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customer to his sons and grandson.
"We want the customer to feel and
know that we care," Ron says.
The motto, "relationships built on
trust:' extends to employees as well.
Kroll employees attend production
seminars, remodeling shows and exhi-
bitions that provide them with a com-
petitive edge. The company employs
15-18 people, some who have been
at the company for 20 years or more.
The company arranges employee out-
ings to sports events, dinners and
local gatherings.
"Not only do we love what we do:'
says Ron, "we do it six days a week.
We've been able to make our office a
family, like ourselves. We care about
them. We've been able to keep our
employees working here in some of
the toughest times."

A Legacy Of Giving Back
A family atmosphere permeates the
business, and the Krolls seem to enjoy
one another's company and have a lot
of fun together, but they are dead seri-
ous when it comes to business.
The company specializes in home
repair, renovation and improvement
services and is considered one of
the top-rated roofers in the Detroit
area. The company is also popular for
kitchen and bathroom remodeling and
window, siding and replacement work.
All estimates are free.
"We're looking to provide services
and our best advice Josh says, "which
may not always result in a sale. We do
what's right for our customers."
The company's customer base con-
tinues to grow. Kroll Construction
provides 40 percent of home improve-
ment work in Oakland County and is
expanding into Macomb County.
The family is also heavily invested
in the Jewish community. Ron used
to sit on the board for BBYO, and the
family helped build the BBYO facility
in Metro Detroit; Todd Kroll is on the
executive board of the Anti-Defamation
League and sat on the Khadija board in
the past, while Josh Kroll works with
JARC. Ron and Josh are affiliated with
Temple Israel, and Todd with Temple
Shir Shalom. Both shuls are in West
Bloomfield.
The company has also worked on
Kadima homes and the Kitker home
near Camp Tamarack. Two grandchil-
dren are enrolled at Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills.
The Kroll family — all three genera-
tions — is proud of the company that
Al Kroll started more than 50 years.
"We aim to help people and grow the
business for another 50 years" says
Ron.
Al says if he had to do it all again,
he wouldn't change a thing. "I feel very
blessed:' he says.

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JVS

EVENT

SECRETS

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Wednesday, March 12

6 p.m. at Knollwood Country Club
in West Bloomfield

An inspiring night out to support the JVS Women to
Work Program, featuring Sandra Pierce's trade secrets,
networking, glamour and exciting raffle prizes!

PRESENTING SPONSOR

DeRoy
Testamentary
Foundation

DIAMOND SPONSOR

FIRSTMERIT®

Bank

EMERALD SPONSOR
Fieldman Sims Foundation

SAPPHIRE SPONSORS
Douglas C. Lane & Associates, Inc.
EHIM
Greenleaf Trust
Huntington Bank
Kenwal Steel Corporation
Lisa and Brian Meer
The Suburban Collection
Lori and Alan Zekelman

RUBY SPONSORS
Hadas and Dennis Bernard
Butzel Long
Dakkota Integrated Systems
Debra Ribitwer & Associates
Nancy and Jim Grosfeld
Henry Ford Health System
Heather Paquette, Managing Partner, KPMG, LLP
Lillian & Joseph Schwartz Charitable Fund
LSG Insurance Partners
United Road
Julie and Lawrence Weisler

AQUAMARINE SPONSORS
CKC Agency, Carolyn Krieger-Cohen
Crain's Detroit Business/Mary Kramer
Detroit Manufacturing Systems
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Anne Doyle, Author of Powering Up Women!
Linda Dresner Levy and Gwen Weiner
(Edw. C. Levy Co.)
Judy Greenwald
Joshua (Jim) and Eunice Stone Foundation
Maurice and Lori Pogoda
Leah and Daniel Rosenbaum
Strategic Staffing Solutions

Honorary Chair & Keynote Speaker:

Vice Chairman, FirstMerit Corporation
Chairman & CEO, FirstMerit Michigan

PEARL SPONSORS
Beaumont Health System
Elaine Beresh
Celani Family Vineyards
Beth Chappell
Suzi Daitch Dell and Jodi Neff
Nancy and David Gad-Hart
Beth Gotthelf and Steven Miesowicz
Hiller's Markets
Jill and Lee Hurwitz
Linda Kole and Julie Nelson-Klein
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, PC
Cheryl and Kim Margolis
Oakland University
Plante Moran PLLC
Liz Schubiner
Dorie Shwedel and Fran Victor
Denise and Michael Tobin
Lori and Steven Weisberg
Adele Weisler
Sponsors as of 2/7/14

EVENT CO-CHAIRS
Mindi Fynke • Cheryl Margolis • Shayna Silverman

TRADE SECRETS FOUNDING CHAIRS
Hadas Bernard • Elaine Fieldman

HONORARY COMMITTEE
Yvette Bing
Blanca Fauble
Lisa Brown
Mindi Fynke
Oakland County Clerk
Brenda Lawrence
Mayor of Southfield
Vicki Celani
Beth Chappell
Florine Mark
Sarah Deson-Fried
Kathleen McCann
Debbie Dingell
Patricia Mooradian
Anne Doyle
Faye Nelson
Marla Drutz
Julie Nelson-Klein

COMMITTEE
Dana Cooper
Suzi Daitch Dell
Linee Diem
Nancy Gad-Hart
Beth Gotthelf
Roberta Granadier
Judy Greenwald
Sher Kaplan
Linda Kayes

Jackie Layne
Nancy Mahlin
Jodi Neff
Debbie Portney
Sandi Reitelman
Debra Ribitwer
Judy Richmond
Linda Sahn
Lois Shaevsky

Heather Paquette
Cindy Pasky
Colleen Peters
Vivian Pickard
Dr. Glenda Price
Andra Rush
Nancy Schlichting

Eva Shapiro
Dorie Shwedel
Michelle Taigman
Fran Victor
Gwen Weiner
Adele Weisler
Linda Weitz

Tickets are $360, $250 and $150.
Sponsorships also available.

Please contact Judy Strongman at
248.233 4213 or jstrongman@jvsdet.org

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