Think Detroit PAL was one of Detroit's nominees for Best Day Camp as part of Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect's First Annual Parents' Picks Awards. Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect, the online resource for parenting advice and community, is allowing parents to pick the best of their local communities with the Parents' Picks Awards.
Think Detroit PAL invites you to make a run for the kids in Detroit by participating in the Detroit Free Press Flagstar Marathon Fundraiser on October 19, 2008. Click here for more information.
categories: collaboration, innovation, leadership, merger, and sustainability. The Achieving Excellence Awards are the largest competitive nonprofit corporate grant program in Michigan-- and Think Detroit PAL is part of that history!
Think Detroit PAL was honored in the merger category. in 2006, Think Detroit and the Detroit Police Athletic League, created Think Detroit PAL. The merger resulted in increased outreach, a more diversified funding base, reduced overhead and substantial savings.
Three organizations shared the Merger Award, which recognizes organizations that have successfully completed mergers. ArtServe Michigan, the Michigan Nonprofit Association and Think Detroit PAL each received a $25,000 grant.
For more information please visit: http://www.dteenergy.com/community/foundation/aep.html.
The DTE Energy Foundation is committed to promoting excellence and encourages community organizations to maximize the value of time, money and effort invested in their endeavors. To that end, the Achieving Excellence Awards are granted in recognition of high-achieving organizations or initiatives in each of the following
DTE Energy Foundation Honors Think Detroit PAL
That’s why we have the D. Duane Hurtt Student Athlete Resource Center (SARC) at Think Detroit PAL. The Center aims to provide students with the academic support and college and career planning resources that will help them set goals outside of the athletic arena.
For more information on the D. Duane Hurtt Student Athlete Resource Center, click here or contact Laurel Whalen at (313) 833-1600 X 213
11,994 children who won’t become professional athletes better plan to get a good education, right?
The First Annual Parents' Picks Awards
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Student Athlete Resource Center
According to the NCAA, less than 0.5% of all student-athletes who play in high school will go on to play professional sports. Statistically speaking, that means of the 12,000 children who participate in Think Detroit PAL programs this year, only six of them will become professional athletes. Only a slightly higher number receive full scholarships to participate in college athletics. So, the other
Visit ParentsConnect.com and select Detroit to see a list of the nominees and vote for us!
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