Thankful Detroit: Share why you love being a Detroiter today

With Thanksgiving two days away, let's focus on what inspires us about Detroit, what makes us proud to call this unique city our home. For Torrianna Bradley (right), 15, it's the city's heart and soul. Join us today by sharing your reasons on social media and encouraging others to take part.

	Watch Skillman Foundation President & CEO Carol Goss talk about why she's thankful to be a Detroiter, then upload your own video to YouTube with the title, "Thankful Detroit."
	Show your gratitude on Twitter and add the hashtag #ThankfulDetroit.
	Give thanks on Facebook, and tag The Skillman Foundation in your post.
	Read the inspiration behind Tuesday's movement in the Rose for Detroit Blog.

IN THE NEWS

Governor appoints trustee Kramer to GVSU board

Skillman Foundation trustee Mary Kramer is adding another board to her resume. Gov. Rick Snyder named Kramer, the publisher of Crain's Detroit Business, to the board of trustees for Grand Valley State University. She'll begin an eight-year term that expires at the end of 2020. Kramer also serves on the board for the Detroit Regional Chamber.

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Communications director talks strategy and more in Q&A

The Communications Network recently interviewed Skillman Foundation Director of Communications & Technology Bill Hanson in its "A Quick Word With ..." series.

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ROSE FOR DETROIT BLOG

Finding inspiration in a national memorial

Tonya Allen, the Foundation's Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Programs, continues her blog series on things that inspire her. Her next inspiration comes from the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. Read more about her new series here.

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Second time's a charm for artist in annual parade float contest

Warrendale Charter Academy eighth-grader Robin Ryce witnessed her drawing come to life as The Parade Company unveiled the winning float in the 21st annual Skillman Foundation float design contest last week.

	Read more about Ryce's winning design and find out who received honorable mention for the first time.
	Go behind the scenes and watch how this year's float was made.

Upcoming Events
	Holiday High Tea benefitting Alternatives for Girls, 3-5 p.m. Nov. 29, Townsend Hotel, Birmingham. RSVP by Nov. 20, 313.361.4000. Read More
	Western Michigan High School Senior Open House, 6 a.m. Friday, Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Road, Detroit 48235. doreen.odom@wmich.edu or 269.599.2496. Read More
	Male Youth Empowerment Breakfast, 11 a.m. Dec. 1, Osborn University Complex, 11600 E. Seven Mile Road, Detroit. 313.965.6924. Read More

Grants Maps

The Skillman Foundation has partnered with the New York City-based Foundation Center to provide Skillman Foundation website visitors with a custom version of the Foundation Center's Philanthropy In/Sight data visualization platform, which utilizes Google maps to show the scope and reach of the Skillman Foundation's work in Detroit. Access Grants Maps here

More Online

About us: Learn more about the Foundation's grantmaking and mission.

Our history: Rose Skillman's commitment to children.

Grants: Browse our Grants Maps.