Ford Volunteers Team Up for the Environment on Accelerated Action Day

May 19, 2008 -- More than 500 Ford volunteers, working in dozens of MODEL Teams, will be out in the community improving the environment in SE Michigan on Accelerated Action Day.

WHEN: Thursday, May 22

* 8:30 a.m., event kicks off at Ford Field Pavilion, 701-799 Brady St., Dearborn
* 9am – 2pm, work continues at various locations around SE Michigan

WHERE: MODEL Teams of Ford volunteers will work at 48 sites in SE Michigan including:

* Arbor Hospice, Ann Arbor: construct bins to produce compost for gardens
* Boys and Girl's Republic, Farmington: stabilize bridge and save road to complex
* Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak: build a rain garden at Ford Education Center
* Ford Field, Dearborn: build turtle rafts, repair covered bridge, plant flowers
* Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn: restore historic garden
* Methodist Children's Home, Redford: replace trees lost to emerald ash borer

SUMMARY:

MODEL Teams of Ford volunteers are fanning out across Metro Detroit to plant gardens, beautify landscapes and help wildlife during the company’s second Accelerated Action Day.

The Ford Volunteer Corps developed this concentrated, high-powered approach to meet the needs of nonprofit agencies that select projects most in need of our help. Ford also provides grants to each organization to buy tools and materials for volunteers to get the job done.

During our first Accelerated Action Day in March, 20 MODEL Teams of volunteers donated their time and energy at 14 locations, reaching close to 100,000 children and families served by these nonprofit agencies.

This second Accelerated Action Day builds on the first, with hundreds more volunteers and dozens more MODEL Teams tackling local community projects.

Source: Ford Motor Company

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