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Spotlight, Continued from page 11 me.” when I don't carry something out.” the community,” said Swim. “It takes
To stay relevant and keep up with Carrying items to customers’ cars a team, and really it takes a village to
VIP Petcare stops by for pet vacci- the needs of the city, Goody’s orders also continues the conversation so do what we do. Our customers are
nations, there are girl scout cookie special items upon customer request they aren't just standing at the just as much a part of making deci-
days, and you can check out great (like the shedding blade cat brush counter, and other customers can be sions with the store as I do.”
deals through their loyalty program. for my brother). helped. Goody’s Pet Supply is located at
“We host pretty much anything “Our community informs us what Conversation is an important 35340 E Michigan Ave, and is open
pet related, but there’s nothing really their needs are. If you're listening, part of Swim’s job. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday,
flashy about what we do,” said Swim. you can meet their needs,” said “I’m always asking qualifying 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday.
“Our mission is to serve the local Swim. “We’re family owned, and questions to see if there is an oppor- For more information about
community and anybody that is con- sometimes you don't know what to tunity to help, to figure out what Goody’s Pet Supply, call (734)728-
nected to the city. We’ll do whatever carry, or it's not everything everyone their pet-needs are,” said Swim. 5300. You can find them on Face-
we can to serve the needs of our pet wants. When it's possible, and when “Sometimes customers go looking book by searching “Goody’s Pet
families.” we have access to it, we’re happy to for something and don't even know Supply”.
Swim was born and raised in order it.” what question to ask. They know For more information about Pro-
Wayne, and genuinely loves working Another staple of the Goody’s their pet better than anyone, so ques- viding for Paws, visit providingfor-
at Goody’s Pet Supply and serving business model is employees carry- tions help give me insight on the pet paws.org/, call (734)237-1812, or
the community. ing out heavy items for customers to and clues on how I can help.” email info@providingforpaws.org.
“It's really been a pleasure. Some their vehicles. As much as Swim is involved in If you liked this Spotlight Series
people dread coming to work, and “If there's anything 20 pounds or helping the pet-needs within the com- with Sarah, be sure to check out
I've never really dreaded it,” said greater, we offer to carry it or insist munity, he admits he couldn’t do this Goody’s Pet Supply. If you didn’t like
Swim. “Pets are the connections that on carrying it,” said Swim. “It’s our alone. this series, check them out anyways,
I have with our customers. These are way of saying thank you and gives “It’s a team effort. My team is and be on the lookout for the next
my people. They feel like family to someone an extra hand. I feel weird united in our mission with serving Spotlight Series with Sarah!

Autism, Continued from page 6 you less. Together, we can work to-
ward bringing hope to reality.
time. As they transition through life During the city council meeting
stages, they may need different types on Tuesday, April 2nd, Wayne City
of support and accommodations. Clerk Tina Parnell spoke about her
Early intervention and therapies can own personal experience of autism
make a big difference in a person’s within her family.
skills and outcome later in life. “I just want to say this subject is
Children and adults with autism very dear to me as I have a grandson
need growth in community inclusion. who is autistic,” said Parnell. “I, like
It is important to remember that a lot of people, knew nothing about
young children with autism grow autism. Was never around it, I just
into young adults with autism. The simply didn't understand it.”
need for inclusion does not stop Parnell’s grandson, Mark, was di-
after high school - it is a lifetime goal agnosed with autism in October
for everyone. 2023.
The community can help by being “His biggest challenge is that he’s
supportive and bringing awareness nonverbal, and I know the biggest
to the challenges a person with challenge to Andrea [Parnell’s daugh-
autism and their family experience, ter and Mark’s mom] and my son-in- You can visit the historic Glenwood Cemetery still today.
making room in our hearts and sus- law Jonathon is that they feel Silent, Continued from page 4 unique in that it has within it's city
pending judgment for persons who isolation quite often because it’s limits six types of "Silent Cities"
may seem different. Because what scary for them to take Mark out into Chicago Group which opened which tell the story of cemeteries and
makes you different, does not make the world where a lot of people just Clairview Cemetery at Merriman of it's citizens from frontier wilder-
don’t understand what he’s going Road and Michigan Avenue. In 1922 ness, to village and city status. Please
through or what he experiences,” during the "Jim Crow" era when join the Wayne Historical Society on
said Parnell. many cemeteries would not accept Sunday, October 6th from 1-3 p.m.
Parnell shared that Mark goes to deceased black persons, a group of at Westlawn Cemetery for the Wayne
therapy and is making improve- Detroit Pastors purchased Clairview Historical Society's 11th Annual His-
ments (with eye contact and saying a and renamed the cemetery Westlawn, toric Cemetery Walk.
word ever so often). already being the owners of East- "The wealthiest place on the
“It’s not a negative thing. That's lawn Cemetery in Detroit. Westlawn planet is just down the road. It is the
the biggest thing about autism, it’s is no longer owned by the Detroit cemetery. There lie buried compa-
not negative,” said Andrea Carpenter, pastor group, but it remains a corpo- nies that were never started, inven-
Mark’s mom. rate cemetery to this day. A unique tions that were never made,
So for the month of April, in feature of Westlawn Cemetery is their bestselling books that were never
honor of Autism Awareness Month Columbarium, a mausoleum hosting written, and masterpieces that were
in the City of Wayne, be sure to be remains and cremains, in the south- never painted. In the cemetery is
kind, look beyond autism, and see west corner of the cemetery. buried the greatest treasure of un-
Mark someone special. The City of Wayne is somewhat tapped potential."
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