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Mentor Teia Harris Recommends You Take a “Workday Vacation”
May 24, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_399" align="aligncenter" width="481"] Teia Harris (right) and her mentoring team at Cass Technical High School.[/caption] Take a "workday vacation"! Teia Harris does to mentor Winning Futures students for an hour once a week. Watch this short video to hear why: Teia Harris Testimonial To find out more about how you… Read More
Winning Futures Awards Photos Now Online!
May 16, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_394" align="aligncenter" width="482"] Student scholarship winners at the 19th Annual Winning Futures Award celebration.[/caption] 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… Read More
Thank You GoIndustry DoveBid
May 9, 2013 UncategorizedThank you to GoIndustry DoveBid for supporting Winning Futures as a sponsor! Visit them online today here. Read More
Mentor Testimonial: Sheriff Anthony Wickersham
May 8, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_336" align="aligncenter" width="373"] Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham and one of his mentor team members show off the bird feeders they made for their community service project.[/caption] Click on the link below to see a 20 second video of Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham telling us why he's a… Read More
Chrysler Group’s Ralph Gilles Visits Winning Futures Students
May 2, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_369" align="aligncenter" width="517"] Chrysler Group's Ralph Gilles (back row, center) with students at Cass Technical High School.[/caption] Winning Futures and Detroit Public Schools wrapped up its second year at Cass Technical High School today. The highlight at this year’s celebration was a visit from Chrysler Group’s Vice President of… Read More
Now Taking Reservations for the Greg Kelser Basketball Camp
April 30, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_366" align="aligncenter" width="405"] Students at last year's basketball camp met Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and basketball great Greg Kelser.[/caption] The Gregory Kelser Basketball Camp has partnered with Winning Futures to bring a basketball and mentoring program to students in metro-Detroit. This camp is being sponsored through the DPS Foundation… Read More
Thank You Comcast!
April 26, 2013 UncategorizedThank you to Comcast for supporting Winning Futures as a sponsor! Visit them online to check out their latest deals and promotions: http://www.comcast.com Read More
Help Your Kids Achieve Their Dreams
April 25, 2013 UncategorizedEvery 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
April 19, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_355" align="aligncenter" width="321"] Dave Fernholz[/caption] 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… Read More
HAP Signs On as a Corporate Care Partner
April 18, 2013 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_351" align="aligncenter" width="513"] HAP employees volunteered to mentor students at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy through their participation in the Corporate Care Partner program.[/caption] 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… Read More