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FORD
CELEBRATES
LOCAL
GRADUATES
AT BLUE
OVAL
SCHOLARSHIP
EVENT
• Ford’s
“Blue
Oval”
Scholarship
program
in
Southeast
Michigan
awarded
$100,000
to 145
Detroit-area
high
school
seniors
•
$10,000
scholarship
was
awarded
to first
ever
Ford/Jalen
Rose
Foundation
Scholar
DETROIT
–
Continuing
their
commitment
to
education
in
Southeast
Michigan,
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund and
Community
Services
hosted
their
second
annual
"Blue
Oval
Scholar"
celebration
this
past
weekend.
Scholarships
totaling
$100,000
were
awarded
to 145
Southeast
Michigan
high
school
seniors.
The
scholarships,
provided
with
operational
support
from
Communities
in
Schools,
were
given
June 5,
2010
from 11
a.m.-1
p.m.
during a
community
celebration
event at
the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
in
Detroit.
The
scholarship
recipients
were
from
Detroit
Central,
Detroit
Denby,
Highland
Park
High
School,
Inkster
High
School,
Mt.
Clemens
High
School,
Detroit
Northwestern,
Detroit
Pershing,
Pontiac
High
School,
River
Rouge
High
School,
and
Detroit
Southeastern.
"Ford
Motor
Company
is proud
to
continue
our
legacy
of
supporting
education,"
said Jim
Vella,
President,
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund and
Community
Services.
"Education
is the
great
equalizer
that can
improve
the
quality
of life
for
students
and our
communities.
The Blue
Oval
Scholarship
program
is just
one way
Ford can
help to
inspire
the next
generation
of
innovators
in Metro
Detroit,
bringing
hope and
opportunity
for a
brighter
future",
Vella
said.
Through
its
“Blue
Oval
Scholarship"
initiative,
Ford
also
partnered
with the
Jalen
Rose
Charitable
Fund and
awarded
one
$10,000
scholarship
to a
deserving
student
from
Southeast
Michigan.
The
winning
student,
Arnetia
Vaughn-Scott
is a
graduating
senior
from the
Detroit
School
of the
Arts. In
addition,
Ford
provided
a
targeted
grant to
a local
high
school
which
sumbitted
the
winning
proposal
for an
initiative
that
will
tackle
high
drop-out
rates
among
ninth
and
tenth
graders.
The
winning
school
for the
targeted
grant
will be
announced
later
this
month.
It will
receive
$7,500
to
implement
the
program
as well
as a
Back to
School
Empowerment
Seminar
hosted
by Jalen
Rose in
September
2010 to
kick-off
implementation
of their
mentoring
program.
Ford's
latest
commitment
to
supporting
education
in
Southeast
Michigan
builds
on a
legacy
of
investment
in
educational
initiatives.
These
include
its
national
award-winning
high
school
curriculum,
Ford
Partnership
for
Advanced
Studies
as well
support
of local
education
institutions.
Recently,
in 2009
a second
Henry
Ford
Academy
in
Southeast
Michigan
opened
its
doors.
The
Henry
Ford
Academy:
School
for
Creative
Studies,
is a
partnership
with the
College
for
Creative
Studies
(CCS)
and is
located
in the
A.
Alfred
Taubman
Center
for
Design
Education,
CCS's
new
campus
in the
New
Center
area.
About
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund and
Community
Services
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund and
Community
Services
is
committed
to
creating
opportunities
that
promote
corporate
citizenship,
philanthropy,
volunteerism
and
cultural
diversity
for
those
who live
in the
communities
where
Ford
operates.
Celebrating
its 60th
anniversary
in 2009
and made
possible
by
funding
from
Ford
Motor
Company,
Ford
Motor
Company
Fund
supports
initiatives
and
institutions
that
foster
innovative
education,
auto-related
safety,
and
American
heritage
and
legacy.
National
programs
include
Ford
Partnership
for
Advanced
Studies,
which
provides
high
school
students
with
academically
rigorous
21st
century
learning
experiences,
and
Driving
Skills
for
Life, a
teen-focused
auto
safety
initiative.
The Ford
Volunteer
Corps,
established
in 2005,
continues
Ford's
legacy
of
caring
worldwide.
Through
the
Volunteer
Corps,
Ford
employees
and
retirees
participate
in a
wide
range of
volunteer
projects
in their
communities.
For more
information
on
programs
made
possible
by Ford
Motor
Company
Fund and
Community
Services,
visit
www.community.ford.com.
About
the
Jalen
Rose
Charitable
Fund
The
Jalen
Rose
Foundation
was
established
by ESPN
Analyst/13-year
NBA
Veteran
Jalen
Rose to
create
life-changing
opportunities
for
underserved
youth
through
the
development
of
unique
programs
and the
distribution
of
grants
to
qualified
nonprofit
organizations.
Grants
focus on
education
and
sports
and are
distributed
in
Jalen’s
hometown
of
Detroit
as well
as other
communities
in need.
More
than
$1.2
million
in
charitable
donations
have
been
distributed
since
the
foundation’s
2000
inception.
In 2010,
the
Jalen
Rose
Foundation
became
the
Jalen
Rose
Charitable
Fund in
preparation
for
making a
bigger
impact
in the
Detroit
Community.
For more
information
visit
www.jalenrose.com.
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