Phoebe Wall Howard

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Bill Ford is a guerrilla philanthropist who created a series of rapid response teams that have delivered care and supplies after natural disasters on six continents over the past two decades. This week, he renewed the automaker’s massive investment of manpower to help provide food, housing and blood while also assisting with rescue in communities hit by tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes. The partner list: Habitat for Humanity, Feeding America, American Red Cross and Team Rubicon.

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Ford Motor Co. packed up dozens of Mustang Dark Horse R cars built at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan and shipped them by air and sea to France — so amateur Mustang drivers with a dream and the skill to execute that dream could race the iconic track on the eve of 24 Hours of Le Mans. European fans cheer the roar of a V-8 engine as its sound echoes through the air.

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New data from the Michigan Department of Transportation shows Canadian shoppers stayed away during May in big numbers compared to a year ago, and business owners in the border community of St. Clair County, Michigan, can’t help but notice. “We are very concerned,” Port Huron Mayor Anita Ashford told Shifting Gears. “I actually did a walk through some businesses for some moral support, to let them know we’re there for them,” she said.

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Paul Eisenstein spotted the text message while in Paris celebrating his 72nd birthday and 17th wedding anniversary. The words delivered a plea for help. Eisenstein had been tapped as part of a rapid response team of beagle rescuers needed in Omaha, Neb., to make a trek to Portland, Ore. His trip would include stopping at dog-friendly hotels in Laramie, Wyoming, and Salt Lake City, Utah. On this mission, the team broke off — one group went to Seattle and the rest to Portland. “They needed drivers.

4 weeks ago | freep.com | Phoebe Wall Howard

Phoebe Wall HowardSpecial to the Detroit Free PressA group of automotive journalists rescued beagles from a Missouri auction house and transported them to Oregon and Washington. The journalists, part of Operation Frodo, volunteered their time and resources to save the beagles from medical testing or euthanasia. The rescue mission, organized by journalist Nik Miles, has saved 62 beagles to date, with automakers providing vehicles and support.