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Help Your Kids Achieve Their Dreams
Every parent and teacher wants their kids to be successful. By working with them to help them identify their goals and desires, you can help them increase their odds of pursuing and achieving their dreams. The first step is to set specific goals and write them down. Dreams can help … Read More »
Mentor Dave Fernholz to Receive Warren’s Outstanding Volunteer Award
Winning Futures mentor and Fitzpatrick Manufacturing Plant Manager Dave Fernholz will be honored with the 2013 Outstanding Warren Volunteer Recognition Award due to his ongoing involvement in our organization. Through his service as a mentor and role model to teens at Warren’s alternative Community High-School, Mr. Fernholz has helped to … Read More »
HAP Signs On as a Corporate Care Partner
Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is the latest company to sign on as one of our Corporate Care Partners. This program allows organization’s team members to volunteer on a one-time or recurring basis as a mentor at Winning Futures schools. HAP employees enjoyed their first day in the classroom on Tuesday … Read More »
Attend Our “Social Marketplace” Lunch and Learn
On April 17, 2013 from Noon to 2PM, Elite Success Partners and Winning Futures will host speaker Stephen Sadler, President of Buz.FM, Inc. and author of “Exposure to Closure.” Steve will focus on the Social Marketplace. Additionally, Steve will show how to monetize your Facebook Fan Page. “Likes” will not be the only … Read More »
Winning Futures Students Explore Benefits of Volunteering
Winning Futures’ students began exploring the benefits of participating in community service this week. Working alongside their mentors, students undertook a variety of projects such as: Creating custom flower pots for donation to American House senior living center. Making teddy bears and pillows for distribution to the Walton Wood Senior … Read More »
Win an iPad Mini When You Share this Blog!
One-time mentors are needed on Wednesday 2:25-3:30pm now until mid-July at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (in Detroit near Southfield). You can sign-up for one session (or more) by clicking here. When you share this blog’s link on your social media sites by April 3rd, we will enter your name in … Read More »
Winning Futures Salutes AmeriCorps Volunteers
Winning Futures is celebrating AmeriCorps Week this week by saluting all the hard work AmeriCorps volunteers do for organizations like ours – and we’re starting by honoring our AmeriCorps volunteer Erin Crouch! Erin joined Winning Futures last summer and has truly become a part of our family. She assists our program … Read More »
Winning Futures Celebrates 2013 Inductees of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Winning Futures’ program partner the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) inducted its class of 2013 last night and we were there to help celebrate! Sports greats were among the inductees that also included Lions tackle Lomas Brown and Red Wings defenseman Mark Howe. Several of the sports legends also … Read More »
Business Leaders Honored with Inaugural Sam Cupp Impact Awards
Winning Futures, an award winning, school-based mentoring program, presented its inaugural Sam Cupp Impact Awards at its fifth annual Corks and Forks charity wine tasting on Saturday, February 9, 2013. These awards celebrate the life and vision of Winning Futures’ late founder Sam Cupp, who passed away unexpectedly last June. … Read More »