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Detroit’s Teen HYPE to host ‘An Evening in Paradise Valley’

This annual charity event brings together 300 professionals who live, work, and play in metro Detroit to help raise much-needed operating funds for Teen HYPE. Teen HYPE is a Detroit-based 501(c)(3) youth development organization that touches the lives of thousands of teens via four core program areas: education, health, safety and the arts.

UAW-Ford donates $100K to Detroit youth, unveils Jackie Robinson Sports Complex

UAW-Ford vice president Jimmy Settles is big on giving back to his community and shows it in a major way. In honor of National Love Our Children Day, which was established to recognize children’s value in society, UAW-Ford unveiled its latest community contribution to Chapel Vision Community Development Center during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 2. The contribution included a $100K donation for revitalizing a neighborhood recreation center for local youth and the launching of its Mind & Manners Mentoring and Tutorial Program.

Ford’s HBCU Community Challenge awards thousands to schools, students

Two MBA candidates from Clark Atlanta University earned well-deserved kudos and the top prize of $75,000 at the third annual Ford Historically Black Colleges and Universities Community Challenge. Bradley Gilbeaux and Damon Willis created an ingenious lawn irrigation system that wirelessly tracks weather forecasts and soil moisture to water only when needed.