Nearly 1,000 students in eight Nashville-area high schools are
currently benefiting from a unique real-world education through
Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS). This
innovative program, which
touches 17,000 students in 25
states nationwide, connects
high schools with colleges and
businesses to better prepare
students for post-secondary
education and the workplace.
Ford Driving Skills for Life is a hands-on educational program
created by Ford to keep teens safe. Through web-based learning,
free classroom materials and ride-and-drive events in
communities across the
nation, including Middle
Tennessee. Driving
Skills for Life focuses on
the key areas that are
critical to safe driving.
Ford Motor Company raises more money for Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation (JDRF) than any other corporate sponsor.
For nearly a decade, Ford employees have worked together to
raise millions of dollars
for research into a cure.
Nashville's Global Walk Team
enthusiastically participates
in JDRF's annual Walk to
Cure Diabetes fundraiser,
raising $630,000 since
participation began.
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Ford recently launched the
See Me Safe child safety
seat program in partnership
with Nashville's Meharry
Medical College. These
hands-on training clinics
operate in conjunction with
local healthcare professionals to train parents and caregivers
on proper installation and use.
Thanks to dedicated Ford
employees who take the issue of
hunger seriously, the company
was among the largest donor
organizations to Second Harvest
of Middle Tennessee last year.
For a recent drive, each local
Ford employee donated an
average of 10 pounds of food.
Ford employees volunteer time
in the classroom, teaching
more than 100 classes on
business and economics in
local schools each year through
Junior Achievement. Organizer
Suzanne Bingham was recently
honored for these efforts when
George W. Bush personally
presented her with the President's
Volunteer Service Award.
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Each fall, Ford Motor Company volunteers
spend time helping their communities
during Ford's Global Week of Caring.
Among the Nashville efforts was a golf
tournament that raised nearly $70,000
for the Our Kids Center, which provides
expert services to local children.
Ford Motor Company is proud to partner with Monroe Carell
Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt with its family centered care
and focus on child and injury prevention.
Ford supports the ongoing
efforts of the Country
Music Hall of Fame and
Museum to preserve the
rich history of country
music. Ford's role as a
founding partner is reflected in the Ford Theater concert venue,
in educational programs such as the Songwriter Sessions, and
in the major new Hank Williams exhibition.
Ford dealerships offer free
car-safety clinics around the nation
and Ford Motor Company supports
safe-driving programs through
SmartSafeWomen (S2W) and
Nashville's Conexion Americas as well
as its own Driving Skills for Life program.
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