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6692 Orchard Lake Rd. I W. Bloomfield
In The W. Bloomfield Plaza
851-4410
Businessman Rick Kasoff examines a tux.
County, and the Ann Arbor
area.
Mr. Porvin charges bet-
ween $65 and $90 per tux.
The delivery service is free
for parties of five or more.
For $20, he'll provide the
same service for a smaller
group of individuals.
"Is it worth $20 to the
customer," he said. "I think
the answer is yes."
To get the business off the
ground, he's been marketing
the service mainly through
bridal shops and hotels. He
is also trying to make con
tact with businessmen. One
of those was David Sklar,
who recently rented a tux
from Mr. Porvin for a charity
event.
response has been good, Mr.
Porvin said.
Since launching the busi-
ness, he hasn't minded the
thousands of miles he's put
on his car or the' large gas
bills. He has hired three
employees to handle the
workload and expects the
demand to further increase
as more people seek the ser-
vice.
"I'm not going to be a mill-
ionaire," Mr. Porvin said.
"But there is definitely
money to be made." ❑
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"I had a lot of apprehen-
sion," Mr. Sklar said. "But
he did everything he said. I
would do it again."
A large man, Mr. Sklar
said he usually isn't comfor-
table in tuxedos. "But it was
nice and comfortable. I
didn't want to change right
afterwards."
"Most people have been
supportive," Mr. Porvin
said. "It can be a relaxing
time unlike the trip to the
store."
The groom and his ushers
can meet at someone's home,
eat dinner and look through
Mr. Porvin's samples, he
said. "You can make it a so-
cial event. There is also
more personal attention
than you might get at a
store.
"My time is more involved
at the home," he said. "I
don't feel the press of other
customers."
Although he's only been in
business a few months, the
Agency Conference
Is Next Week
Space is still available for
Jewish communal profes-
sionals who want to attend
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion's fourth annual Profes-
sional Management Con-
ference May 17 at Temple
Israel.
The half-day conference,
which will focus on "Building
Skill Power in an Environ-
ment of Change," begins at
8:30 a.m. with registration
and continental breakfast,
and concludes after lunch.
Dr. Bernard Reisman, direc-
tor of the Hornstein Program
in Jewish Communal Service
at Brandeis University, will
keynote the presentation
about changing communal
priorities and professional
values and skills.
Professional staff members
of Jewish organizations, agen-
cies and religious institutions
are invited. The registration
fee includes breakfast, lunch
and conference materials.
For reservations or informa-
tion, contact Fern Hoberman
Kepes at Federation,
965-3939, Ext. 135.
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