Ford Fund and The Jalen Rose Charitable Fund Launch Innovative Retention Program at Cass Tech
September 28, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press The Rose Report
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 28, 2010 – Launching a new program in support of education in Michigan, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services partnered with the Jalen Rose Charitable Fund for a Back to School Empowerment Seminar at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. The event took place on Friday, September 24th from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m at Cass Technical High School located at 2501 Second Avenue. Cass Tech also was the winner of the first-ever Jalen Rose Charitable Fund Mentor Program Challenge presented by Ford Motor Company Fund this past spring.
Native Detroiter and ESPN analyst, Jalen Rose, hosted the event and spoke to the crowd of 600 students along with FM-98 WJLB radio personality Dr. Darrius who served as the emcee for the event. A panel of automotive and sports professionals provided career tips and information to the students. The panelists included Ford Designer Earl Lucas, Automotive Safety Instructor Joe Williams, and Erika Swilley, Assistant Director of Community Relations – NBA Detroit Pistons.
To win the mentor program grant, Detroit Public High Schools were challenged to create a mentoring program that would pair high …
Meet the JRCF 2010 Scholarship Winners
August 22, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
Karima Sultana Uddin (Wayne State University), Patricia Fieds (University of Michigan),
Arnetia Vaughn-Scott (Grand Valley State/Ford Motor Company Fund Recipient) &
Luis Lomeli (Michigan State)
Scholarship Committee: Marion Christian & Leah Hamood (Laveta Browne not pictured)
CNN.com – Donations flow as Jalen & celebs join Larry King’s Gulf telethon
June 22, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
By Alan Duke, CNN
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Large and small donations flowed in Monday evening as dozens of celebrities answered phones for Larry King’s telethon to help the people of the U.S. Gulf Coast suffering from the oil disaster.
“A hundred dollars? Wow! Thanks you so much,” rocker Tyson Ritter told one donor who called in.
The two-hour CNN show raised $1.3 million with proceeds going to three charities deeply involved in the efforts to help humans, wildlife and the environment.
“Everyone’s really pissed off,” actress Jenny McCarthy, who was monitoring online messages in the telethon’s “Tweet Suite,” told host Ryan Seacrest.
Donors could choose to send their money to the United Way, National Wildlife Fund or The Nature Conservancy.
Celebrity journalist Giuliana Rancic said she was on the phone with “Barbara” from Kokomo, Indiana.
“She’s saying it’s the animals,” Rancic said.
Actress Victoria Principal sat next to her on another call.
“We’re just talking about the wildlife,” Principal said.
Singer Aaron Neville, a New Orleans native, said most of the calls he answered in New York were from people concerned about animals impacted by the oil.
“People are …
