated members who serve in this position.
Please plan on attending if you are a
current Multi-Mac or would be interested in serving the club in this
capacity. A continental style breakfast
will be served, courtesy of the club.
Bring any new ideas you have on how
we can better serve our members.
Saturday February 10th is the date
for our Valentine’s Party. This year’s
band is Steve King and the Dittlies.
We only have 200 tickets available,
this may be a sellout. Our surveys
show we love the Community House;
this should be another great party.
The 2007 Sport’s Night will be held
this year on March 20th, and we’re
happy to announce we have Kyle
Petty as our guest speaker. A great
treat for racing enthusiasts.
I hope one of your resolutions this
year is to attend Management Club
events. We have an opening for a
speaker in April; please feel free to
contact me with any ideas or suggestions at ds31@daimlerchrysler.com
Dave Schulz
ds31@daimlerchrysler.com
T/L 776-8227
(248) 576-8227
Committee Notes
Retiree’s Reporter
Mark your calendars and save
Saturday, February 10, 2007 as the
date for the Fourth Annual Valentine’s
Party. The Program Committee has
arranged for what has become an
annual event, this year, to be held at
the Birmingham Community Center.
Steven King and the Dittilies will provide your dance music for the
evening. Their high energy music
never fails to bring back memories
and make your feet want to move.
Have you ever realized how many
times in your life you’ve made choices? You actually decide what to do,
what to wear, or even what to eat
many times per day, per week or per
month. Most of the time you opt to
do something without thinking or really realizing or caring whether it is
good or bad for you.
The ticket cost is $30.00 per person.
Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with
dinner following at 7:00 p.m. If you
would like to attend, please send
your check to my address below. All
purchased tickets will be available at
the door.
Ed Mosier
30460 Nye
Livonia, MI 48154
Phone: 734 425 3073
Jim Butler (Director Area Z)
PH. 248-634-4805
Chuck Genetti (Co-chairman Area Z)
Ph. 810-435-3267
In November, you voted for many
people or proposals. It doesn’t matter which party you favored, the
choice was yours to elect and thereby voice your opinion. You even had
the choice to vote or not to vote if
you were so inclined.
By the end of 2006 you had to make
choices on medical coverage, prescriptions with Medicare D and other
vision, dental or hearing options. You
may even have had the option of
using the insurance provided to your
spouse or staying with the company
you’ve been insured with if it was
available to you on a fee for service
basis. For some people there were
so many choices that it could be
overwhelming.
When you look back, you’ve had the
opportunity of choice virtually all your
life, even as a child, you didn’t like all
the rules your parents made which
limited your choices. You may have
selected your college or university,
your workplace, the mate you married
or divorced and the car and house
you own or lease.
Retiree’s
Corner
Most of the time the options exercised or chosen are not good for a
lifetime. You may change jobs several
times, live in a few different houses
or apartments and even move to
other states or foreign countries. As
your needs or outlooks change, you
are sometimes forced to make an
undesirable choice. It is still your
choice and as the old expression says
“just live with it.”
John Zablotny
586-575-9809
4799 Stanley
Warren, Mi 48092
jazablotny@juno.com
PS —
If you don’t like something change it;
if you can’t change it, change the way
you think about it.
— Mary Engelbreit
Don’t use newspapers as your sole
source of news, anymore than you
would use the Internet or television
as an only source.
If you think you can, you can. And if
you think you can’t, you’re right.
— M K Ash.
Life is tough enough without manufacturing things to worry about.
Worry is interest you pay on a bill that
never comes due.
January 2007 - 3
4 - January 2007
DaimlerChrysler Management Club Presents…
Could A Week Night
Get Any Better .....
New SUV, Good Friends and Great Food.
Come join us for an up close and
personal look at the new Dodge Nitro.
Learn how the Nitro was born and
what the future has in store.
Wednesday February 7, 2007 • DCTC Auditorium
Appetizers / Displays: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Program: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Cost $5.00 per person! Guests included (no children allowed)
See Your Multi Mac for Tickets Today!!! Ticket Deadline February 5, 2007
AUTOSHOW
*
(REGULAR ADULT ADMISSION $12.00)
Seniors age 65+ can get tickets for
$6.00 at the door only.
Children ages 7-12 are $5.00.
Children ages 6 and under are free
when accompanied by an adult.
See your Multi-Mac after December 11,
2006. Payment can be by CASH,
CHECK or MONEY ORDER made
payable to:
“DaimlerChrysler
Management Club”
January 13 - 21, 2007
SHOW TIMES
Saturday, January 13 - Sunday, January 21
9:00am - 10:00pm (no admittance after 9:00pm)
Passes also available at the Tech Center MOPAR Speedshops or at the Plymouth Rd. Sundry Shops.
(for a small additional handling charge)
Rev. 10/24/2006
*Prices subject to change
January 2007 - 5
BY
D
AN
ST
Sandos Gala Playacar has Everything You
Need for an Unforgettable Beach Vacation
LY
N
O
Our 8 Day Trip (Jan. 29 – Feb. 5) Includes:
• Roundtrip Airfare
• 7 Nights at the 5-Star Sandos Gala Playacar Beach Resort
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily
• Open Bar
• Sailing, Hobie Cats, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Boogie Boards,
Snorkeling, Lighted Tennis Courts, Use of Bicycles
• Entertainment and Shows Nightly
• Transfers, Service Charges and Taxes
A small ruin on the
resort property
attracts colorful
iguanas.
Discover
hand-made crafts
in the streets of
Playa del Carmen
6 - January 2007
Corporate Night …
January 2007 - 7
Mediterranean
Treasures
As promised, the Management
Club’s Fall 2006 cruise had
everything — exotic ports, long
days to explore those ports,
relaxing days at sea, and then,
fabulous Nice on the Cote
d’Azur. It was a wonderful
ending to our holiday.
Anticipating today’s adventure.
Sorry sir, today is not “casual day”.
What do we have here – harem wives?
Now there’s a beer for a BIG thirst!
Sampling Mediterranean cuisine.
Let the games begin …
This sure beats overpass graffiti.
8 - January 2007
Browsing a Madeira craft market.
Travelers renewing old friendships.
Malaga bull ring awaits the matadors.
Heroes of the Plaza de Toros.
Goodbye cruise ship …
… Hello, Nice and French Riviera!
I see a franchising opportunity here.
In search of one more good photo.
January 2007 - 9
Join us for Feather Bowling
10 - January 2007
Welcome New Members
Area
Name
Area
Name
A
MACNEIL, DEREK
U
WEIDMAN, GERRY
C
I
ZHANG, JASON
WALP, MATTHEW
Z
EKHOLM, JAN
DRUCKER, LUKE
K
AHMED, SAMI
SWANSON, MATTHEW
The Leader staff, photographers and
Committee Directors wish
all the members of the
DaimlerChrysler Management Club
a wonderful new year!
Published by the DaimlerChrysler
Management Club
800 Chrysler Dr. East
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
CIMS: 483-03-06
T/L 776+9229 or 576+9299
Vol. 47, No. 5, January 2007
2006-2007 Officers
Dave Schulz, President ................776+8227
248-576-8227
Vince Fazio, Pres. Elect................754+6536
248-954-6536
Ken Long, Treas. ..........................722+5900
248-512-5900
Paula Rocheleau, Sec. ..................776+2613
248-576-2613
Editor
Gwen Green..................................722+6638
248-512-6638
Associate Editor
Norine Garavanta....................248-641-7367
Contributing Writers
John Zablotny ........................586-575-9809
Ed Mosier ..............................734-425-3073
Photographers
Jack Lutz ................................248-585-0482
Mario Mihas ..................................776+5131
248-576-5131
Pat Piazza ......................................776+2613
248-576-2613
Cartoon
John Herlitz ............................248-512-6638
Committee Directors
Cultural
John McMullin .............................. 776+3981
248-576-3981
Dinner-Theater/Concert Events
Dennis Audet ..........................248-628-9814
248-318-3242
Education
Chris Kurowski ............................ 754+0919
248-944-0919
Amy Kuhlman ..............................372+6445
248-267-6445
Membership
Daniel DeGasperis (ITM) ............ 754+5775
248-944-5775
Program
Dave Schulz ................................ 776+8227
248-576-8227
Lori Walczak..................................897+0217
586-497-0217
Publicity
Dave Poxon.................................. 754+4979
248-944-4979
Recreation
Gary Wade.................................... 776+4175
248-576-4175
Travel
Bob Jones .............................. 586-323-0910
Information Services
Dave Poxon .................................. 874+7446
586-274-7446
Young Professionals
Matt Butkus ................................ 722+4320
248-512-4320
www.dcmc.us
January 2007 - 11
Calendar
Of Events
DATE
LOCATION
EVENT
INFORMATION
Jan. 13-21
Cobo Hall
North American
International Auto Show
Chris Kurowski
248-944-0919, T/L 754-0919
cwk@daimlerchrysler.com
Jan. 29
thru Feb. 5
Sandos Gala
Fun in the Sun
Vacation
Phil Bertelsen,
pbert001@comcast.net
Feb. 7
DCTC Education
Auditorium
Auburn Hills, MI
Nitro Night
Chris Kurowski
248-944-0919, T/L 754-0919
cwk@daimlerchrysler.com
Amy Kuhlman
248-267-6445, T/L 372-6445
amp37@daimlerchrysler.com
Feb. 10
Community House
of Birmingham
380 S. Bates Str., Birmingham
Valentine’s Dance
Dave Schulz,
248-576-8227, T/L 776-8227
ds31@daimlerchrysler.com
Feb. 23
5:00 P.M.
Lelli’s, Auburn Hills &
Palace of Auburn Hills
Six Course Dinner
Josh Groban
“Awake” Concert
Dennis Audet
248-628-9814
dpaudet4dcmc@charter.net
http://dcmc.us “What’s New”
March 8
Bath City Bistro
75 Macomb Place
Mt. Clemens, MI
Feather Bowling
YP Event
Matt Butkus
248-512-4320, T/L l722-4320
mb726@daimlerchrysler.com
March 20
TBD
Sport’s Night
Kyle Petty
Dave Schulz,
248-576-8227, T/L 776-8227
ds31@daimlerchrysler.com
NOTE:
The Calendar of Coming Events is
a continuing feature of the Leader.
It includes all events as reported
by the Committee Chairpersons.
For Changes, call Vince Fazio
(Pres.-Elect) T/L 754+6536,
O/S 248-954-6536,
Fax 248-944-6409 or
CIMS 482-02-21.
Please submit changes by the
15th of each month.
Ideas, Comments,
Suggestions
for the magazine...
Please contact the editor,
T/L 722-6638
gg20@daimlerchrysler.com
CIMS 481-00-94
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