PARK RIDGE, IL – The MDRT
Foundation has awarded a $3,000 grant to Winning Futures, a nonprofit that
offers school-based mentoring programs and workshops for middle and high school
students in Southeast Michigan, to help prepare young people to succeed through
life skills programs that build character value development, goal setting, and
strategic planning.
Through its global grants, the
MDRT Foundation is committed to building stronger families and communities
around the globe. This year, the MDRT Foundation will award nearly $1 million
in MDRT member-endorsed grants to more than 100 charitable organizations
worldwide.
Representing the MDRT
Foundation, Ari Fischman, presented this grant to Winning Futures at the 21stAnnual Scholarship Event. It was hosted by Emagine Theatres in Royal Oak. Scholarships
and awards were also presented to Winning Futures’ High School Students, along
with mentors and local business partners.
Winning Futures programs focus on the life skills of
character value identification, goal setting, career preparation, and strategic
planning. Founded in 1994 by entrepreneur Sam Cupp, Winning Futures now
partners with organizations throughout the country to implement our life skills
workbooks and activities.
The MDRT Foundation was created
in 1959 to provide MDRT members with a means to give back to their communities.
Since its inception, the Foundation has donated more than $29 million in more
than 70 countries throughout the world and in all 50 U.S. states. These funds
were raised by MDRT members and industry partners. The MDRT Foundation is the
philanthropic arm of the Million Dollar Round Table.
