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Young Detroiters Meet Muhammad Ali; Park West Foundation Sponsors
Memorable Visit to Louisville's Muhammad Ali Center
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A special group of Detroit-area young women and men enjoyed the
once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting Muhammad Ali in person thanks to an educational program sponsored by
Southfield's Park West Foundation in association with Park West Gallery. Park West Gallery founder Albert
Scaglione and his wife Mitsie accompanied the young Detroiters to Louisville last week to visit with the
international boxing legend at the city's acclaimed Muhammad Ali Center.
"Muhammad Ali, perhaps more than any other living celebrity, represents a universal standard of personal
excellence, dignity and achievement," said Scaglione. "He is an inspiration to the world, and our young friends are
returning with stories and motivation that will last a lifetime."
The young women and men -- Jewel Rich 19, Latasha Posey 19, Dayanna Holland-Womack 14, Calisia Clinkscale
19, Shaina Riser 19, Steve Curry 18, Dondraill Thomas 17, Derica Clinkscale 18, Latoya Posey 18 -- who are aging
out of foster care and are beneficiaries of Park West Foundation's FAMILY project, did not go to Louisville empty
handed. They, along with their mentors Saba Gebrai and Weusi Olusola, presented Muhammad Ali with an award
expressing their thanks and admiration for the Olympic Gold Medal winner and three-time heavyweight champion
of the world.
"It was emotional to watch the movie about his life," said Latasha Posey. "It was great that he didn't give up. He
kept fighting for what he believed in and that's what he said to us, never give up."
"It was inspiring, moving and educational for each and every youth to embody the message of finding the
greatness within through the spiritual journey of the life and work of Muhammad Ali," said Gebrai. "I was simply in
awe to be in his presence. We are grateful to him, his wife Loni and the Muhammad Ali Center for their gracious
reception of our youth from Detroit."
Albert Scaglione has gifted and lent several paintings by Park West Gallery artists Simon Bull and Peter Max,
along with rare Ali signed photographs to the Center. "We anticipate that over time these important works --
which celebrate a man who has lived as a champion inside and outside the boxing ring -- will become part of this
extraordinary Center's permanent art collection."
Visitors to the 60,000 square-foot museum and learning center, which opened in 2005, are able to view a
selection of Ali-inspired art in a dedicated Part West Gallery exhibit area. Featured are a number of Ali action
portraits by famed British artist Simon Bull, each signed by Ali and Bull. "The chance to both portray a legend and
have him sign your work is a dream most artists never have the opportunity to fulfill," said Bull.
The Park West Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2005 by Park West Gallery founder and CEO
Albert Scaglione and his wife Mitsie as a way to give back to their community. Among the many initiatives of the
Park West Foundation is the FAMILY project. The FAMILY project provides young people about to "age out" of
Foster care with a safe, loving, family environment as well as mentoring, resources, and opportunities that will
help these young people move toward productive and fulfilling adult lives. The Park West Foundation is funded
mainly through financial contributions and donations of art.
Park West Gallery(R), one of the world's largest art dealers by unit sales, conducts fine art auctions across the
United States and Canada. Park West Gallery also conducts art auctions at sea on 85 cruise ships around the
world. In addition to its 63,000 square foot world headquarters, main gallery and fine art conservation facility in
Southfield, Michigan, Park West Gallery operates a 181,000 square foot framing and distribution center in Miami
Lakes, Florida, and maintains a catalog sales business. Park West Gallery pioneered a unique business model in
the world of art auctions. At the Park West Gallery Fine Art auctions, nearly 90 percent of the art work offered
comes directly from the studios of living artists. Park West Gallery is well-known for having brought the art work
of many of the world's leading artists, including M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam, Peter Max, Romero
Britto, and Itzchak Tarkay, to a broad audience of art collectors from all over the globe. Park West Gallery's
extensive relationships with artists and its ability to reach art enthusiasts around the world helps generate sales
of approximately 300,000 works of fine art each year. During 40 years in business, Park West Gallery has brought
the world of fine art to over 1.2 million clients in more than 60 countries.
3rd annual Be a Tiger for Kids event hosted by the Detroit Tigers
Park West Gallery is involved in a myriad of philanthropic activities, including their support of the high-performing,
independent Cornerstone Schools in Detroit.
On September 8th, Park West will be one of the corporate sponsors for the 3rd annual Be a Tiger for Kids event
hosted by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Participants will attend a pre-game party called Rock 'n Roar, a
family-friendly event with food, entertainment, and games. Tickets also include the Tigers vs. Oakland A's ball
game, where the Cornerstone choir will sing the national anthem wearing bright orange tee shirts.
Yet to say the Park West Gallery helps support this event is a gross understatement. When Albert and Mitsie
Scaglione commit themselves to a project they give one hundred percent. In fact, the CEO of Cornerstone
Schools, Clark Durant, has been so impressed by the Scaglione’s dedication that he wrote a letter on June 24,
2008 to the ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Arts Awards Committee nominating Park West Gallery for an ArtServe
Award in the Exemplary Business category.
To summarize, last year the Cornerstone Schools were falling short of funds for their pre-k to 8th grade music
and arts programs, as well as scholarship money that allows urban children to attend the schools. Ticket sales for
the planned event with the Detroit Tigers were
seriously lagging, and so—less than four weeks before the event—Clark Durant met with Albert Scaglione to
explain how he was hoping to generate funds for the school.
Within one day, Albert Scaglione committed himself to the project, saying, “I want to help the kids be able to go
to your schools. Let’s just do it.”
According to Durant, “He mobilized his creative art staff; he called two well known artists; he developed new
messaging and packaging; he organized an ‘800’ number call center, and he created and printed
900,000 highly attractive and compelling flyers that the Detroit Newspaper Agency, the Michigan Chronicle, the C
& G newspapers distributed throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. Those efforts by Park West and Albert
over the three weeks after our visit made success possible for the arts and for our children.”
The result was a record amount netted by a fundraiser at a ballpark: just over a million dollars! Durant credits the
Park West Gallery for making this possible. He goes on to say that Albert Scaglione “never sought credit for his
involvement!”
Reached by phone, Clark Durant elaborated: “Albert and his whole team are fabulous people and have been
immensely helpful to us.”
Whether or not the Park West Gallery receives a Michigan Governor’s Arts Award, they are the silent heroes in
the lives of the over 1100 children who attend the Cornerstone Schools.
Park West® Foundation Commitment
The Park West® Foundation, formed in 2006 to provide a range of services for children and families in the form of
foster care, family preservation, family life education, counseling, teen parent services, residential placement and
adoption. The Park West® Foundation also provides support for young women who have aged out of the foster
care system.
Just as Park West® is a family business, the Park West Gallery Foundation® operates as a family, with a close
network of employees, friends and supporters providing an emotional home for these young women, known
affectionately as “The Gallery Girls.” What began as a relationship between the Park West® family and nine
young girls has since grown and matured into a support system currently benefiting nearly 40 young area women.
The Park West® Foundation, Albert Scaglione, CEO of Park West®, and his wife Mitsie are involved with
numerous organizations committed to strengthening positive values and leadership in communities around the
world, including: the annual National Football League (NFL)-sanctioned Super Bowl Breakfast hosted by Athletes
in Action; Thrive Africa, a South African-based ministry committed to the building and mobilization of moral
leadership throughout the continent; Youth With A Mission Recife, which rescues and supports children, adults
and families living without homes in Brazil through evangelism, social assistance, education and reconciliation
programs; and African HOPE Crafts, a job creation ministry through which those living with HIV in South Africa
earn an income by creating and selling artful jewelry and crafts to customers around the world.
Park West® hosts events for numerous charitable organizations each year, generating significant proceeds for
many worthy causes.
Park West®, Albert Scaglione and his wife Mitsie also provide monetary gifts and art collections to a variety of
charitable and non-profit organizations each year.
Park West® is deeply committed to its community, and to benefiting people in need and organizations that are
making a difference throughout the world. Whether in the form of a financial contribution, a donation of fine art to
an organization's collection or charity auction, or providing support to young women who have recently aged out
of the foster care system, Park West® is continuously seeking ways to give back to the community on a local,
national and global level.
Young Detroiters Meet Muhammad Ali; Park West Foundation Sponsors
Memorable Visit to Louisville's Muhammad Ali Center
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A special group of Detroit-area young women and men enjoyed the
once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting Muhammad Ali in person thanks to an educational program sponsored by
Southfield's Park West Foundation in association with Park West Gallery. Park West Gallery founder Albert
Scaglione and his wife Mitsie accompanied the young Detroiters to Louisville last week to visit with the
international boxing legend at the city's acclaimed Muhammad Ali Center.
"Muhammad Ali, perhaps more than any other living celebrity, represents a universal standard of personal
excellence, dignity and achievement," said Scaglione. "He is an inspiration to the world, and our young friends are
returning with stories and motivation that will last a lifetime."
The young women and men -- Jewel Rich 19, Latasha Posey 19, Dayanna Holland-Womack 14, Calisia Clinkscale
19, Shaina Riser 19, Steve Curry 18, Dondraill Thomas 17, Derica Clinkscale 18, Latoya Posey 18 -- who are aging
out of foster care and are beneficiaries of Park West Foundation's FAMILY project, did not go to Louisville empty
handed. They, along with their mentors Saba Gebrai and Weusi Olusola, presented Muhammad Ali with an award
expressing their thanks and admiration for the Olympic Gold Medal winner and three-time heavyweight champion
of the world.
"It was emotional to watch the movie about his life," said Latasha Posey. "It was great that he didn't give up. He
kept fighting for what he believed in and that's what he said to us, never give up."
"It was inspiring, moving and educational for each and every youth to embody the message of finding the
greatness within through the spiritual journey of the life and work of Muhammad Ali," said Gebrai. "I was simply in
awe to be in his presence. We are grateful to him, his wife Loni and the Muhammad Ali Center for their gracious
reception of our youth from Detroit."
Albert Scaglione has gifted and lent several paintings by Park West Gallery artists Simon Bull and Peter Max,
along with rare Ali signed photographs to the Center. "We anticipate that over time these important works --
which celebrate a man who has lived as a champion inside and outside the boxing ring -- will become part of this
extraordinary Center's permanent art collection."
Visitors to the 60,000 square-foot museum and learning center, which opened in 2005, are able to view a
selection of Ali-inspired art in a dedicated Part West Gallery exhibit area. Featured are a number of Ali action
portraits by famed British artist Simon Bull, each signed by Ali and Bull. "The chance to both portray a legend and
have him sign your work is a dream most artists never have the opportunity to fulfill," said Bull.
The Park West Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2005 by Park West Gallery founder and CEO
Albert Scaglione and his wife Mitsie as a way to give back to their community. Among the many initiatives of the
Park West Foundation is the FAMILY project. The FAMILY project provides young people about to "age out" of
Foster care with a safe, loving, family environment as well as mentoring, resources, and opportunities that will
help these young people move toward productive and fulfilling adult lives. The Park West Foundation is funded
mainly through financial contributions and donations of art.
Park West Gallery(R), one of the world's largest art dealers by unit sales, conducts fine art auctions across the
United States and Canada. Park West Gallery also conducts art auctions at sea on 85 cruise ships around the
world. In addition to its 63,000 square foot world headquarters, main gallery and fine art conservation facility in
Southfield, Michigan, Park West Gallery operates a 181,000 square foot framing and distribution center in Miami
Lakes, Florida, and maintains a catalog sales business. Park West Gallery pioneered a unique business model in
the world of art auctions. At the Park West Gallery Fine Art auctions, nearly 90 percent of the art work offered
comes directly from the studios of living artists. Park West Gallery is well-known for having brought the art work
of many of the world's leading artists, including M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam, Peter Max, Romero
Britto, and Itzchak Tarkay, to a broad audience of art collectors from all over the globe. Park West Gallery's
extensive relationships with artists and its ability to reach art enthusiasts around the world helps generate sales
of approximately 300,000 works of fine art each year. During 40 years in business, Park West Gallery has brought
the world of fine art to over 1.2 million clients in more than 60 countries.
3rd annual Be a Tiger for Kids event hosted by the Detroit Tigers
Park West Gallery is involved in a myriad of philanthropic activities, including their support of the high-performing,
independent Cornerstone Schools in Detroit.
On September 8th, Park West will be one of the corporate sponsors for the 3rd annual Be a Tiger for Kids event
hosted by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Participants will attend a pre-game party called Rock 'n Roar, a
family-friendly event with food, entertainment, and games. Tickets also include the Tigers vs. Oakland A's ball
game, where the Cornerstone choir will sing the national anthem wearing bright orange tee shirts.
Yet to say the Park West Gallery helps support this event is a gross understatement. When Albert and Mitsie
Scaglione commit themselves to a project they give one hundred percent. In fact, the CEO of Cornerstone
Schools, Clark Durant, has been so impressed by the Scaglione’s dedication that he wrote a letter on June 24,
2008 to the ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Arts Awards Committee nominating Park West Gallery for an ArtServe
Award in the Exemplary Business category.
To summarize, last year the Cornerstone Schools were falling short of funds for their pre-k to 8th grade music
and arts programs, as well as scholarship money that allows urban children to attend the schools. Ticket sales for
the planned event with the Detroit Tigers were
seriously lagging, and so—less than four weeks before the event—Clark Durant met with Albert Scaglione to
explain how he was hoping to generate funds for the school.
Within one day, Albert Scaglione committed himself to the project, saying, “I want to help the kids be able to go
to your schools. Let’s just do it.”
According to Durant, “He mobilized his creative art staff; he called two well known artists; he developed new
messaging and packaging; he organized an ‘800’ number call center, and he created and printed
900,000 highly attractive and compelling flyers that the Detroit Newspaper Agency, the Michigan Chronicle, the C
& G newspapers distributed throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. Those efforts by Park West and Albert
over the three weeks after our visit made success possible for the arts and for our children.”
The result was a record amount netted by a fundraiser at a ballpark: just over a million dollars! Durant credits the
Park West Gallery for making this possible. He goes on to say that Albert Scaglione “never sought credit for his
involvement!”
Reached by phone, Clark Durant elaborated: “Albert and his whole team are fabulous people and have been
immensely helpful to us.”
Whether or not the Park West Gallery receives a Michigan Governor’s Arts Award, they are the silent heroes in
the lives of the over 1100 children who attend the Cornerstone Schools.
Park West® Foundation Commitment
The Park West® Foundation, formed in 2006 to provide a range of services for children and families in the form of
foster care, family preservation, family life education, counseling, teen parent services, residential placement and
adoption. The Park West® Foundation also provides support for young women who have aged out of the foster
care system.
Just as Park West® is a family business, the Park West Gallery Foundation® operates as a family, with a close
network of employees, friends and supporters providing an emotional home for these young women, known
affectionately as “The Gallery Girls.” What began as a relationship between the Park West® family and nine
young girls has since grown and matured into a support system currently benefiting nearly 40 young area women.
The Park West® Foundation, Albert Scaglione, CEO of Park West®, and his wife Mitsie are involved with
numerous organizations committed to strengthening positive values and leadership in communities around the
world, including: the annual National Football League (NFL)-sanctioned Super Bowl Breakfast hosted by Athletes
in Action; Thrive Africa, a South African-based ministry committed to the building and mobilization of moral
leadership throughout the continent; Youth With A Mission Recife, which rescues and supports children, adults
and families living without homes in Brazil through evangelism, social assistance, education and reconciliation
programs; and African HOPE Crafts, a job creation ministry through which those living with HIV in South Africa
earn an income by creating and selling artful jewelry and crafts to customers around the world.
Park West® hosts events for numerous charitable organizations each year, generating significant proceeds for
many worthy causes.
Park West®, Albert Scaglione and his wife Mitsie also provide monetary gifts and art collections to a variety of
charitable and non-profit organizations each year.
Park West® is deeply committed to its community, and to benefiting people in need and organizations that are
making a difference throughout the world. Whether in the form of a financial contribution, a donation of fine art to
an organization's collection or charity auction, or providing support to young women who have recently aged out
of the foster care system, Park West® is continuously seeking ways to give back to the community on a local,
national and global level.
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Foundation®
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(877) 440-0630
Foundation®
29469 Northwestern
Southfield, MI 48034
(877) 440-0630
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