Jun 22, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Mahindra Automotive North America Continues Investment In Detroit Urban Farming With $127,000 In Grants To Eight Local Non-Profits

DETROIT, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Now in its fourth year, the Mahindra Urban Agriculture Grant Program disbursed $127,000 in funding and equipment to eight southeast Michigan non-profits in support of sustainable farming and gardening.

Since the program's inception in 2015, Mahindra has donated more than $425,000 in cash and farm equipment to 13 organizations who have grown and distributed to Detroit residents more than a million pounds of fresh food.

"Mahindra is committed to empowering and celebrating the communities in which we operate," said Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group. "There are few better examples of our RISE philosophy in action than the work of MANA's pioneering Urban Agriculture Grant Program which continues to empower Detroit residents by giving them access to fresh, sustainable produce and inspiring work opportunities for the underserved."

This year's recipients and projects include:

    --  American Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. ($10,000): to create
        the Sacred Roots garden at Romanowski Park in SW Detroit, where
        individuals may cultivate crops indigenous to their native cultures.
    --  Boggs Education Center ($10,000): to rejuvenate the urban gardens
        surrounding Boggs School and create a mobile food stand to take fresh
        produce to area residents.
    --  Eastern Market Corporation ($25,500): to purchase two Mahindra utility
        vehicles to support operations, including the weekly farmers' markets
        that showcase locally grown produce.
    --  Full Circle Foundation ($8,784): to fund a summer intern employment
        program for special needs teens and young adults.
    --  The Greening of Detroit ($20,000): to support food production and
        operations at Lafayette Greens.
    --  Keep Growing Detroit ($20,000): to assist in the relocation of the
        group's garden and other programs to a new site.
    --  Micah 6 Community ($8,144): to convert nine vacant lots into a fruit
        orchard and public garden spaces.
    --  Pingree Farms ($25,000): to install the Mahindra Agriscience Learning
        Center to support educational programs.

About Mahindra Automotive North America

Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) is the North American headquarters of the 20B Mahindra Group's automotive division. MANA became the first automotive OEM to launch a manufacturing operation in SE Michigan in over 25 years when it began producing the ROXOR off-road vehicle earlier this year in Auburn Hills, MI. For more information, visit mahindraautomotivena.com

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