Leadership

George Wilkinson

Chamber exec George Wilkinson named president of NorthGate packaging company

Wilkinson served as group vice president for the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, overseeing both economic and community growth.

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Greg Gaines of Mr. Gaines Gardening Program PLUS is the first winner of the Ruth Mott Foundation Leadership Award.
Greg Gaines: A man on a mission

A surprise windfall keeps the man with a green thumb and firm hand doing God's work in Flint.

The boys wait, as patiently as possible, for a bite during the Kids Fishing Club event at Buell Lake this month.
Family fun in Flint: Free fishing for kids

Genesee County Parks provides everything: Lakes, fishing rods, bait—even someone to put the worm on the hook (as needed).

GearUp Academy now is located in the Dryden Building but is looking to relocate to the Ferris Wheel Building. It launched a Patronicity campaign to help fund the move.
New alternative high school looks to expand in downtown Flint

GearUp Academy, open less than a year, hopes to build a bigger space for more students and teachers in the Ferris Wheel Building's innovation hub.

Safe and Active Genesee for Everyone works to make it easier for people to live more active lives by ensuring the community is formed around the idea of making activity accessible, safe, and easy.
Some SAGE advice on how to create a healthier community

Program lobbies to make streets and neighborhoods safe and accessible throughout the community to create an environment that promotes active living.

Flint attorney Dean Yeotis opened Totem Books about a year and a half ago into a vacant former liquor store—tranforming it into a new home for weathered arts and symbol of neighborhood investment.
Totem Books in Flint—an independent bookstore where paper and vinyl classics thrive

It's a place that is as much about community as it is about the books of every genre, real vinyl records, unique art and collectables inside.

Blueberry Founder Phil Shaltz surrounded by celebrating ambassadors during the annual awards ceremony May, 19, 2017.
A little way to make a difference now adds up to 3,000 Blueberry Ambassadors

Massive random-acts-of-kindness campaign features school children throughout Genesee County doing more good than you can imagine.

Marcus Bieth started as an employee when Flint City T-shirts opened in 2003 and worked his way up to co-owner three years ago.
From sweeping floors to co-owner, Marcus Bieth builds a business and his city

At Flint City T-shirts, you'll find unique screen printing, hometown love, and a few unicorns. 

Smiles, handshakes and high fives greet students once a month at both Northwestern and Southwestern.
The ‘remarkable’ way volunteers support Flint high school students

National movement to welcome, encourage, and support students on first day of school spread to Flint—but we made it bigger and better.

Applewood is open for the 2017 season 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays from May 4 through October 29. Parking, admission, and activities are always free.
Peek into Flint’s past (and C.S. Mott’s closet)

Applewood tours offer a behind-the-scenes look into the home of Flint's most famous family.

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