by admin | Sep 3, 2019 | Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit
Frank Torre recently hosted the Liberty Mutual Golf Invitational benefiting Boys Hope and Girls Hope of Detroit. Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit, which is an academic scholarship program for the underprivileged youth residing in Metro Detroit whose mission is to help academically motivated middle and high school students rise above disadvantaged backgrounds and become successful in college and beyond. The organization provides programs that help children meet their full potential by providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities and education through college.
The annual Golf Outing was held on August 12, 2019 at Franklin Hills Country Club and provided notable business and philanthropic leaders an opportunity to help make a meaningful difference in the lives of underprivileged youth in residing in Metro Detroit.
Golfers, volunteers, and sponsors were treated to a dinner reception and an awards dinner emceed by Paul W. Smith, the legendary Detroit radio icon and notable columnist who introduced the 2019 Hope Scholars.
“In most charities, you do not see where the money is going, and we wanted you to see where the money is going…” said Paul W. Smith, adding that these Hope Scholars are the “leaders who have persevered through adversity and are reaching toward a promising future”.
The 2019 Liberty Mutual Golf Invitational benefiting Boys Hope Girls of Detroit concluded with a live and silent auction featuring a variety of donated items including Vacation Packages and Sports Memorabilia from the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Red Wings.
Chairing the Annual Golf Classic for many years, Frank Torre’s dedication and commitment to the foundations’ success have contributed over $5 Million to directly fuel youth empowerment through the foundation of education and holistic support.
Such initiatives are made possible in part thanks to the generous contributions from local businesses and organizations which have enabled Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit to continue its mission of helping youth reach their full potential.
This year’s sponsors included among others, Liberty Mutual Insurance as the title sponsor, and the Shuchard Family and Contractor Support Group as the Gold Sponsors. This years silver sponsors were Signal Restoration Services, Puroclean, Lormax Stern, ABF Environmental, Celani Family Vineyards, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Williams International, Bank of America, Dell Technologies, Greenwich Capital Group, M&N Plastics, Seamen’s Services and Mathews Electric.
by admin | Jan 2, 2019 | Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit
The recent Liberty Mutual Invitational Golf Classic, an event which brings Golfers and Supporters on the course to benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit, which is a youth academic scholarship program for the underprivileged residing in Metro Detroit, was held at the prestigious Franklin Hills Country Club.
The August 27 Golf Outing and Auction which raised nearly a half a million dollars to directly benefit the charity in their efforts to cultivate “youth empowerment through the foundation of education and holistic support”, was as previously, personally managed by Frank Torre, the event chair.
The Annual Golf Outing and the ensuing awards dinner, included some of Detroit’s most iconic names, including Oakland Country Executive L. Brooks Patterson, former Mayor of Detroit Dennis Archer, TV Personality and Channel 4 Anchor Rhonda Walker, Mickey Redmond, a former professional hockey player, and analyst for Detroit Red Wings games on Fox Sports Detroit, Edward Dario Mio, a former professional goal tender who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edward Miles, Jr, is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, and many other notable business and philanthropic leaders, including Ryan LaFontaine, CEO of the LaFontaine Automotive Group, and Tom Celani, proprietor of the Celani Family Vineyards .
The awards dinner was emceed by Paul W. Smith, the legendary Detroit radio icon, notable columnist, and host of the “Paul W. Smith Show” on WJR radio.
Such initiatives are made possible in part thanks to the generous contributions from local businesses and organizations, among them Signal Restoration Services and PuroClean, who are proud to support the non-profit’s mission of graduating “young people who are physically, emotionally and academically prepared for post-secondary education and a productive life…”.
As the Chairman of Boys Hope and Girls Hope of Detroit, Frank Torre has been involved with the non-profit organization for over 14 years. He has personally organized and hosted the most recent 26th Annual Golf tournament, which raised over $350,000 as part of the annual campaign to promote and support the organization. Through his dedication and commitment to the foundations’ success, Frank Torre’s fundraising initiatives over the past 14 years have contributed over 4.5 Million dollars to directly support the foundation’s initiatives of scholarship and educational programs.
During the closing Scholarship Awards Ceremony, the Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit Foundation recognized its 2018 scholarship recipients with a new scholarship, named in honor of Frank Torre, aptly named the “Frank Torre Scholarship”, which recognizes and rewards selected individuals, who embody the foundation’s mission of empowerment though scholarship.
Outside of his active involvement in the philanthropic community, Frank Torre serves as the Co-CEO of Signal Restoration Services, a large-scale national disaster restoration services company, as well as the Vice Chairman of PuroClean, a national disaster restoration services company with locations across the United States and Canada.
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit
Frank Torre hosts the Annual Boys Hope Girls Hope Golf Classic
Apart from his professional responsibilities as Co-CEO of Signal Restoration and Vice-Chairman of PuroClean, Frank Torre is a Member of the Board of Directors of some of the nations most respected organizations. One such organizations chaired by Frank Torre, is the Detroit Chapter of the Boys Hope Girls Hope, a National charitable organization that provides group homes for poor, academically capable children. As the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boys Hope / Girls Hope of Detroit, Frank Torre has been responsible hosting the Annual Golf Classic held the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The Golf Outing, in which Paul W. Smith served as emcee, included dinner as well as a live and silent auction. Paul W. Smith currently hosts the morning show on WJR radio in Detroit and has been dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as “the king of talk radio in Detroit,”. Known for his warm and conversational style that keeps listeners tuned in, Paul W. Smith’s shows typically feature in-depth interviews with notable people, including politicians, authors and business leaders.
The Annual Golf Classic was organized and personally managed by Frank Torre, who personally invited some of Michigan’s most influential speakers and attendees to support the Boys Hope and Girls Hope of Detroit.
The Golf Outing and Auction raised a very significant amount of contributions to support the Boys Hope Girls Hope Programs and Initiatives in Southeastern Michigan. This year, Signal Restoration and PuroClean were the sponsors of the annual Golf Outing Event. To date, Frank Torre’s fundraising initiatives, which have benefited this worthy cause for over 12 years, have raised over $4 Million which has been directly responsible for the continued growth of the Southeastern Michigan Boys Hope Girls Hope.
The administrators for the Boys Hope Girls Hope of Detroit were quoted as saying that (the Golf Classic) “is always beautifully managed by Frank Torre…” adding that “the outing has raised literally millions of dollars for …(the Organization’s) scholars.”
The Boys Hope Girls Hope Annual Golf Classic, as during the previous years, began with a Golf outing, which was followed by cocktails and a Silent Auction to benefit the charity organization. The dinner was followed by a live auction, after which Frank Torre addressed the attendees with a synopsis of the organizations goals and initiatives stressing how important it is to support this worthy cause and thanked them for their generous support. Entertainment followed.
