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News of  June 27, 2001

Ford Motor Company Fund Gives Grant to New Muhammad Ali Center

Muhammad Ali with a 2002 Ford Thunderbird

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LOUISVILLE, KY – Ford Motor Company Fund announced a $5 million donation to the Muhammad Ali Center, which will be built in downtown Louisville. Legendary athlete Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie received the grant on behalf of the Center – the largest private sector donation the Ali Center has received – at a Ford Living Legends Tour event held on the banks of the Ohio River.

Sandy Ulsh, vice president and executive director of the Ford Motor Company Fund said, “Ford is committed to building relationships in the communities where it does business, and contributing to the Muhammad Ali Center will allow us to continue our support in Louisville – as well as support people around the world."

The Muhammad Ali Center, a new not-for-profit organization, is scheduled to open in 2003 and will be located along the riverfront. The Center will offer educational programming focusing on conflict resolution, diversity and multicultural training, and personal inspiration. These programs will be available on-site and via the Internet through distance learning technology. The Muhammad Ali Institute for Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution – a partnership with the University of Louisville – will also be part of the Center.

"People everywhere are really the same. They need encouragement to achieve their dreams and the opportunity to celebrate their diversity rather than dwell on their differences," said Muhammad Ali. "With the support of the Ford Motor Company and the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Ali Center will be able to create facilities and programs that will promote respect, hope and understanding among people throughout the world."

Janet Mullins Grissom, vice president of Washington Affairs at Ford said, "This Center will stand for what Muhammad Ali has stood for all of his life – peace and the nonviolent resolution of conflict. With the partnering of Ford and the Muhammad Ali Center, truly the greatest is yet to come."

Ford Motor Company's Living Legends Tour showcases two of automotive history's greatest nameplates, the all-new 2002 Thunderbird and the special-edition 2001 Mustang Bullitt GT in a nostalgia-oriented tour of North America.

(June 26, 2001)

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