Metro Cruise Committee
Committee Information
Director: Rich Wadsworth, Edward Jones
Chairperson: Bob O’Callaghan
Dates of Operation: January 2019 through December 2019
Description: Plan and implement a community-wide festival that both drives traffic to local businesses and establishes the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber as a leader in the business community.
Planned Project/Committee Goals:
- Organize car show with 10,000 special Interest autos and 200,000 guests.
- Involve chamber members, volunteers and community.
- Create an event around the successes of the previous 13 years of Metro Cruise Event, while keeping the Chamber name in front of the community at all times.
Next Event
What: 28th Street Metro Cruise
When: Hours of operation are Friday, August 23 from 4-10pm. Saturday, August 24 from 9am-9pm
Where: Rogers Plaza 974 28th St. SW Wyoming is the center of the event
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Metro Cruise
Plan and implement a community-wide festival that both drives traffic to local businesses and establishes the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber as a leader in the business community.
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