About
25 persons suddenly appeared at Bloomfield Plaza Wednesday, sporting blinking
neckwear and with shopping on their minds.
Such
was the arrival of the Progressive Fla$h Mob, a conglomeration of members of the
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber and Township representatives who piled into
Bloomfield Plaza to boost Township businesses.
"I'm
here to show my support for the Chamber and local business people," said Art
Babian, of the Arthur E. Babian Health Insurance Agency, who was part of the
Fla$h Mob.
"We did
this in Birmingham, and it was successful for the businesses," said Monica
Haider, a Chamber Board member.
The
group, led by Chamber Membership Manager Danielle Workman, met at the Great
Lakes Coffee Company at the Maple Theater then went into the mall, stopping at
various stores. The sudden influx of people was good for business and helped
promote the Chamber to stores that were not Chamber members, Workman said.
The
event concluded with a happy hour at Bagger Dave's.
Among
those representing Bloomfield Township in the Fla$h Mob were Clerk Jan Roncelli
and Trustee Corrine Khederian.
The
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber represents businesses in Birmingham, Bloomfield
Township, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and
Franklin.
Article by Bloomfield Township's Greg Kowalski. Greg welcomes feedback at gkowalski@bloomfieldtwp.org.
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