No Summer Vacation for DPS Foundation, or DPS Alumni, in Ways to Encourage Detroit Students In This Issue Dr. Kenneth Burnley's Legacy Lives on Through Memorial Scholarship Winners New Bricks Coming Soon to Commemorative Brick Program Dr. Kenneth Burnley's Legacy Lives on Through Memorial Scholarship Winners Promote Education While Saving on School Supplies Strengthening Music Education and Fine Arts Programs DPS Foundation Launches New Alumni Website Alumni Events During DPS Summer Enrollment Week Support Students and Foundation Congratulations to Regina, Leadership Detroit Class of The Dr. Kenneth Burnley Memorial Scholarship was XXXIII established by his wife Eileen Burnley to benefit students within the Detroit Public Schools District, which Dr. Kenneth Burnley Quick Links oversaw from 2000-2005. This month, the Detroit Public Schools Foundation announced the winners of the $2,500 Dr. Website Kenneth Burnley Memorial Scholarships: Amber Chapman [above] from Detroit International Academy for Young Women and About Us Gregory Davis [right] from Cody College Preparatory High School. Foundation News Chapman and Davis were selected because of their plans to further DPS Foundation Blog their education beyond high school, while giving back to their Ways to Give communities. To learn more about the winners, click here. Foundation Donors & Throughout his career, Dr. Burnley Supporters devoted himself to education, serving as a teacher, assistant Grant Requests principal, director, assistant superintendent and superintendent. He led schools through challenging transitions in curriculum, Donate Now instruction, management and finances. Photo Gallery New Bricks Coming Soon to Commemorative Brick Program Commemorative Brick Program Programs Contact Us Featured News Embraced across the country, the Detroit Public Schools Foundation Commemorative Brick Program has been a successful way to support Detroit students, while preserving the legacies of Detroit Public Schools. This fall, the DPS Foundation will add Mumford High School (blue bricks), Mackenzie High School and Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School to the selection of commemorative bricks. Please call La Presna: DPS Honors the DPS Foundation at (313) 873-3348 to confirm when bricks Over 300 Students with 3.5 from your school will be available. Gold, silver and bronze GPAs, "Two All A" bricks can also still be purchased for Cass Technical High Students from Western School, Finney High School or Chadsey High School. High School Featured Blog Promote Education While Saving on School Supplies Thanks to our partners Office Depot and the Detroit Regional Chamber, through the Detroit Public Schools Foundation Purchase Program you can easily support the Bart Lane, Sodexo, Guest Detroit Public Schools Foundation, while also saving money on Blog: Time to Put More office supplies you already need. By enrolling in Office Depot's Chairs on More Desks Detroit Public Schools Foundation Purchase Program, you can receive discounts on supplies, and Office Depot will donate a percentage of each purchase to the DPS Foundation. You can sign up by clicking the button below. Create an account to receive discounted online purchases and/or to register your credit card and enjoy in-store savings at Office Depot. Strengthening Music Education and Fine Arts Programs One of the the Detroit Public Schools Foundation's priorities is to reinforce programs that nurture and showcase the many artistic talents of Detroit's students. We are thankful for the generosity of the 2011-12 Southeast Michigan MENSA Music in Schools Initiative and DTE Energy Foundation for their continued support of fine and performing arts programs and music education. DPS Foundation Launches New Alumni Website The Detroit Public Schools Foundation is proud to announce the official launch of the new Detroit Public Schools alumni website. The new website offers alumni the chance to post school memories, share photos and get involved to support Detroit schools. Visit www.dpsalumni.org to register. ATTENTION DPS CLASS REUNION COMMITTEES: The DPS Foundation is looking for alumni reunions and events to support building an alumni network for Detroit Public Schools and share ways alumni can give back to their alma maters and 1982 Mackenzie Girls Track existing DPS students. Please Team share your events with Erica Sanders, Alumni Development Specialist, at [email protected] or (313) 873-8976. Alumni Events During DPS Summer Enrollment Week Support Students and Foundation Detroit Public Schools soon will be hosting its summer enrollment week, and there are several opportunities for DPS alumni to get involved. Wednesday, August 22: All DPS alumni are invited to march in the DPS Back to School Parade to support DPS. Please contact Erica Sanders at [email protected] or (313) 873-8976. Friday, August 24: During the DPS NAACP Education Day, all DPS alumni are encouraged to visit Delores Bennett Park in the Northend Community between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to sign up for the new alumni program (and receive a special gift). Saturday, August 25: DPS will be hosting DPS Enrollment Open Houses across the district. Alumni who visit any local DPS school during open house hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) will have the opportunity to register for the new DPS alumni program. The school with the most registered alumni will win a donation from the Detroit Public Schools Foundation and promotional opportunities for the school. Congratulations to Regina, Leadership Detroit Class of XXXIII Please join us in congratulating Development Officer Regina Fortushniak on her graduation from the Detroit Regional Chamber's Leadership Detroit in the Class of XXXIII. Leadership Detroit is a regional community leadership program founded in 1979 with a mission "to provide the foundation for a lifelong commitment to leadership by creating awareness of key issues that affect the Detroit region and to challenge emerging and existing community leaders to bring about positive change in the community through informed leadership." Leadership Detroit has more than 1500 alumni. Pictured left to right: Dan Piepszowski, Senior Director, Community Leadership Development, Detroit Regional Chamber; Sandy Pierce, President & CEO of Charter One Michigan; Regina Fortushniak, Development Officer, Detroit Public Schools Foundation; Sandy K. Baruah, President & CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber. The Detroit Public Schools Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting Detroit students. For additional information about the Foundation, please call (313) 873-3348 or email [email protected] Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Suite 1004, Fisher Building | 3011 W. Grand Blvd. | Detroit | MI | 48202 .