It is "Ford Accelerated Action Day"!

JACKSON, Mich - It is "Ford Accelerated Action Day" and Ford Volunteer Corps are gaining the help from over 500 Ford employees to brighten up local communities. Southeastern Michigan will be seeing plenty of Ford faces around the area today as they work for children and families within the community.

Ford employees will be renovating family centers, painting shelters and assisting in the building of homes around southeast Michigan. Several organizations will be sharing more than $57,000 in Ford grants that will provide tools, supplies and any materials needed to complete the projects. Today, Ford Motor Company is focusing on high-priority projects around the community. The company is utilizing their people and recourses to the best of their ability to help provide a brighter and prosperous community.

Ford Motor Company has partnered with the following nonprofit organizations, which will receive up to $5,000 in Ford grants for the projects:

- Arts & Scraps, Detroit – Organize and inventory robots materials
- Focus: Hope, Detroit – Create family literacy area at Center for Children
- Girl Scouts of SE Michigan, Detroit – Assemble learning kits for girls
- Grandmont Rosedale Development, Detroit – Transform vacant house into a family’s home
- Habitat for Humanity, Monroe – Install flooring and hang kitchen cabinets
- Junior Achievement, Detroit – Assist students with financial literacy exercises
- Matrix Human Services, Detroit – Pack baby shower baskets with infant necessities
- Methodist Children’s Home, Redford – Clean, paint and create a sensory wall
- Northville Community Foundation, Northville – Secure flooring in Maybury Farm barn
- Penrickton Center, Taylor – Restore resonance boards and repaint murals
- Ruth Ellis Center, Detroit – Paint residential facility
- Salvation Army, Denby Center, Detroit – Refresh residential cottages
- Starfish Family Services, Inkster – Participate in literacy activities with children
- Vista Maria, Dearborn Heights – Paint interior common areas and living quarters for girls
- World Medical Relief, Detroit – Assemble basic hygiene kits

Ford employees from all over the global volunteer in their local home towns or villages year round. Days like today have been created to accomplish larger projects as a team. It is "Ford Accelerated Action Day" and not only are Ford employees improving communities, but they are also serving as mentors to children by engaging them in educational projects. We appreciate everything you do, Ford Volunteers!

If you are looking to purchase a vehicle from a dealer with a community-oriented mindset, Seymour Ford Lincoln is the place for you. Our customers are our top priority and we will do everything we can to help you find the best vehicle to meet your needs. We are located at 2601 Seymour Road in Jackson, Michigan. We offer a transparent car buying experience - no smoke and mirrors here! No matter what your auto need, we work hard ensure you never leave our dealership unsatisfied! Visit our website SeymourFord.com or give us a call at (517) 787-9500.

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