February 2011
JGI Helps Support Young Cancer Patients
James Group International continues to support the efforts of the Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation. TLCF is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, cure, and care of pediatric and young adult cancer patients and families.
October 2010
Breast Cancer Walk
The James Group Walkers would like to thank JGI and RGL for making a generous contribution to their five-mile walk on Belle Isle on October 9, 2010. Special thanks go to everyone who participated in ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’ and everyone who helped raise $1,141 for the cause.
September 2010
Coleman A. Young Foundation
John James, a strong advocate of education, continues to work with the Coleman A. Young Foundation as he has done for years. James Group contributes to the Coleman A. Young Scholars Program whose purpose is to provide funding to assist those who may not have the means to go to college. The program has enabled hundreds of youth to attend the college or university of their choice.
August 2010
JGI Helps Detroit Neighborhood Cleanup
James Group International participated in Detroit’s city-wide cleanup initiative. In August of 2010 JGI took on the specific challenge of beautifying Clark Park located here in Southwest Detroit. Our volunteers helped remove trash, paint, and plant greenery.
October 2009
Angel’s Night
James Group supported ‘Angel’s Night’ which was created in 1995 by Detroit city officials and police. Every year around October 29-31, as many as 50,000 volunteers from the surrounding community patrol the streets and watch their neighborhoods in order to prevent mischief around and on Halloween.
October 2009
YMCA
James Group supported the Detroit YMCA by contributing a yearly gift to their programs for inter-city youth. The programs provide food, clothing, housing and job search assistance to homeless people. The programs also provide daycare for low-income families with children and after-school activities for at-risk youth.
September 2009
The DeWayne Hayes Foundation - Back to school with new supplies
This year the DeWayne Hayes Foundation and James Group International teamed up to provide children of James Group employees with new school supplies and backpacks. Twenty-six backpacks were stuffed and gifted to employees to give to their children in order to start the school year off right.
February 2009
JGI Provides Job Shadowing Opportunities to High School Students
Renaissance Global Logistics, a JGI company, hosted 15 students from Crocket Technical High School, a Detroit Public School, for a day of job shadowing in February 2009. Activities included job shadowing with staff and an address by JGI CEO, John A. James.
