DETROIT (August 7, 2012) –  Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is donating 200 laptop computers to the Rotary Literacy Initiative,  begun in 2010 by the Rotary Clubs of Grosse Pointe, Detroit, Detroit AM  and Essex Ontario. The laptops have been refreshed and a new operating system, also donated, will be downloaded, making them immediately useful to recipients.

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The Rotary Literacy Initiative supports adult and youth literacy programs throughout Detroit and the surrounding area, such as Pro-Literacy Detroit, Matrix Human Services, the Dominican Literacy Center, Soar Tutoring and others.  This Rotary organization recruits and trains volunteer tutors as well as collecting and redistributing more than 220,000 books and 240 computers to community based organizations who provide basic literacy skills through innovative, goal-driven programs.
“We are pleased that our Partner S. Lee Johnson, a member of the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club, brought this great literacy program to our attention and are proud to add our support,” said Honigman Chairman and CEO David Foltyn.  “We take great pride in Honigman’s commitment to the communities where our attorneys and staff work and live, and in particular, to its philanthropic work in Detroit.  Our attorneys undertake many pro bono projects, as well as serve the community on nonprofit boards and in local organizations, providing their skill and experience for causes that they believe in and where they hope to make an impact.”

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