DEARBORN, Michigan – Funding Opportunities & Resources in Education hit its mark again this year. F.O.R.E. Dearborn, a signature community event Co-Chaired by Dearborn’s Mayor O’Reilly and the Superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools Brian Whiston, is fast becoming the City of Dearborn’s strongest fundraiser for the school district.
Left to right: Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Mr. Reginald Turner, Eric Duncan, Rasul Raheem, Mike Kirk, and Brian Whiston (Photo by Tracey Besek)
F.O.R.E. Dearborn raised over $91,000 again this year. This is a tremendous amount of money that will directly impact the classrooms, teachers and more importantly the students of Dearborn Public Schools. Brian Mosallam, Chairman of Dearborn Education Foundation has been devoted to transforming the organization and says this about F.O.R.E. Dearborn:
“Everyone will agree that fundraising today is not easy. In my opinion, that is not the only thing we do though. Eddie Fakhoury has led the charge in making sure that partnerships are created and long-term relationships are being built. This event is a perfect example of the confidence our community, corporate supporters and donors have in us. To accomplish raising over $90,000 two years in a row from an outing that use to generate around $36,000 is proof. It’s also showcased by the wonderful investment of time that our Mayor and Superintendent extend to this event!”
It is agreed that a lot goes into making this event a success. However, it’s through the investment our community, sponsors, and individual donors make in the Dearborn Education Foundation that allows for this event to reach the success it has. The Board of Directors of the Dearborn Education Foundation, the entire F.O.R.E. Dearborn committee, the teachers, and most importantly the students in the Dearborn Pubic Schools extend their most sincere thanks and appreciation to:
Accenture, Acuren Inspection, ADSA, Ameriprise, Arrow Strategies, Associated Mutual, AXA Advisors, BCBS of Michigan, Beier Howlette, Bint J’Bail, Brian Mosallam, Clark Hill, Comerica Bank, CompuWare, Connecture, Dana Gadette, Dearborn Federation of Teachers, Delta Dental, DFCU, DFSB, DJ Connelley, EDSI, Epitec Group, Fairlane Ford, Fairlane Town Center, Foresite, Gartner Group, GLASCO, HAP, Hewlett Packard, HFCC, HFCC – AFT, Howe-Peterson, Huntington Banks, IBM, Iconma, Jack Demmer, Jawood, La Fontaine Toyota, Lakeshore Energy, Les Stanford, Livernois Vehicle, Mayor O’Reilly, McGraw Wentworth, McKesson Health, Member Focus, Midwest-Health, Mr. Tricoff, Mr. & Mrs. Anders, Mr. & Mrs. Mundt, Mr. & Mrs. Schoolmaster, Mutual Electric, Park Athletic Supply Co., Park Place, Peter Rageas, Plante & Moran, Red A, REMAX/M. Ayoub, Judge Sam Salamey, Seminole Energy, Severstal NA, State Rep. George Darany, Stroble & Sharp, Teneable Security, Thrun, TMP Associates, Trinity Transportation, VisionIT, WALSH College – Novi, Wayne County Youth & Senior Fund, Xby2
About the Dearborn Education Foundation
The Dearborn Education Foundation is a charitable 501(c) organization and was created in 1992 by a group of private citizens to serve Dearborn Public Schools. All donations made are 100% tax deductible. The Foundation has raised and returned over $1,400,000 million to the schools through teacher grant requests. To learn more about the Foundation and how you can invest in their efforts go to www.dearbornedfoundation.org or call their office at 313.827.8790.