Ford Motor Co. Awards Detroit-Area Students With Several Blue Oval Scholarships

BRIGHTON, Mich. - Last week, Ford Motor Co. awarded Detroit-Area students with several Blue Oval Scholarships amounting to $100,000! More than 160 Detroit-area high school students from 10 different schools received scholarships ranging from $250 to $1,000, with over $700,000 in scholarships awarded to students across the nation. For 2015, the Blue Oval Scholarship program partnered with the SME Education Foundation to encourage students to pursue their dreams post high-school graduation.

The awards were presented last Thursday, June 18, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African America History, where achievements for over 160 graduating high school seniors were celebrated. Multiple schools from the Metro-Detroit area were represented, including River Rouge High School, Ypsilanti Community High School, Harper Woods High School, Pontiac High School and many more! Jim Vella, president of Ford Motor Co. Fund and Community Services, stated, "At Ford Motor Company, we believe that student achievement is the cornerstone to future progress, and supporting the next generation of leaders is critical to the growth of the communities we serve." In total, for the 7 years the program has been around, Ford Motor Co. has donated more than $700,000 in scholarships to assist almost 1,000 Detroit-area high school graduating seniors with tuition, books, fees and other education expenses.

It is so exciting to see a company so vital to the importance and success of the Metro-Detroit area giving back to the next generation! Ford Motor Co. awards Detroit-area students with several Blue Oval Scholarships every year, and we cannot wait to see these students succeed in the future. Here at Brighton Ford, we believe in investing in our local community! Check out our community involvement page to read more about how Brighton Ford gives back locally. You can always visit our website to check out our great new and used Ford inventory or to schedule a service appointment! Brighton Ford is located at 8240 Grand River Ave. just north of I-96 in Brighton. We are a family owned and operated business that strives for customer satisfaction. For more information on Brighton Ford visit BrightonFord.com or give us a call at (800) 836-8206.

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Ford Motor Company to Sponsor Usher's New Look Foundation

BRIGHTON, Mich. - Ford Motor Company has announced that they will continue to sponsor Usher's New Look Foundation for the fourth consecutive year. Ford will be the presenting sponsor of the association's President's Circle Awards luncheon, which will be hosted by Usher Raymond IV this month in Atlanta, GA.

Usher's New Look Foundation is a fantastic organization that gives around 50,000 youths a chance to have positive role models and influences in their lives. New Look empowers many young people to fulfill their dreams and become leaders in their communities by giving them the tools and resources they need, to do so. Since 1999, Usher's New Look has trained and certified over 13,000 youth is its four leadership pillars of talent, education, career and service and has had 100% of the participating youths graduate from high school and continue on to universities.

Ford Motor Company sponsoring Usher's New Look Foundation is just one of the programs that Ford is proud to contribute to. Ford has always been a huge advocate of programs that encourage leadership and education. Ford has a variety of programs that focus on student's education, including the Ford Next Generation Learning program. This program works to encourage teachers, employers and leaders to create the next generation of young people who will not only graduate from high school, but college as well. Ford also donates more than $1 million in Blue Oval Scholarships each year.

If you'd like to learn more about Usher's New Look Foundation, you can find more information here.

Ford works hard to provide the world with the resources that it needs - whether it's better vehicles, smaller carbon footprint, or better education, Ford is happy to help. If you'd like to see for yourself how Ford works to provide you with better vehicles, stop by our Wixom Area Ford Dealership and let us show you our wide selection of New Ford Trucks and Ford Cars For Sale.

Brighton Ford is located at 8240 Grand River Ave. just north of I-96 in Brighton. We are a family owned and operated business that strives for customer satisfaction. For more information on Brighton Ford visit BrightonFord.com or give us a call at (800) 836-8206.

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