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Hundreds of Ford employees have teamed up to feed the hungry in their
local communities
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Ford Motor Company Fund provided more than $91,000 in grants to
purchase supplies for today’s volunteer projects
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Ford and Ford Fund are donating $1.3 million in financial support,
grants, vehicles and other assistance for hunger relief this fall
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DEARBORN, Mich. -- (Business Wire)
Collecting food, stocking shelves, and serving meals are all in a day’s
work for Ford volunteers on a Ford Accelerated Action Day. Today, more
than 700 Ford employees are on the job in soup kitchens, food banks,
shelters and care centers across the U.S., teaming up with nonprofit
partners to assist the needy during this holiday season
Ford’s nonprofit partners created more than 50 projects in eight states
that focus on the most urgent needs of the people they serve. Hunger
relief is the top priority for today’s activities and many of the
participating agencies will share more than $91,000 in Ford Fund grants
to buy the food and materials needed to complete the day’s work.
“Helping to meet the most basic needs of our neighbors is the first step
toward creating a better world,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor
Company Fund and Community Services. “Hunger affects one in six
Americans. That’s 49 million people each year. We have a lot of reasons
to be thankful and one of them is being able to share some of our good
fortune with the less fortunate in our communities.”
Nonprofit partners in southeast Michigan receiving up to $5,000 in
grants for today’s projects include:
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Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn – Assemble family holiday food
packages
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Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Detroit – Assemble & distribute emergency food
packages
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COTS, Detroit – Prepare & serve holiday lunch to emergency shelter
residents
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Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Detroit – Serve holiday lunch for
homeless
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Fish & Loaves, Taylor – Restock & organize client choice food pantry
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Focus HOPE, Detroit – Prepare food packages for homebound senior
citizens
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Food Gatherers, Ann Arbor – Assemble emergency food packages
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HAVEN, Pontiac – Install food pantry shelving & prepare food care
packages
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Lighthouse of Oakland County, Pontiac – Transport food & organize food
pantry
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Matrix Human Services, Detroit – Assemble emergency food packages &
serve hot lunch
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Ruth Ellis Center, Detroit – Assemble emergency food packages &
organize, restock food pantry
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Salvation Army, Detroit – Prepare & serve lunch, pack & distribute
food for Bed & Bread truck
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St. Vincent de Paul, Detroit – Sort and pack food at Gleaners
Community Food Bank
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Veteran's Haven, Detroit – Distribute monthly food packages & organize
food pantry
“We know that finding enough to eat is a daily struggle for thousands in
our community,” said Janet Lawson, director, Ford Volunteer Corps.
“Through our volunteer efforts and nonprofit partnerships, our fleet of
Ford Mobile Food Pantries and the generous donations of so many, we hope
to ease that struggle not just over the holidays but throughout the
year.”
The Ford Volunteer Corps is active in local communities across the
country and around the world. In September, thousands of Ford employees
gather on six continents during Ford Global Week of Caring to perform
critical community service work to benefit people in their local cities,
towns and villages.
Ford Motor Company and Ford Fund, its philanthropic arm, are
contributing $1.3 million in financial support, grants, vehicles and
other assistance to hunger-relief organizations this fall. The donations
include a new Ford Transit for the Salvation Army’s Bed & Bread Club,
and a text-to-donate campaign with Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center, Ford
and Feeding America®. Supporters can make a $10 donation by texting MEAL
to 50555. The campaign runs through the Quick Lane Bowl, which takes
place at 4:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 26, at Ford Field in Detroit. A $10
donation helps Feeding America provide 100 meals on behalf of member
food banks. Ford will provide up to $250,000 in matching donations.
About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community
partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. The
Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 60 years with ongoing
funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life teaches
new drivers through a variety of hands-on and interactive methods.
Innovation in education is encouraged through programs that enhance high
school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants.
Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 25,000 Ford employees and
retirees each year work on projects that better their communities in 30
countries. For more information, visit http://community.ford.com.
For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and
video, visit www.media.ford.com.
Contacts:
Ford Motor Company Fund
Todd Nissen
313.322.4898
tnissen@ford.com
or
Ford
Motor Company Fund
Eric Mitchell
734.612.8267
emitch15@ford.com
Source: Ford Motor Company
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