- Corporate sponsors increased funding levels, e.g., Molina and Wayne State University
- Expanded sponsorship with Key Partners: Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Whole Foods Market, MetroPCS, PNC Bank, Coventry Cares of Michigan, and DMC-Detroit Receiving Hospital
- Launched High School Volunteer Program, received and supervised student volunteers from DPS schools, April–August
- Implemented successful fundraisers to achieve our Mission and Health Impact:
- Secured Charitable Giving slot with IBM and received cash grant of $3,000
- Planned, organized, and hosted 3rd Annual “Celebrating a Healthier Detroit” Expo in August
- Raised over $25,000 in corporate funding
- Blog Series: Living a Healthy Lifestyle: a Focus on Dietary and Exercise Habits
- Planned, organized, and launched “Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Obesity” in October
- Inaugural launch of “Healthy Seminar Series” in local grocery stores and recreational centers
- Partners: Lafayette Foods, Molina Healthcare, Flint Public Schools, City of Detroit Recreation Department hosted 10 “Healthy Seminar Series,” October 2012–June 2013; funding received from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC)
