- THE MOTOR CITY BLIGHT BUSTER TIMELINE -

It is Motor City Blight Busters’ primary mission to help stabilize, revitalize and rejuvenate
the socio-economic plight of the city of Detroit. Our aim is to restore the city to the
state of great prominence it once held.

We feel that the achievement of this objective hinges on our ability to instill our unwavering
sense of pride (for the city) in each and every one of its residents. For only through such pride,
can the long desired standard of excellence be re-established and maintained.

2006 Blight Busters teams up with Good Faith Homes to rebuild and repopulate NW Detroit

2005 MCBB teams up with Bill Spencer and TV Channel 7 to give away a $110,000 home to
.       a deserving family

2004 Daimler-Chrysler

2004 National Secretary of HUD (Housing & Urban Development) visits the MCBB

2003 MCBB launches after school program "Back to the Basics"

2003 MCBB partners with U of M Medical Center to offer free medical screening at the MCRC

2002 MCBB partners with Ben Falik and Neil Greenberg to launch "Summer in the City" Program

2002 MCBB begins serving free Thanksgiving meals to needy citizens

2001 MCBB begins leasing space to partner tenants

2001 MCBB partners with "Girlfriendz" to launch mentoring programs for urban teen-age girls

2001 MCBB makes space available in the MCRC to ACCOSS Building Trades and Culinary
.       Arts Program

2000 MCBB moves into its new headquarters

2000 MCBB partners with "Jacob" (Jewish and Chaldean Opportunities Builders"

1999 MCBB completes $1.3 million renovation of first two floors to the MCRC

1998 John George earns "Point of Light" Presidential Award

1995 MCBB takes title to the building and renames it the Motor City Resource Center (MCRC)

1995 John George receives "Michigainian of the Year" honor from The Detroit News

1995 MCBB partners with Habitat for Humanity to launch "Blitz Build" in the Brightmoor Community

1992 MCBB acquires the old Masonic Temple in northwest Detroit

1991 MCBB gains first corporate sponsor, Alexander Hamiton Life Insurance Co.

1990 MCBB begins "Angels Night" patrols

1989 The first "Blight Fight" cleanup is organized, later becoming "Clean Sweep"
.        (now known as "Motor City Makeover")