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By Chad Audi
Volunteers make a tremendous impact on the organizations they serve, even as the people and organizations they serve transform and shape their own lives. I would like to tell you about one such volunteer, Randall Randy Pentiuk, chairman of the board for Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. A graduate of the Detroit College of Law in 1981, he went to work for a local firm. By 1984, as a member of that firm, he came to serve on the board of directors at Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, which at that time was a small organization that served mostly homeless men at its downtown building. It was hardly the place to cultivate business contacts, but it was a great place to listen to Gods call to give his talents to bless people. During the next five years, he continued that service on the board of directors, all while laying the groundwork to establish Pentiuk, Couvreur and Kobiljak, with his partners. That task should have kept him busy enough to justify turning from this small inner city rescue mission to cultivate other relationships that were more closely allied with his professional areas of expertise. After all, his company, a premier law firm, grew to represent municipalities and local units of government, community associations like housing cooperatives and condominiums, and citizens and businesses engaged in civil litigation on the state and federal court levels. Instead, he faithfully continued to meet month-

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told me I was to go and he would provide full sponsorship for the trip. when she heard about what it did to help others. Beyond doubt, he puts his financial, legal and spiritual resources to work for the benefit of those who are less fortunate, yet dear to God. A great humanitarian, I have likened him to our Barnabus for his kind and wise presence has steadied us through many difficult challenges. The relationship between a board chair and a chief executive officer can sometimes be tumultuous, at arms length, and troubled by politics and rancor. Fortunately for me, he is the one who holds me accountable. He is also my brother, my friend, my mentor. In the course of our working life together, he and I have had to take different points of view to fulfill our responsibilities to the organization. We have had a few moments that could have put a strain on our relationship. However, he has always listened fairly, weighed wisely, balanced competing demands and interests, and provided true direction and leadership. I applaud the thousands of other volunteers who have come along to help the mission to help others for many of the

same reasons. However, I dont have the privilege of meeting and knowing each of them. On the other hand, I am definitely privileged to know, love and appreciate Randy Pentiuk. He has said volunteering is his way of answering Gods call. Whether he quotes the words of Acts 20:35 in the Bible or not, he lives by them: In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Randall Pentiuk seriously believes that if all he has done only resulted in one persons life being saved, it would be worth it all. I thank God for blessing his efforts because through his work, thousands have been blessed during his three decades of service.

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ly with fellow board members to talk of day to day and policy. He seemed content to work hard finding funds, crafting policies and guiding operations. Even as he served, he found his personal faith, which had already been strong, growing. Through changes in personnel, the economy and the needs of those who came to it for help, his skills and his prayers were called upon regularly. As time progressed, he became a leading light, helping the mission craft a vision and mission statement that has united a diverse staff and group of volunteers in their work of sharing the love of Jesus Christ with the homeless, addicted and poor. Pentiuk pressed mission leadership to gain licensing and the skills needed to provide accredited, professional services. He championed the cause of seeking government dollars assuring that the mission could continue to provide services that honored God and promoted the Gospel without violating federal principles of the separation of church and state. By the 1990s he had stepped into the role of chairman of the board

Randall Pentiuk
and saw the mission grow to become the 13th largest provider of substance abuse treatment services in the U.S. and the largest non-governmental provider of housing to the homeless in the United States. He did all this while serving on other non-profit boards. Some were more closely allied to his professional interests, such as the Midwest and the National Association of Housing Cooperatives. Others included non-profits dedicated to helping those with the greatest needs and being a founder of Promise Village Home for Children for troubled teenagers. Loving to equip others with knowledge, he co-founded an organization to train housing cooperative boards and has taught at the Detroit College of Law. With all that he does professionally and as a supporter in the Downriver community, he still finds time to support the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries whenever and however needed. When he heard that I was a finalist for an award in London, England for the Chartered Management Institute Leader of the Year, he immediately called and

Above all, Randall Pentiuk plays one role more than any other making time to take care of his children and his wife, Cyntheia, so they will have a good life, one that encompasses not just their physical needs but their needs for protection, affection and a rich life of service to others. I have seen the great impact his heart has had on his children. On one occasion his 9-year -old daughter donated her entire savings from her piggybank to the mission

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Municipal Parking Department to begin special vehicle enforcement

for citizens to call and report abandoned vehicles and request special enforcement for illegally parked vehicles. Citizens are urged to call (313) 221-2558. Enforcement officers will respond within 30 minutes in most cases. A vehicle is deemed abandoned (Division 4 Section 55-6-85 of the City Code) if: A vehicle has been on private property for 48 continuous hours or more without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property, or for 48 continuous hours or more after the consent of the owner has been revoked. This is a win-win situation for our citizens and the City as we work together to make a safer Detroit, said Gary Brown, chief operating officer. We are focused on eliminating the hazards associated with abandoned and illegally parked vehicles left on our streets.

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Detroit Health Department to move to new location with closing of Herman Kiefer Complex
Vital Records Division relocating to City Airport
credit cards are accepted. Or by mail through the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion Vital Records Division, 11499 Conner, Detroit, MI 48213 The applications are available at www.detroitmi.gov/health. Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion administration offices will close on Octo The Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion (DHWP) will move its operations, including the Vital Records Division, to new facilities as the Herman Kiefer complex closedpermanently on Tuesday, October 22. The Vital Records Division will be closed from October 23-29 and reopen on Oct. 30 on the second floor of the passenger terminal at the Coleman Young International Airport (formerly City Airport), 11499 Conner near Gratiot. The division provides birth certificates and death records for individuals who were born or died in the city of Detroit. During the closure, individuals may still apply for birth certificates and obtain death records from: State of Michigan Vital Records Office By Phone: (517) 335-8666 By Mail: P.O. Box 30721, Lansing, MI 48909 VitalCheck Inc. Network ber 23 and move to 1600 W. Lafayette Blvd. on the second floor of the Municipal Parking Department building. Administrative offices will reopen on October 29.

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