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Ford Motor Company continues its long-standing relationship with DAV
(Disabled American Veterans) by donating seven vehicles to the DAV
Transportation Network
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Ford continues to invest in DAV scholarships and the Winter Sports
Clinic, and adds support for DAV 5K events to honor veterans and raise
funds for needed services
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Since 1974, Ford Fund has contributed nearly $9.3 million to veterans
organizations
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DENVER -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company is donating seven Ford Flex utility vehicles to the
DAV, extending a strong relationship that has assisted disabled military
veterans for 93 years.
The vehicles will become part of the DAV Transportation Network that
enlists volunteer drivers to take sick and disabled veterans to VA
medical centers across the country. They will be deployed to DAV
locations in Little Rock, Arkansas, Iowa City, Iowa, Iron Mountain,
Michigan, Omaha, Nebraska, Portland, Oregon, Salt Lake City, Utah and
Seattle, Washington. Since 1996, Ford has donated 199 vehicles to the
DAV fleet.
“Transportation and community service are two important areas where Ford
excels,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and
Community Services. “We are proud to be able to help these heroes of
freedom get the critical services they need to make their lives better.”
In addition to the new Ford Flex vehicles, Ford Fund, the philanthropic
arm of Ford Motor Company, is sponsoring DAV 5K walks this fall in
Atlanta, Cincinnati and San Diego. Ford Fund also is continuing support
for the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship Program, which provides
scholarships to deserving young men and women who have generously
volunteered their time to help disabled veterans in their community.
This past spring, Ford supported the DAV Winter Sports Clinic in
Snowmass Village, Colorado. The company will again partner with Project
SNAP to engage veterans and the public to draw messages of thanks to
active military members that will become part of this year’s Operation
Grateful Nation mural. The artwork from last year’s event is currently
on display at the Pentagon.
“We are extremely proud of our long partnership with Ford Motor
Company,” said DAV National Commander Ron Hope. “Ford is an American
institution and we’re grateful they continue to support the men and
women who preserve the American way of life we hold sacred. Without this
donation many of these veterans would go without the medical care they
earned.”
Ford Motor Company and the DAV have been working together to help the
nation's wounded military veterans since Henry Ford organized a
cross-country caravan of 50 Model T vehicles to take disabled veterans
to the 1922 DAV national convention in San Francisco.
Ford’s support for veterans continues to evolve to meet their changing
needs. Earlier this year, Ford collaborated with National Veterans
Transition Services, Inc. on the Freedom’s Sisters REBOOT Workshop that
helped women veterans address the unique challenges they face
transitioning out of the military.
Ford Fund also sponsors Honor Flights to transport World War II veterans
to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. and featured a
special salute to the nation’s military called Focus on Freedom during
this year’s Ford Fireworks in Detroit. The event included a special
reception for veterans and their families, plus a thrilling flyover by
vintage World War II-era planes.
Since 1974, Ford and Ford Fund have provided nearly $9.3 million to
veterans’ organizations.
Ford today employs more than 7,000 veterans plus hundreds of active
military personnel, reservists and guardsmen.
About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community
and global partners to advance driving safety, education and community
life. Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 65 years with
ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life is
free, interactive, hands-on safety training focused on skill development
and driving techniques, while addressing inexperience, distractions and
impaired driving.Innovation in education is encouraged through
Ford Blue Oval Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning and other
inspiring programs that enhance high school learning and provide college
scholarships and university grants. The Ford Volunteer Corps enlists
more than 30,000 Ford employees and retirees each year to work on local
projects that strengthen their communities and improve people’s lives in
more than 40 countries around the world. For more information, visit http://community.ford.com.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six
continents. With about 195,000 employees and 66 plants worldwide, the
company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
About DAV
DAV empowers veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and
dignity. It is dedicated to a single purpose: fulfilling our promises to
the men and women who served. DAV does this by ensuring that veterans
and their families can access the full range of benefits available to
them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol
Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of
veterans transitioning back to civilian life. DAV, a non-profit
organization with nearly 1.3 million members, was founded in Cincinnati
in 1920 and chartered by the U. S. Congress in 1932. Learn more at www.dav.org.
For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and
video, visit www.media.ford.com.
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Contacts:
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Todd Nissen
313.322.4898
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