February 28, 2017February 28, 2017
Woo hoo! Last week, Chick-fil-A opened in Portage, Michigan and I couldn't be happier about that! I've been there twice already and one of those trips was through the drive-through. I was lucky it was an off-time so there was not much of a wait. I spotted the new owner, Idris Rashid outside talking to people in front of his new restaurant so I waved to him. While I was briefly waiting in the drive up line with my window open enjoying the warm weather, Mr. Rashid walked along the building by the drive up line, takes the time to turn to me, smile and say, "Thank you." How cool is that? Well, I was super impressed. He and his franchise are going to be very successful here in Portage, Michigan.
P.S. Don't fight the traffic, just park somewhere in the Southland Mall lot and walk a couple minutes and you'll get right in!
Mary Beth Lyons Esquibel
Owner, A Single Ray of Hope...Personal Assistant & Concierge Service
www.asinglerayofhope.com

February 20, 2017
When I opened my concierge service in 2006, I ordered some name badges from QuickTrophy, located in Marquette, Michigan. At the time my son was attending Michigan Tech University in Houghton. I was happy to support QuickTrophy, a business in the UP. I was impressed with their customer service and the product quality. I recently needed to reorder. I ordered my name tags on line on Saturday, February 11, 2017. As I pressed send, I realized I didn’t ask for my name to be printed in bold so I sent a separate email. On Monday morning, I received a pleasant email saying they would be happy to take care of that for me. On Wednesday, February 15, I received the package in the mail. The rate for two tags and shipping was super reasonable.
I highly recommend QuickTrophy for your all of your name badge, name plate, trophy and medal needs. www.quicktrophy.com
February 28, 2017
Woo hoo! Last week, Chick-fil-A opened in Portage, Michigan and I couldn't be happier about that! I've been there twice already and one of those trips was through the drive-through. I was lucky it was an off-time so there was not much of a wait. I spotted the new owner, Idris Rashid outside talking to people in front of his new restaurant so I waved to him. While I was briefly waiting in the drive up line with my window open enjoying the warm weather, Mr. Rashid walked along the building by the drive up line, takes the time to turn to me, smile and say, "Thank you." How cool is that? Well, I was super impressed. He and his franchise are going to be very successful here in Portage, Michigan.
P.S. Don't fight the traffic, just park somewhere in the Southland Mall lot and walk a couple minutes and you'll get right in!
Mary Beth Lyons Esquibel
Owner, A Single Ray of Hope...Personal Assistant & Concierge Service
www.asinglerayofhope.com
When I opened my concierge service in 2006, I ordered some name badges from QuickTrophy, located in Marquette, Michigan. At the time my son was attending Michigan Tech University in Houghton. I was happy to support QuickTrophy, a business in the UP. I was impressed with their customer service and the product quality. I recently needed to reorder. I ordered my name tags on line on Saturday, February 11, 2017. As I pressed send, I realized I didn’t ask for my name to be printed in bold so I sent a separate email. On Monday morning, I received a pleasant email saying they would be happy to take care of that for me. On Wednesday, February 15, I received the package in the mail. The rate for two tags and shipping was super reasonable.
I highly recommend QuickTrophy for your all of your name badge, name plate, trophy and medal needs. www.quicktrophy.com
A Single Ray of Hope celebrates 16 years of being in business in July 2022! How is this even possible? It is an amazing milestone for me and I am extremely proud and a veteran and woman-owned business.
Where did the idea come from to open a Concierge Service in Portage, Michigan? Well, myself and two dear friends would gather over frozen strawberry dacquiri's and making jewelry while brainstorming businesses to go into. My friends chose other routes and were equally as successful in their career paths, while I pursued opening A Single Ray of Hope's Personal Assistant & Concierge Service.
Still today, I love being of service to people. I am blessed to meet and work for a wide variety of clients. Individuals of all walks of life....some working professionals both with and without families, retired seniors and their adult children, various businesses and more. I love getting to know people and hearing about their fascinating lives. My reward is knowing that my service is giving them the ability to focus on what is most important to them. It's about the value of time and how they choose to spend it while handing of their TO DO List to a trusted business.
I started my business as a way of giving back to others. My youngest son has special needs and many family and friends helped guide us over the years, providing respite, words of encouragement, providing helpful information of where to go for services and assistance. The term...it takes a village is true. Others helped us and I wanted to help others in return.
Another reason for my business is I saw my mother who raised thirteen children end up struggling later in life with Alzheimers. I'd visit her in her nursing home and think...is this really how life should be for a women who worked so hard to put her children through catholic school by donating her artistic time & talents, staying up late at night just to have a little peace & quiet, stretching a dollar beyond belief, and raising a good family? Mom's put themselves last, we do it willingly but in the end, we are doing a dis-service to ourselves and our families. I thought life shouldn't have to be this hard. How about a providing a service so that people could enjoy life more instead of running in a hundred directions?
Many times, I don't see a lot of my clients....I'm in and out of their home during the day while they are at work. Shopping is done, errands done, dry cleaning is hanging in their closet, meals prepped or cooked, prescriptions picked up, library books returned, service people have been to the home such as plumbers, etc. My business gives my clients some breathing room and that is how life should be lived.
You get the picture. It's about work life balance and peace of mind....for both myself and my clients. Life is short....take time to smell the flowers.