Party Starters

Planning a special event?
From tents, tables, linens and chair covers to cotton candy machines, balloons and a big, bouncy moonwalk, Party Starters will make any occasion memorable.
‘We get the party started,? said Brian Lewandowski, who owns and operates the business in partnership with his wife Linda. ‘We are one-stop shopping for anything you need for a party, and if we don’t have it, just ask. We can get just about anything’and we can get it at the best price.?
With two daughters attending Clarkston Community Schools’junior Alexa Gentile attends Clarkston High School and first-grader Tira Lewandowski goes to Pine Knob Elementary’Brian and Linda enjoy operating a family business in the heart of their own community.
‘We like meeting new people,? Brian said, noting with a grin that he’s often invited to stay for a bite after setting up tents, tables, chairs and other supplies. ‘But we have good success with repeat customers, too.?
Opened in January 2007 after moving from its former Springfield Township location where the business was known as Dollar Warehouse, Party Starters offers planning, supplies and set up for weddings, graduations, birthdays, retirement parties and other occasions.
Specially priced party packages are available for both large and small groups, and customer satisfaction is paramount at Party Starters’no matter what size the group.
‘We make sure the customer is happy,? Linda said. ‘If they have a good party, we look good, we’ve done our job and we’re happy too.?
Additional rental items include Sno Kone, margarita, and popcorn machines, helium tanks, and a long list of food service items such as chafing dishes, coffee urns and punch fountains.
White kneelers, arches, wishing wells, candelabras and other wedding items are available, as well, and Party Starters will also arrange for DJ, face painting and other services.
But the party doesn’t stop with the long list of rentals.
In fact, Brian and Linda say they operate the only party rental in the area that also stocks retail items.
Dubbing the operation a ‘dollar store and more? the shelves inside Party Starters are filled with party favors, seasonal items, scrapbooking supplies, gift-wrap and cards.
Pi’atas, confetti, balloons and novelties are plentiful, as well.
With a large supply of inexpensive but fun, colorful items, Party Starters enjoys catering to teachers, students and others looking to stretch their dollar.
Party Starters is located at 5920 Sashabaw Road.
For more information, call 248-620-5300, email partystarters@comcast.net, or check out www.Lakeorionpartyrentals.com.