Ideal Group Interns

Since I'm going to begin another year full of success and learning, I wrote a personal statement that I can reference throughout the new 2016 year to make sure that I stay on track.   “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them” -Albert Einstein As a youth leader in my school, community, and workplace, I feel that I express traits that manifest the idea of learning my own limitations and passing them to better myself, just as Einstein once said. Throughout my high school career, I listened to and observed my mentors to learn from their successful traits in projects like working with groups for overall understanding, focusing for completion by deadlines, and using those experiences to teach others the importance of the task at hand. One of the most difficult limits I had as a student was knowing how certain tasks were implemented in the real world, or wondering how each subject helped me in the future. After taking the initiative to ask my mentors and teachers the reason...

                  Today was very good and well-paced. In the morning I sat down in what usually is Alexandra’s desk and started to do scans. After an hour or so of doing scan Kelly and I talked about colleges and different career path I would like to take. I really wanted to get into engineering until I found that there was much paperwork and I overall decided my major would be video game design. When lunch came around I was very surprised to see an immense line leading to one of the conference rooms. Today was a day where to company brought lunch to all and I served myself some pizza and salad. After lunch I worked on making a logo for Ideal Steel, which led to some different designs I came up with. After that the rest of my day consisted of finishing the left over scan of the week.             With the holiday season rapidly approaching peopl...

   Today was a good day. When I got off the bus, I went to Surplus. I changed into some work clothes and went to Gary for some work. Gary asked me to continue on the task that me and Christopher were working on. I had to replace an item number with the Surplus item number. I was told that I was allowed to work for Ideal Surplus on Christmas break. Steve confirmed with me and told me to make sure I have my permits filled out. I continued working on the list until lunch.    For lunch, Ideal bought the workers pizza. I ate lunch and talked to Pat, Sylvia, Loren, and Jesse. After lunch, I went back to Ideal Surplus and worked on the list. While I was working, Gary asked me to remove some items from Ebay. He gave me a list and I had to search them and remove them. After I finished, I continued on my list and then I wrote my blog. My day was good and I look forward to coming back next week to work with the other interns.      Our blog topic is how one bl...

Christian Perales December 15, 2015 The Ideal Group             As the year comes close to an end many people tend to think of all the things they have done in the year, whether it be a wonderful blessing or a hard time. As the season should be filled with joy, the topic for this post will be about one blessing that will lead to many more in my future. The one of the major blessing I have had this year is my internship with Ideal Group. On the first day of work at Ideal, Osmara gave me a tour because I didn’t really know my way around the building at first. As the year progressed, I learned my way around, met many people and had to try and remember their names, even if I had to ask a couple times to clarify. I was able to learn many things from others as my responsibilities grew.             Many people do not have the opportunities I have as an Ideal Intern and for ...

         What it means to give back is to not be selfish with anything and to help others in any way they need help. If you might have something you don’t use nor need you could give it to someone who does. I could, right now, give back to my community by not only helping myself but others with food. With all the canned food drives happening in various places anyone, including myself, can give people food. I could help my neighborhood by picking up litter on the streets so that our community looks as brilliant as the people. I could join student council to help make changes, for the better, at my school.   Like others at my school, I could make kids be more enthusiastic about school and gain money for the school or charity by hosting dress down days at a small fee.             My day was full of work and I made myself very productive. In the morning I walked in and I looked fo...

Christian Perales December 7, 2015 The Importance of Giving Back           In the month of December, many people begin to wonder what they can get, rather than what they can give. This is the time where many people are excited for Christmas and happily preparing for all of the Christmas festivities. Although some families are quite in the Christmas spirit everyone else is in. In many cases it isn’t because they hate the holidays or the festive joys many people are in, but because maybe they’re not quite financially set for the festivities others have. In some cases, putting food on the table and providing for their family is a struggle on its own.             The season should be focusing on how you are going to be preparing for Jesus, or just how you can help others in need. Some schools and companies have food and toy drives and collection for donations for families in need. ...

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Volunteer Leadership Award                 On Thursday, December 3 rd , I had the honor of receiving the Volunteer Leadership award from the non-profit organization, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV). This award has significant value in my heart because of the recognition it gives me for the work I’ve been doing for the past five years.                 SDEV has molded my life to what it is now. The success and achievements I’ve accomplished in the recent years has been because of the leadership skills the gardens, parks, events, and institutions SDEV has allowed me to work on. When I first began, I did not expect to lead a garden with over 300 vegetable bins and over 10,000 hours of volunteer hours logged. I have managed to live, breath, and think the idea of sustainability, whic...

           What I have learned from this article is that the Venegas family is more involved with Ideal than I had thought. I learned that Jesse is going to be the heir to the business. I thought Frank was fifty years of age and it turns out he is sixty-two. I also didn’t know that they wanted to build a second bridge to Canada, making traffic immensely shorter. Also that Jesse is a very brilliant man like his father. A magazine like “DRIVEN” is a favorable idea because it informs other of people who are impacting this world, for the better, and tells you their story. Also many people are uninformed about great beginnings that have happened out of nowhere. It is an inspiration to everyone who picks up this magazine. People that need to read this are people that think nothing of themselves and young entrepreneurs who want to make something great. They should read this because it will motivate them to do incredible things.   ...

   My day was great, after I got off the bus, I went to Surplus. I had to wait for a while because Gary was busy and there were no computers for me to use. After Gary was done, he let me use his computer so I could change some of the labels of the items on Ebay. I did a couple before I had to move computers. I sat at another desk and Gary had me work on a spreadsheet. I had to add the quantity of items recieved. The task was easy and I finished it real quick. I continued to work on the item labels on Ebay until lunch. I had lucnh with Eriuqe, after lunch I went back to Surplus. I continued to work on the items on Ebay. I did a couple before I started to write my blog. My day went by pretty fast.    Driven is a magazine where they recognize the people who have had an impact on the automotive industry. Frank and Jesse Venegas were featured in DRIVEN. Frank talked about his family, he talked about how his grandfather left to go get a $5 an hour job. Hid dad a...

Oscar Jimenez 12/2/15 DRIVEN Magazine Driven is a magazine in which they acknowledge the people who have made an impact on the automotive industry and showed multicultural diversity. Frank and Jesse Venegas are featured in the magazine DRIVEN they are proclaimed as role models in the automotive industry. Frank expresses how he became an entrepreneur and his life before coming to Detroit I actually learned a considerable amount of Frank’s life and his family like where he came from and his family and how he actually came to build the Ideal Group by buying a Cadillac. I know understand Frank and his ways more. I like that the Ideal Group is like a family run business and how much they contribute. Linzie and Jesse are both a manager in making the Ideal Group work. I feel that it is very important to keep your family right by your side.

Christian Perales December 1, 2015 DRIVEN             The magazine DRIVEN is a magazine that focuses on the impact that people of different cultures have on an industry.  DRIVEN is not just a magazine made to get someone’s name out or  to bring publicity to a certain thing, but it is a way of giving credit to those where credit is due. When people who start with very little and are able to reach higher, succeed and prosper, they tend to want to help others do the same. DRIVEN is a source to go to for inspiration for success and for wisdom from people inside the successful corporations.             Frank Venegas’ FOREWORD piece in DRIVEN magazine is a strong example of inspiration, the pursuit of a dream and of prosperity. The Venegas story to me is one with a legacy being built one generation at a time. Frank’s grandfather was the starting point of the success...

Jacqueline Perez November 30, 2015 DRIVEN DRIVEN is an automotive industry magazine in which both Frank and Jesse are featured in.  After reading Frank’s forward and the article about Jesse I have come to understand Ideal more than I already have. I also learned a lot about Frank, and his kids, Jesse and Linzie as individuals. I learned lots of things from Frank and his kids by reading DRIVEN. In the article about Ideal Group, Frank expresses that instead of being an engineer like his family wanted, him to he became an entrepreneur. That set an example to me to do what will make me happy and not what others want me to do. Linzie is the Marketing Manager of Ideal and she has showed an example of success and knowledge although she’s a Hispanic women. Jesse is Ideal Setech’s vice president and general manager. I think of Jesse a person who watched the company grow and realized his potential within the company, so now his goal is to continue to grow the company and follow ...

Christian Perales November 24, 2015                         It is very common for people to write what they are thankful for during the few days before thanksgiving. Though, there are many people who just say simple things as an easy way to get the whole writing part over with. When this happens it is easy to overlook the actual value of those things. I am thankful for my family, and this is because without them what would I do and what type of person would I have turned out to be? Family is taken for granted too much and too often nowadays, and if you were to really get into it, some friends are like family in the sense that they are there for you and you see them all of the time… Even if you may not want to. Which brings me to another thing I am grateful for, and that is friends, this is because after family your friends will be the people you see the most, and of you g...

Christian Perales November 17, 2015 What Is My Favorite Place in Southwest Detroit, And Who Would I have Help Improve it             My Favorite place in Southwest Detroit is the Michigan Central Station, and it is my favorite place because it is a very beautiful building and it has plenty of history. I have been by the building countless times and I am always amazed by the way it looks. As a child growing up in Southwest Detroit, I have always loved the old train station, which is what I called it before I learned its actual name. When I have walked by the Michigan Central Station once I really took time to take in its beauty, but then I also noticed that around it, there was a lot of graffiti and the walkway was full of trash. I would choose SDEV (Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision) to help with the fixing up of the area. SDEV is an environmental group that focuses on helping the environment. With the help of SDE...

           The things that I am thankful for are things that are very common to people such as my family, friends, God, my internship, all my clothes. The other things are not very common but I am thankful for being a person with moral freedom and having video games in my life. Usually my mom always does something for thanksgiving but occasionally we go to a gathering where we split up the individual tasks. To divide up the work when my mom is the only one doing everything, we could help out with the cleaning or the cooking because my brothers get really lazy because of the school vacation. And to prevent that “ugghh” moment right after the feast I really think we should considering buying a pack of Alka-Seltzer for every person because knowing myself and my family we would over-stuff ourselves more than that turkey.             Today was mainly filing weeks of over-due filing. In the morning I trie...

   Today after I got off the bus, I walked over to Ideal Surplus. When I got there, I changed into my work clothes. I went to Gary's desk and asked him for my tasks. I was originally going to do some cycle counting with Paul Screws, but the cycle counting was postponed. Gary had me work on an assignment on Ebay where I had to change the item number. I continued where Christopher left off. The assignment was quite easy but just time consuming. I did about 2 pages of items before lunch.    I went home for lunch with my sister and came back. I talked to Enrique for 10 minutes before my lunch was over. I went back to Surplus and continued to work, while I was working, I met Raul Rodriguez, a new member of the Surplus team. I did about 2 more pages before I stopped to write my blog. My day was pretty good.    Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, but a lot of people think it's just a day about food. Some people just eat and don't do anything in the end. Ther...

Fredrick Julian Gonzalez and the Ric Gonzalez Memorial Foundation                 Individuals who possess traits that progress communities lead by having strong involvement and innovative mindsets. Back in the 70’s, a spark created through the union of Ric Gonzalez and his father would provide the starting mechanism to build a family owned company- Gonzalez Design Engineering Company (GDEC)- which would lead to his charitable giving. The charities he supported would give to families in need, and even financially supplement students with scholarships to allow them a gateway to succeed in life.                 As a business man, Ric Gonzalez led his company with strong connections to his customers and employees. Gonzalez Design Engineering knew that supporting the Southwest Detroit area would provide beneficial aspects, from basic f...

             My responsibilities are to make sure that I can be as useful as possible. In the morning there are usually enough scans to last me until lunch and after, I usually do other projects that Alex has sent me through an email or go to accounting to help file. In my last hour of my work day I always go to Sylvia to get my blog topic of the day and write my blog. My experience at this company thus far has been really amazing. I have gotten really fond of people and I feel more responsible than in past jobs I have been in. The people here are very nice and I can be professional yet frivolous at the same time. What I would like to work more on would be to learn how to use AutoCAD and Photoshop more effectively. I really like those and I would like to use them later on. Something that I could probably fix with Ideal would be that fact that many kids are dropping out of school in Detroit. We could have fair or people ...

  Today when I got off the bus, I went straight to Ideal Surplus. They weren't going to do cycle counting so I continued on my task of putting the picture id on the items. I sat at Jose's desk and worked on my task. I finished the remaining items on a stack of papers and continued to work on another. I did about 8 pages before going to lunch. I had lunch with Enrique in the large conference room,   After lunch I came back to Surplus and continued to work on my task. I finally finished my project around 2:30,  one hundred twenty-six papers of items that needed pictures. Gary gave me another assignment to work on. After I finished, I started to write my blog. My day was pretty great today.   What do I hate about Ideal Group? There isn't really anything that I hate about Ideal Group that is serious, but there's a few complaints. Once in a while, the refrigerator gets full and I can't put my lunch inside. That's about it, there's isn't anything that I hat...

Jacqueline Perez November 13, 2015 Favorite Place My favorite place in Detroit is Fort Wayne, which is a historical fort on the coast of the Detroit river that has been preserved by the city. I usually go there to play soccer, or see my brother play. It’s very quiet and calm if you walk around the old houses and I think that’s what I like the most. It brings lots of serenity and happiness because of the surrounding area and the soccer fields that are off to one side of the property. Although it’s my favorite place, it could use some improvements. Some improvements might be to get more people to visit and tour that way the people in surrounding communities know about this gem we have in Detroit. I would also fix the soccer fields because some are uneven and not to proper field measurements. I would get SDEV to help me that way I know it would be done in a safe environmental friendly way. I would make sure I have youth involved as well that way I know it’s going to be done to t...

Favorite Place: Greektown, Detroit                 If you’re looking for a cinematic theme with colorful lights, attractions, and places to explore, Greektown is your place. With this hot spot being only 15 minutes away, it’s hard not to go there throughout the year.                 I go for the pleasurable walking experience. When I used to go with a friend, we would pass by Cold Stone Creamery and walk down Monroe Street. On this street, small decorative lights would hang across the street from building to building, illuminating the street dimly enough for you to be able to see, but also able to add color to the area. It doesn’t get very crowded either, and the sidewalks are in good shape. It’s my equivalent of going on walks on the beach, as other people enjoy.           ...

   Today I got to do something different at Surplus. I had to cycle count the inventory what we have in VID 07 through VID 09, the last time I went through those VIDS was when I first started working at Ideal Surplus. Gary had me work with Paul Screws. We started on VID 07, I had to say the part # to Paul and say the quantity. I got my hands dirty by touching all the parts, it reminded me when I used to clean my hands almost every second back then, but I didn't mind it now. We to VID 08 before lunch.    My brother brought me some tacos for lunch, not a ham sandwich. I ate and later talked to Enrique about school. After lunch, I went back to Surplus. Paul wasn't there, so I did about 2 drawers before he came back. Cycle counting isn't hard, but just time consuming because you have to check the quantity, especially for a bag of screws. We finished all the VIDS that had to be checked. After I finished, I went to go writ...

             My favorite place in Southwest Detroit is Downtown Detroit. This is because you see the culture, beauty, and freedom of Detroit there. I also really love going to Downtown because it makes me feel the prosperity that this city has. In Downtown Detroit you can see everything from technology, innovated architecture, to even an entirely different country. If I were to make Downtown Detroit better I would try to help solve the homeless problem there. Even though this is my favorite place, it makes me sad to see a homeless person around every couple of corners. I would also fix the old abandoned train station, along with other vacant buildings. Maybe we could convert those building into soup kitchens. Today went by pretty slowly, at first, but then it really picked up around then thirty. I first checked in and did any scans as usual. After I had completed the scans I asked for more work and I ended up going to th...

Jacqueline Perez November 6, 2015 Animal Cruelty In the last couple of years I have seen lots of documentaries, articles and animal protection agencies that help stop animal cruelty. My aunt was the first to introduce me to the topic and ever since I’ve been interested in it. I know that if I could change something in the world, it would be the way humans treat animals. Animal cruelty is in different parts of our economic industry, especially here in America. In places like Europe or Australia animal cruelty laws have more restrictions than in the US. Here in the US, Cosmetic companies use animals to test their products, but over the years there has been new technology than can be used instead of animals. Most meats that are in our local groceries come from animals that were once part of a company that has animal cruelty. In these places the animals are kept in small, dirty confined spaces for all of their lives and sometimes abused. My family is from a small town in Mexico ...

Fixing Desalination Techniques If I could solve any problem, I would fix the issue regarding the expensive and unproductive technology of desalination. Desalination is the process of using reverse osmosis to convert salt water into fresh water by removing many of the minerals and harmful bacteria in seawater. Not only will this solve the crisis of not having available drinking water many arid areas of the world suffer from, but ir could also save the lives of hundreds of millions around the world. Desalination is used today, but the process is very costly. According to a study conducted by Live Sciences , “Current methods require about 14 kilowatt-hours of energy to produce 1,000 gallons of desalinated water.” The amount of gallons desalinated after this costs around three or four dollars, which sounds great for 1000 gallons. Then the real problem occurs when you realize that the nation water use is, “3.9 trillion gallons,” according to The Water Information Program . This me...

                If I could fix anything in this world it would the horrible even of World War II, including the Holocaust, or everything that has happened in the Middle East for the past couple of decades. I would choose these specifically because incredible amounts of hate have been generated towards people who just want to right to their country and keep their families safe. Innocent people have been mass murdered because of hatred, racism, and people thinking that violence and war is the only way to keep peace and so-called dignity to their country. I would gather, if possible, some of the most rational, resourceful, and noble presidents we have ever had. I would also gather the most powerful men that aren’t built upon war and violence. The people would help me by gathering their nations and stopping the problems before they arose at all. They would help out by giving back to people who had nothing an...

   Today was a pretty good day. When I got to Surplus, I changed clothes and went to Gary's office. Gary had me working on the Picture Numbers project. I continued a stack of papers that I was working on last week. I used Dennis's computer for the morning. I did about 12 pages before going to lunch. When I got to the main building, I talked to Sylvia for a while before going to lunch.    During lunch, me and Enrique worked on our essays for English III. After lunch, I went back to Surplus. I finished the stack of papers and went to Gary's desk for more. Gary gave me 10 papers to work on. I did about 5, and I need 20 more pages to go, so I can finish my long project. My day was very proficient.

Today at Ideal I met many new people like Sylvia, Andrew, Osmara, Amanda, Chris, Jose, and many more other people. I got a tour of the whole place and visited all of buildings. Afterwards I went with Andrew and helped out with the vendor statements. It took a while for the computer to start up but after that I could do my job. Overall I had a had a great time and met many people. I am very excited for next week!

Christian Perales November 3, 2015 Homecoming 2015 My experience at homecoming this year was great! In preparation for homecoming, my school had spirit week, in which the whole school took part in. Before homecoming, my date came to my house with her parents to talk to my parents and take pictures before the dance. After pictures were taken,  and compliments as well, I took my date to a restaurant to eat before the dance. After we were done eating, I called my dad to drive us to the gym where the dance was being held. When he arrived at the restaurant, he had me drive to the gym, but that was no worry because I had gotten my drivers permit from drivers training over the summer, that is also where I met my date. When we arrived I introduced her to many of my friends, who were very excited to meet her. After a little while more people showed up and the real fun had started.  The music was playing, people were singing and dancing and everyone I saw was having a good tim...

What will college do for me?                 Upon entering college, I plan to succeed in the pre-medical curriculum because of my interests in anatomy and biology. More specifically, I plan on specializing in Endocrinology, which is the study of the glands, metabolism, diabetes, and obesity. My interest in Endocrinology began when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes four years ago. I want to help other youth that have juvenile diabetes because I know the struggles of being young and having strict diets and heath conditions. I have the experience of knowing the problems of juvenile diabetes, and how to overcome them. Now I just have to get the proper education to help others accurately.                 At my future college, I would be able to follow a pre-medical curriculum and have the credits to be able to go to medical school ...

Jacqueline Perez October 30, 2015 Homecoming Today is our annual homecoming dance. Leading to homecoming we have had different spirit day celebrations, except Monday. Unlike most schools Detroit Cristo Rey’s homecoming is laid back. Every day of the week we have different days celebrated. On Monday we had Twin Day and I my best friend and I wore the same dress that we both already had. The following day it was spirit day, so we were allowed to wear school wear and dodgeball was the celebration. The next day it was battle of the classes, so each class had colors they had to wear. In the afternoon the celebration was dance off, so each class chose dancers that would represent each class. On Thursday we had Throwback Thursday and in the afternoon we threw pies at the teachers for fundraising. The actual Homecoming Dance is today. After work I have to hurry and get ready. I bought a very inexpensive dress, but it’s very pretty. I’m sure it’ll be fun and I can’t wait!

Homecoming                 It’s my senior year and you can bet that I am going to Homecoming tonight. It’s our time, as the 2016 class, to blow the party through the roof! Today’s game plan is to get out of work, go home and change, arrive at homecoming around 7:30 pm, have fun with friends until 10, and then go somewhere to eat. I’m excited to spend one of my final dances as a senior with my close friends, and have a blast doing it.                 People of other cultures might not know about homecoming, since it is more of an American thing. Basically, one of the school’s sports teams has a game, and then has a dance involving the whole student population to celebrate the efforts put into that game. Usually it an American football game, but since we don’t have a football team, it was our Lady Wolves Volleyball team that was vict...

           The whole reason I want to go into my main field of study is that I just feel incredibly happy to be playing video games, helping people, and fixing/making things. Ever since I was a kid I felt lonely and had horrible depression and anxiety but video games have made those emotions go away so that is why I want to become a video game designer. I have loved helping people all my life because I know that it is better to help other before I help myself and so I want to become a nurse. Whenever I fix something or make something into reality, it makes me feel alive and accomplished and because of this I have because interested in becoming a software designer/engineer, or mechanical engineer. I really would love to put my creative mind to use and my passion for helping people into play when I get older so that I can hopefully make someone feel happy.             Today...

   Today was a pretty good day. After I got off the bus, I went to Ideal Surplus. I went to Gary's office and he gave me my project and a new task. He gave me a list of items, he wanted me to change the category of the item that were highlighted. After I finished the task, I continued to work on my project. I just had to do 4 pages to finish  the packet. I went to Gary for some more work and he gave me a list of items to look at. I had to find the prices of the items and put them on an excel sheet. I did a few before going to lunch.    During lunch, a man came to drop off a present for Frank, Sylvia asked me to give him a tour about our Detroit Cristo Rey Wall. While I was giving him a tour, Frank called us into his office. They talked about Ideal Group, Hudson Motor Car Company, American Motors, Canoe Club, Cristo Rey, and about a man named Shahid Khan. The meeting was pretty interesting, after the meeting, I had lunch and went back to Surplus. I continued to ...

Christian Perales October 27, 2015 Would I Consider Double Majoring? If So What Would They Be?      I would consider double majoring because it would be a good way to get a head start on my future. The two subject I'd major in would be Architectural design and Business. This is because the  career I would like to pursue would be architecture, ever since I was a child I have been interested in building things and the materials that go into building them. There are so many amazing buildings around the world, and each has a very complex design. The architecture field has good money in  it as well. The secondary career I will have would be business.  This is because business has many opportunities for partnerships with other businesses and a depending on how you use your knowledge it can bring in a lot of money. Having a background in business would help my ideal carrier choice in architecture as well. ...

  Today was an average day as usual. When I got off the bus, I went straight to Ideal Surplus. I went to Gary's office but he wasn't there, but I knew where he left my task. I continued to work on the project, I had to add the picture id to items on MAS. After I finished my sheet, I took it to Gary. Gary printed another list of papers for me to do. I did about 8 pages of items before lunch. When I went walking back to the main building, I stopped to  say hi to Loren and he introduced me to some people.   While I was at Ideal Group, I said hi to Sylvia and Amanda. After lunch, I went back to Surplus. I continued to work on my project. I did about 7 pages when I got back. I think the total amount of pages I did today was about 18, the most I've ever done. Around 3 PM, I started to write my blog. My day went by pretty fast, but I was able to get a lot done.   What is my main career? I would like to be a Petroleum Engineer, but if that doesn't work out, I'll like...

            The main career that I wish to have in the future is a video game designer but if that doesn’t work out for me then I would most likely get a job in something similar. My second choice would be a software designer, nurse, or computer scientist because I love the feeling of accomplishment I have when I have worked vigorously towards one goal and finally complete it. That feeling makes me feel like I will always be a great if I work hard towards something. Also as a game designer I wish to make people happy in the same way games have made me happy. As a software designer, nurse, or computer scientist I could accomplish the same but through a different way.              Today I had a very casual and easy going day. In the morning there was not anything on my desk so I went to go see if I could do any scan so I could be productive in any way possible. I eagerly did scan until about lunc...

Jacqueline Perez October 23, 2015 Impact with 1,000 dollars If I was given the opportunity to provide someone with $1,000 dollars and be able to make an impact in the world or community it would be Linda Rhodes Sylvia Gucken or my mother. All three women have impacted the Southwest Detroit area one way or another. I feel like they would all do different things with the money but it all goes back to the community or the world. Linda Rhodes, is a woman who loves kids and does amazing events hosted for children. I see that if she was to receive the $1,000 she would give back to the community by making a center for kids. Linda might also start investing projects that would help other communities do the same thing she’s doing here in Southwest Detroit. Sylvia Gucken has invested a lot of time, effort, and dedication in bringing back the pride of Southwest Detroit. She has given the guidance to organizations, schools and companies help the community. I know that if she was gi...