Candice Fortman is one of the busiest people in Detroit, but just about everything that she is involved in involves community.
It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving and malls are full. Parking lots are crowded, lines are long and there’s more flesh pressed between the isles than leftover turkey between wheat and mayo. You’ve got family and friends on a holiday gift list, but you don’t want any part of this scene. So what’s the alternative?
In the FOX-E report, a Detroit neighborhood is looking a little greener tonight.
....Duggan’s program is new, but many parks have been informally maintained by community groups for years. In Grandmont, residents have long taken care of Ramsay Park; one man who lives by the park has been nicknamed “Mr. Ramsay” because of how much he looks after it. The Grandmont Community Association actually formally adopted Ramsay from the city several years ago, but Jomo King, who serves on the GCA board of directors, thinks the new program is a vast improvement.
....Over the plus 20 years Cora worked as the SkillsUSA coordinator at Breithaupt, she not only has been very successful in getting students from all over Detroit to take advantage of the program, she has also helped train more than 20 of these student to hold office in the SkillsUSA program at regional and even state levels.
This year...Jomo is putting his ideas to work. As director of the Art Fair and as a board member of the Grandmont Community Association, Jomo would like nothing more than to see all kinds of people come to participate in, and enjoy the Grandmont Arts and Craft Fair.
- Grandmont resident Kevin Johnson is a busy man. As the Grandmont historian, Kevin stores and keeps track of his neighborhood’s newsletters, The Grandmonitor. Kevin doesn’t just store them though, he reads them.
Neighborhood-based nonprofit revamps homes, provides security and runs community programs to keep this thriving area of Detroit standing strong.
....Coach Muhammad is president of the community patrol of the Grandmont neighborhood, in northwest Detroit. He volunteers 40 hours a week to keep his neighborhood safe.
