DTE Energy Foundation Names Top Nonprofit Finalists for Achieving Excellence Awards
May 05 2006 - 10:51AM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The DTE Energy Foundation has
announced the finalists for its 2006 Achieving Excellence Awards,
Michigan's largest corporate grant competition for nonprofits. The
competition recognizes the state's exemplary nonprofit
organizations with awards of up to $100,000 each in four
categories: Special Achievement, Leadership, Collaboration and
Sustainability. Finalists for the 2006 Achieving Excellence awards
are: * Special Achievement: Detroit Association of Black
Organizations, Detroit; Guidance Center, Southgate; Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Bloomfield Hills; Lighthouse of
Oakland County, Pontiac; Mel Trotter Ministries, Grand Rapids;
Northern Homes Community Development Corporation, Boyne City; Vista
Maria, Dearborn Heights. * Leadership: Girl Scouts of Macomb
County-Otsikita Council, Clinton Township; Warren/Conner
Development Coalition, Detroit. * Collaboration: Detroit Eastside
Community Collaborative, Detroit; Detroit Zoological
Society/Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak; Manistee County
Community Foundation, Manistee; Three Lakes Association, Bellaire;
Traverse City Area Chamber Foundation. * Sustainability: Habitat
for Humanity - Oakland County, Pontiac; HP Devco, Inc., Highland
Park; National Conference for Community and Justice of Michigan,
Detroit; Southwest Solutions, Detroit; Think Detroit, Detroit.
Winners will be announced June 13. To be considered for the
Achieving Excellence Awards, organizations must be tax-exempt under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be located
within DTE Energy's service area. Past recipients of Achieving
Excellence Awards include the Detroit Science Center, the Southwest
Detroit Business Association, the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Southeastern Michigan, the Lansing-based Michigan Nonprofit
Association, and the Inland Seas Education Association in Suttons
Bay. The DTE Energy Foundation is the philanthropic arm of DTE
Energy, continuing the legacy of community support and involvement
of its principal operating subsidiaries, Detroit Edison and
MichCon. The Foundation directs its contributions and involvement
to support initiatives dedicated to developing the human and
economic potential of the communities it serves. DATASOURCE: DTE
Energy CONTACT: Eileen Dixon, +1-313-235-9154, or Lorie Kessler,
+1-313-235-8807, both of DTE Energy Web site:
http://www.dteenergy.com/
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