UPCOMING EVENTS
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- August 9 @ Museum – Ford After Five Series “Swinging and Swearing In!”
- September 11 @ Museum – 9-11 Annual Community Day of Remembrance
- September 23 @ Museum – Garret Graff “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11”
- September 24 @ Library – Garret Graff “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11”
Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony 2019
The Foundation hosted the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of President Gerald R. Ford, marking the 106th anniversary of his birth, with remarks by USS Gerald R. Ford crew member LTJG Nick Spaleny from Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Betty Ford street-naming at Grand Rapids Airport
In honor of former First Lady Betty Ford, the Grand Rapids International Airport named a road on the airport’s ground, Betty Ford Drive, following a naming contest in which airport employees submitted the winning selection, ‘Betty Ford’
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2019 Foundation Annual Dinner
The Ford Family was joined by Trustees, Ford Administration Alumni, and ‘Friends of Ford’ for the Annual Dinner where former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Public Service, and Prizes for Distinguished Reporting were also awarded
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Your donation supports important Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum activities, which are not funded by the Federal government. Examples of supported activities include exhibits, speakers, educational programs and community events. DONATE TODAY!
- Student programs at the DeVos Learning Center
- Temporary Exhibits such as ‘In Step with Betty Ford’
- Student Essay Challenge with scholarship prize
- Underwriting Opportunities
- Archival research grants at the Library and Musem