Fwd: Council honoring District 7's Brandy Lane,Owner of WillUParty Event Planning

[Isaac Robinson]

District 7 Small Business and Community Leader BRANDY LANE, Owner of WillUParty Event Planning, to be recognized by Councilman Gabe Leland and the Detroit City Council at Tuesday's Formal Session at CAYMAC

when: 10 am, Tuesday, January 24th, 2017

where: 13th Floor, Committee of the Whole Room, CAYMAC

More about Brandy Lane:

Brandy Lane is a born and raised, proud true Detroiter to her core. She developed her love for her city and thirst for community outreach through the excellent examples that both of her parents, Willie and Lucille Dickerson instilled in her growing up, as active community leaders themselves. Dedicated to contributing to the growth of her environment, Brandy resides on the block she grew up on in Detroit, with her husband Nathaniel, spoiled dog and cat Carmelo and Dare Devil.

As a graduate of Mackenzie High School, a Detroit Public School, Brandy knows the importance of giving back to a community that has given so much to her. With this mind, Brandy founded her award-winning company, WillUParty Event planning, right in the city of Detroit. To show her appreciation and love for her parents, Brandy named her company after her father and mother, WIL for Willie and LU Lucille and Party, because we all love to party.

Believing in the importance of self-development, Brandy furthered her education by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Davenport University in 2005 and a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from Central Michigan University in 2009.

One of Brandy’s newest achievements, is her recent graduation from ProsperUS Detroit Entrepreneurship Program and having her company, WillUParty recognized by WDIV Channel 4 as Best of the Best in Detroit Wedding Planning.

By virtue of the successful community outreach model set by her parents, Brandy has taken hold to the reins to serve the community at large. She has volunteered her time and event planning services at Butzel Activity Center and Nobel Elementary School Teaching Hustle for Health classes, helping kids, adults, and seniors keep moving and having fun. As the owner of WillUParty Event Planning, a Detroit Based Company, Brandy has planned, sponsored, and organized many community events in District 7 over the past five years. She has helped Pride Area Community Council plan and host Community Cookouts, Back to School Events, Community Board Ups Efforts, Detroit Piston Trips, Fundraisers, Christmas Parties and much more.

Through her community involvement and recognition, Brandy was selected to be the guest speaker representing District 7 with Mayor Duggan to kick off his 2016 Motor City Make Over efforts. This past October she planned and organized a fully sponsored bus trip for Pride Area Community families to the Adventure Park in West Bloomfield Michigan, Haunted Forest event. It is events like this that make her proud she is in the business of bringing joy and happiness to families everywhere.

In 2017, she looks forward to the growth of WillUParty Event Planning, LLC. and would like to focus on creating events for seniors in the Pride Area Community Council neighborhood.

Her motto is, “A home town girl looking to make a difference in the city that she was born and raised in.”