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MIRA FOUNDATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Auday Arabo
Chairman

John Denha
Secretary

James V. Bellanca, Jr.
Trustee

Vanessa Denha
Trustee

Paul Elhindi
Trustee

Robert Feldman
Trustee

Tiffany Otis-Albert
Trustee

Mike Quinn
Trustee

Angela Thomas
Trustee

Ed Weglarz
Trustee

Nabby Yono
Trustee

Rutowski was happy that Michigan’s bottle bill is on MIRA’s 2013 focus list. “We’ve recycled bottles for so long, it’s worked into our system, but it’s a nightmare I’d rather not deal with,” “I’d love to see it replaced with a recycling program outside the stores.

Ed Rutowski
Walker Street Pharmacy
MIRA truly represents its members well. Auday does a magnificent job in following through with all the needs of retailers and having created a highly respected organization, and one of the most active. They are working hard and they involve their members.

Mike George
George Enterprises
There is strength in numbers and higher membership makes a good impression. Legislators and lobbyists will listen to an organization with 4,000 members.

Pat LaVecchia
Pat's Auto Service, Rocky River OH
MIRA is very instrumental in trying to partner with vendors in trying to get better protection on pricing in as many ways as they can.

Jim Cicorelli
Frank's Food Mart, Potterville MI
MIRA has been there to help us in many ways, They were instrumental in leveling the playing field as a number of gas stations started opening up nearby. Now you have the dollar stores carrying eggs and milk, so it’s been a difficult time, but MIRA has been there to help us through all of it. They also provide legal representation for stores that can’t afford it, and they keep us informed on what’s going on in the industry and what to look for in the future.

Namir Garmo
Shoppers Valley Market, Wyandotte MI
It is important to be involved in what is happening in the gasoline and convenience store industry. MIRA is always on the cutting edge of what is going on, as well as the issues that arrive daily.”

“It’s important to promote MIRA because it is such a wonderful organization for people in our industry to become a part of so they can receive all the benefits that are available to them.”

Vickie Hobbs
Whitehall Shell, Columbbus OH