The Greater Milan Area Community Fund is taking a $50,000 gamble on The Community House in Milan. “We hope the architects really give us good news,” said Cassie Prior, regarding the former Henry Ford property.
Philanthropy might bring to mind pictures of rich donors bequeathing estates and life savings. However, in Milan right now it looks a lot more like local residents asking the community to support trade scholarships for students or a new roof for a building with a scandalous history. “For years and years we have only offered scholarships focused on one thing, which is going to college,” said Cassie Prior, a Captain for Team Milan and a member of the board of the Greater Milan Area Community Fund, in the kickoff video for the Philanthropy Games. “So many kids are looking into different jobs when they get out—electrician, plumber, cosmetologists and we want to be able to support them as well.”
As Milan City Council explores what do with a pioneer building near city hall, a local foundation has offered a $50,000 grant with the hope to get the space called the Community House into use. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the building—used by Milan pioneers in the 1800s as a flour mill—to store soybeans used to make paint for automobiles. After Ford closed the Milan soybean operation and moved its coil operation to the Ypsilanti plant, the city bought the Ford properties in 1948.
A group of Milan High School Seniors got a helpful boost at the Community Foundation of Monroe County Scholarship Breakfast that will help with the next steps in their educations. Held on May 3 at Saint Therese IHM Senior Living, in a room full of families and students, this annual event was a celebration of ...
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