BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Parr President and

Chairperson

Denise Starr Vice President

Robert Bowen Treasurer

Antoinette Green Secretary

Cheryl Adams DavisMargaret Cooney Casey

LaVon EdwardsMyrna Fernandez-Lynch

Mary Ellen Howard, RSMDebora Murray

Sharon PfeufferDavid Spivey

Terri TahnooseKathryn Tanner

Rita Valade, RSM

Mercy Education Project | 1450 Howard Street • Detroit, MI 48216 | 313.963.5881 | www.mercyed.net

A doorway to a brighter future for girls and women in Detroit since 1992.

Please join Mercy Education Project as we celebrate 25 years of empowering women and girls in Detroit. As a partner and supporter you share this story of success — and we thank you!

Your sponsorship will help ensure a brighter future for women and girls by supporting their quest to improve their level of education and push open the doors to greater opportunities that their new credentials will afford them. Sponsor details inside brochure.

MEP’s 25th Anniversary art is inspired by the original Doorway to the Future opened by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1827. Limited edition, Pewabic designed, and crafted tiles will be unveiled at the Gala. See enclosed Pewabic Tile Campaign flier for details.

Turning Struggles into Strength

APRIL 27, 2017MGM GR AND DE TROIT

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CELEBRATES

Sponsorship Opportunities Heaven, aged 30, mother of six children ranging in age from eleven to one-year-old twins, and new to MEP this August, is very grateful for this educational opportunity.

She describes feeling unnoticed and lost during her years in the public school system. Diagnosed with dyslexia and placed in special education classes, Heaven says, “I hid behind this label; I felt safer not being noticed.” She describes being compliant, year after year, never asking for help – afraid to draw attention to herself, until a family crisis led her to drop out of school after her tenth grade year.

When asked why MEP and why now, she said, “I am tired of struggling – and even though I am haunted by my fear of failure to this day, I finally made the first step to better myself and better my children’s future, and I am so excited to be at MEP. My hopes and dreams are to get my GED and then study to be a medical or nursing assistant or an x-ray tech. I am determined to encourage my kids, to help them with their homework, to inspire them to finish school and go to college.”

Heaven is just one of the many students who find hope at Mercy Education Project. Women come to MEP to better their lives and the lives of their families through education. They come for help to break the cycle of poverty; to find courage to face their challenges; to transform their struggles into strength and to find a doorway to a brighter future!

More than 2700 at-risk girls and disadvantaged women have been provided the opportunity to change the trajectory of their lives through MEP’s unique educational model that addresses the individuality of each student.

Heaven with instructor Jackie Zeff

WOMEN’S PROGRAM SERVICES ADULT BASIC EDUCATION • GED PREP • COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS PROGRAM SERVICES FOR GIRLS AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING • ROBOTICS • COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS SPRING BREAK COLLEGE CAMP • EMERGING LEADERS SUMMER PROGRAM

Bank of America /Merrill LynchBasilian Office of Social JusticeBeatrice and Reymont Paul Fdn.Beaumont Belfor USA Group, Inc.Big Boy Restaurants, Intl.Binson’s Home Health Care CentersBlue Cross/Blue Shield of MichiganBookstockC.F. BurgerCDA Engineering, IncCerner CorporationChristian Financial Credit UnionCity of Detroit Comer Holdings, LLCComerica Charitable FoundationCrain’s Detroit BusinessDeloitteDetroit Medical CenterDetroit Industrial SchoolDickinson WrightDTE Energy FoundationErnst & Young, LLPEsther & George Jaruga FoundationFifth Third BankFlagstar BankFord Motor Company FundFox Hills Golf & Banquet CenterGentherm

General MotorsGoldman, Sachs & Co.Greektown CasinoHealth Alliance Plan (HAP)John C Hendry FoundationHenry Ford Health SystemHoly Name ChurchHonigman, Miller, Schwartz & CohnHuron HealthcareHydro Dyne, Inc.International BancardInternational Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers Local 58Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner,

Valitutti & SherbrookLear CorporationMAGNAMarathon Petroleum Company, LLC Marshall E Campbell CompanyMastercraft Coatings, Inc.McGregor FundMGM Grand DetroitMiller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLCMost Holy Trinity ChurchMotor City Casino HotelMotor City Electric Co.Nealco Investments, LLCNorthpointe Capital, LLCPavilion Advisory GroupPlante Moran

PNC FoundationQuicken LoansR. Hirt Jr., Co.Reading WorksRehmann Siemens Energy, Inc.Sisters of Mercy WMW CommunitySkillman FoundationSmith, Haughey, Rice and RoeggeSouthwest Counseling SolutionsSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchSt. John Health SystemSt. Joseph Mercy Ann ArborSt. Joseph Mercy Health SystemSt. Joseph Mercy OaklandSt. Mary Mercy LivoniaStaples FoundationStrategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.Thomas/Carol Cracchiolo FoundationTransamerica Retirement SolutionsTrinity HealthTrinity Senior Living CommunitiesUAW-Chrysler National Training CenterUAW-FordUAW-GM Center for Human ResourcesUnited RoadThe Williams Charity FundWolverine Packing Co.Young Women’s Home Association

ANNIVERSARY $50,000

PRESENTING$25,000

HOST$15,000

DOOR OPENER

$10,000

BRIGHTER FUTURE

$7,500HOPE

$5,000DREAM

$3,000FRIEND

$1,500

Premium Sponsor Benefits for All MEP Events in 2017

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Company Name & Logo on Invitation X

Acknowledgement in Pre-Event Publicity

X X X X

Recognition in MEP Newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, and Annual Report

X X X X X X X X

Complimentary Reception and Dinner Reservations

30 20 20 10 8 6 4 2

Prominent Display of Company Name & Logo at Event

X X X X X X X X

Ad Space in Program BookBack CoverOR Inside

Front Cover

Inside Back Cover

Full Page Full Page Full Page 1/2 Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page

Acknowledgement from Podium X X X X

Limited Edition, Hand Painted and Framed Doorway to the Future Pewabic Tile

X X

Listing on the 25th Anniversary Donor Wall

X X

Current and Recent Funders

Sponsorship Levels

PLEASE RESPOND BY MARCH 30, 2017 to be included in the event program book.

Return enclosed sponsorship commitment form in reply envelope or visit www.mercyed.net to register your sponsorship commitment online.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Lauren Knill, Development and Events Coordinator lknill@mercyed.net

Susan Bresler, Directorof Development sbresler@mercyed.net

313-963-5881

Mercy Education Project is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Federal Tax ID #38-3209556