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Recipient and Finalists to Receive Cash Honorariums, with Generous Support and Resources Provided by the GRAMMY Foundation®'s Education Champions Converse, Ford Motor Company Fund, General Mills Box Tops For Education, and Journeys SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: A total of 217 music teachers from 195 cities across 45 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy(R)...

DEARBORN, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company and its dealers announce $400,000 in donations following the destructive Oklahoma tornadoes Donations include $250,000 from Ford Motor Company Fund to the American Red Cross and $150,000 from Oklahoma Ford Dealers to the United Way Ford Motor Company also is donating a Ford Transit Connect van to the American Red Cross, and providing $500 for drivers with tornado-damaged vehicles in affected areas toward the...

CCS dedicates Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies College and Career Transitions Office DETROIT, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The College for Creative Studies (CCS) announced today that Ford Motor Company Fund will donate $1 million over five years, strengthening its commitment to one of the world's leading art and design colleges and providing educational opportunities to Detroit youth. The funds are being used to establish the Henry Ford Academy: School for...

Recipient and Finalists to Receive Cash Honorariums, with Generous Support and Resources Provided by the GRAMMY Foundation®'s Education Champions Converse, Ford Motor Company Fund, General Mills Box Tops For Education, and Journeys SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: The Recording Academy(R) and the GRAMMY Foundation(R) are currently reviewing submissions received for the first-ever Music Educator Award. WHAT: The Music Educator...

DEARBORN, Mich., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents play a key role in teens' decisions on safe driving. Research for Ford's Driving Skills for Life program (DSFL) shows teens tend to emulate how their parents drive. Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of death for American teens. There were more than 3,000 teen fatalities in 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2013, Ford Driving Skills for Life will reach about 200 high...

DEARBORN, Mich., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 600 employees in the Ford Volunteer Corps join together with nonprofit partners to support children and families Ford Motor Company Fund provides $53,000 in grants to purchase tools and supplies for volunteer projects Ford MODEL Teams are at work in more than three dozen locations selected by nonprofit partners as part of a Ford Accelerated Action Day The Ford Volunteer Corps is on the job all over southeast Michigan on...

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program plans to double the number of teen drivers it reaches on this year's U.S. high school tour to approximately 40,000 The award-winning Ford Driving Skills for Life program will partner with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) to reach about 200 high schools across the United States this year Ford Driving Skills for Life kicks off its 10th year of teaching new drivers safe...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110621/LA23309LOGO) WHO: The GRAMMY Foundation(R) and The Recording Academy(R) WHAT: On last night's 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards(R)broadcast live on the CBS Television Network, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Foundation Neil Portnow, TV and radio host/producer and GRAMMY Foundation Honorary Board Chair Ryan Seacrest...

- First place winner from each Irving ISD high school competing for $5,000 scholarship and $3,000 for after-school program of choice. - Winner selected based on essay describing what drives their dream. - The public can vote at www.fordscholars.org/drivingdreams through February 21. IRVING, Texas, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company Fund and Irving Independent School District has launched the online voting for the "What Drives Your Dream Contest?" which is...

DETROIT, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company Fund announces $10 million program in Detroit, including a community center, new youth recreation and summer camp, support for education and summer job programs The new Ford Resource and Engagement Center in southwest Detroit will offer community gathering space with a Gleaners client choice food service center, cultural and job training opportunities, and other community services New program builds on major ongoing...