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I volunteer because the association helps shape the direction of the industry and also benefits my business.”

“We should continue to educate our members on the benefits of membership so that they take advantage of our programs. We are all small business owners with common goals and we all compete against the bigger businesses. Binding together in MIRA makes us more competitive against them.

Jerry Crete
Ideal Party Store, Bay City MI
This industry is in my blood, and I want to serve it to give back what it has brought me.”

“I learned the business from others who were successful and being on the board gives me a chance to communicate how to better serve the industry—as well as make more money—to those who don’t yet know how. It’s important to hand our knowledge over to those who are new or are taking over a family business. We need to ask them what their most important issues are and help them understand the return on investment they can realize through MIRA’s programs, which save them money through better group pricing on everything they buy and all of their business expenses.” “If people know what MIRA is fighting for, they will want to be part of it. And if we work together, we can raise our industry to the next level.

Jim Garmo
Shoppers Valley Market
MIRA does a really good job at keeping us abreast of big issues for retailers. Item pricing, for example, saved us a ton of money, and MIRA also helped get rid of Michigan’s MBT tax,” “MIRA is truly the voice of our industry!

Ed Bahoura
Save-A-Lot
There are a lot of cynics out there that say MIRA doesn’t do much for the average member, and I’m here to tell them that they do. I am on the inside, I know what they do. People don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes, so I tell a lot of people about the work MIRA is doing and what a fantastic job Auday Arabo is doing as President & CEO.

Clifton Denha
Wine Palace, Livonia MI
I look forward to building my relationship with Auday and the other board members and being part of such an important association that gives back to the community we serve.

Ken Hebert
Coca-Cola
Newberry especially likes working with independent retailers, he says, because that’s where you can build your brand quickly and effectively. “Working through MIRA makes that even more effective, because independents are especially strong in Michigan and Ohio.

Roger Newberry
Monster Energy