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RARE's Mission

MISSION

To INSPIRE Michigan’s youth
to see possibilities through the real-world examples of EVERYDAY HEROES.

VISION

At a time when society has lost sight of its real heroes and material things have replaced character as the currency for measuring success, RARE celebrates the lives and life lessons of everyday people in the workplace who through extraordinary commitment, integrity, selflessness and courage are changing lives and inspiring others.

RARE provides a forum for these extraordinary individuals to reach out to Michigan’s youth and teach, by example, their compelling lessons for life’s venture.

Our programs engage youth in the process of Discussion, Discovery and Writing about Everyday Heroes in their communities to help them see possibilities and make the connection to fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

RARE's Board & Advisory Board
2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GilCox

Gilbert C. Cox Jr.
Founder & Chair Emeritus
Gil Cox, Jr. a prominent Troy attorney and founder of the law firm Cox, Hodgman and Giarmarco, established the RARE Foundation in 1998 for the purpose of recognizing everyday heroes in the workplace. It was his belief that ordinary people perform heroic deeds in their jobs everyday that go largely unnoticed. Since then, RARE has recognized more than 50 deserving individuals throughout Michigan with its annual Everyday Hero Award. Although retired from the practice of law, Mr. Cox still serves on RARE’s Board as well as on several other corporate boards.

MarkDavis

Mark Davis
Chairman CEO- Synergy Capital LLC
Mark Davis became Chairman of the RARE Foundation in February, 2007. Born in Nebraska and a graduate of the University of Nebraska, he moved his business from Colorado to Michigan in 2001. Davis is CEO of Synergy Capital, LLC in Birmingham. He also serves on the Board of Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan and recently was named a recipient of Crain’s 40 Under Forty award.

Ralph Bergemann
Treasurer - Feblo International

Wendy Leonard
Leonard & Company

Roy Luttmann
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.

Elizabeth Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Lyon Foundation

Honorable Fred J. Mester
Judge, 6th Circuit Court

Debi Ritter
UHY Advisors

Kim Stine-Kubinski
John Hancock

Sister Nancy Thompson, RSM
Mercy High School

      

ADVISORY BOARD

Andrew Acho
Past Director, Ford Motor Company

Elizabeth Bauer
Michigan State Board of Education

David A. Brandon
Chairman & CEO - Dominos Pizza

Bill Burton
President, Detroit Radio Advertising Group

Robert Chastain
Principal - Platinum Capital

Kevin Counihan
Principal - Falvey Counihan, LLC

Nolan Finley
Editorial Page Editor - The Detroit News

Charles Forbes
Chairman & CEO - Forbes Management

Tony Frabotta
CEO - UHY Advisors Michigan

Alysia Green
Automation Alley

Ritschard Homberg
President and General Manager
Detroit Public Television

Elaine Kelly
President & CEO - Payroll 1

Kristina Marshall
President & CEO - Winning Futures

Albert Papa
Chairman & CEO - Cambridge Financial

Margaret K. Savage
Author

Margaret Trimer-Hartley
Superintendent,
University Prep Science & Math

 

Sponsors
Thanks to the following Sponsors for helping RARE inspire Michigan’s Youth.
3D New Media, Inc.
American House
Automation Alley
AXA Foundation
Brian Campbell
Gilbert C. Cox, Jr.
CRH
Edelweiss Foundation
Fifth Third Bank
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, PC
WJ & Lillian Kemler Foundation
Leonard & Company
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne B. Lyon Foundation
The June & Cecil McDole Charitable Fund
Medallion Instrumentation Systems
NSF Foundation
Synergy Capital, LLC
UHY Advisors
Gregg Williams
  
     
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