The Detroit College Promise Last revised 12 April 2008
The Detroit College Promise is a scholarship program that, when fully funded, will be offered to every Detroit Public School student. It aims to improve the Detroit Public Schools by (a) encouraging DPS parents and students to plan for a college education, and (b) encouraging parents with college aspirations for their children to move into Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools. Thus, it will serve two important purposes - to transform Detroit into a center of brainpower with a high proportion of college graduates, and to promote economic development for Detroit and the region.
Our current plans are to begin this program with the high school graduating class of 2010. We currently are waiting to obtain our tax-exempt status. At that point, we will begin fundraising.
Unlike other charitable organizations, 100% of contributions will go directly into our endowment (permanent) fund for scholarships, or if specified, into a fund for current scholarships. No contributions will be used for organizational costs, until further notice. All of our organizational costs will be paid by PathologyOutlines.com, Inc., which started this non-profit, or by incidental income, such as sale of T-shirts or books.
We believe that The Detroit College Promise is one of the most important charitable and economic development programs for the Detroit area in recent history. We hope that you will join us in this effort. For more information, please contact us:
Nat Pernick, M.D.
Executive Director
The Detroit College Promise
30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 404
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Telephone: 248/646-3269
Email:NatPernick@hotmail.com
The Detroit College Promise
30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 404, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 • Telephone: (248) 646-3269 • natpernick@hotmail.com
