The RARE “Everyday Hero” Scholarship is for high school seniors planning to attend a Michigan college, university or post-secondary school after graduating. The purpose is to engage young people in identifying everyday heroes throughout our state and through the process of discovery and writing, to become inspired about life’s possibilities. Students wishing to enter … Read More »
On July 22, 2015 the 17th Annual RARE Night of Heroes was held at the Emagine Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan. Supporters, family and friends gathered to celebrate an amazing group of RARE Everyday Heroes. This award is given to everyday people in the workplace who are changing lives and … Read More »
Pontiac Academy for Excellence student earns Winning Futures scholarship Written by Dave Phillips “A mentorship program at Pontiac Academy for Excellence is instilling confidence and teaching skills to students at the charter school, according to a junior who earned a scholarship through it. During the 2014-15 school year, Winning Futures has … Read More »
“Entering a class room with a group of adults I’d never met before was very intimidating”; Those were the words Leon Peterson used to describe his first Winning Futures Session. “I had no idea of what to expect, I knew it sounded cool but, I had no idea what I … Read More »
Where are they now…Kelly Counts 1996 Winning Futures Scholarship recipient and Grand Prize Winner joined the Hamilton Chevrolet team in 1997 and has worked her way of the ladder to success to become Sales Manager and has received seven Sales Leader of the Year Awards over the years. She is … Read More »
200 guests joined us at the Winning Futures Awards last night to celebrate our partners, mentors and volunteers as well as to applaud 20 extraordinary students we gifted $27,000 in scholarships. Among the honorees were Rob Davidson, a longtime teacher and counselor at Warren’s Paul K. Cousino High School. The … Read More »
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** The 2012 RARE Everyday Heroes and scholarship recipients. Back row (left to right): Michael Boguth, Ashley Lorano, Julie Ferguson, Jill McFadden, Emily Simmons and Al Marino. Front row (left to right): Jessica Mudge, Jillian Ferguson, Richard Southward and Kayla Barker. WARREN, MI, August 10, 2012 … Read More »