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Connecting the next Gen of ambitious leaders 🚀 EYES Connect (formerly BUF Connect) Networking & community for young pros. Join the movement 👇🏽

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@eyes4youth pka @bufconnectmi has been empowering youth for everyday success for 56 years now! What a celebration!!! 🎊 👏🏻

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Your passion. Our mission. Their future. 🌟✨

Are you a young professional ready to lead, connect, and make a real impact in our community? EYES Connect is officially looking for passionate leaders to join our Millennial Board! 🚀

We’re bringing together change-makers (ages 18–45) who want to use their skills, network, and energy to empower youth and build a stronger future.

Here’s what it means to step into the room with us:

🔹 Engage: Actively participate in community events, board meetings, and impactful initiatives.

🔹 Support: Leverage your unique skills and network to drive real youth empowerment.

🔹 Fundraise: Help us expand resources and achieve key yearly support goals for EYES youth programs.

🔹 Empower: Champion the next generation and create lasting, positive change in our community.

Whether you're looking to grow professionally, build meaningful connections, or give back in a massive way—this is your sign to get connected! 💛

👉 How to Join:

Follow @eyesmiconnect to stay up-to-date on our mission and initiatives!

Drop a comment below or send us a DM if you have any questions!

Together, we can empower the next generation. Join us today! 🤝✨

A special thank you to @lottierobertsonholland
and your team for having us.

#EYESConnect #YouthEmpowerment #MillennialBoard #Leadership #CommunityImpact

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E.Y.E.S., Inc. is excited to share the Drone Innovation Academy at Lawrence Technological University! High school students will explore drone technology, entrepreneurship, and real-world innovation while building and presenting their own ideas.

📅 Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7 & Nov. 14
🎓 High school students | Only 40 spots available!

Scan the QR code to register. Build. Fly. Innovate. Lead. 🚀

#EYESInc #DroneInnovation #STEM #FutureLeaders

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See you all next week! 😉

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For 56 years, E.Y.E.S., Inc. has been able to celebrate our youth because of the incredible sponsors, partners, community leaders, families, and supporters who continue to believe in our mission and invest in the next generation.

Now it’s time to celebrate YOU, our youth, and 56 years of impact at the E.Y.E.S., Inc. 56th Anniversary Benefit Luncheon on Friday, October 23 at MotorCity Casino Hotel!

🎟️ Get your tickets. Become a sponsor. Make a donation. Every contribution helps us continue creating programs, experiences, mentorship, career exposure, and opportunities for young people throughout our community.

Come celebrate the people who make this work possible—and get ready for another spectacular E.Y.E.S. event! 56 years down, and we’re still building the future.

#EYESInc #56YearsOfImpact #EmpoweringYouth #DetroitYouth #YouthDevelopment CommunityImpact SupportOurYouth DetroitGivesBack

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VIDEO 2 | The legacy continues.

Dr. Silas Norman Jr. had a vision: create opportunities for young people to see themselves in medicine and healthcare. Today, through E.Y.E.S., Inc. and the Silas Norman Medical Youth Academy (SINORMS), that vision is impacting more than 200 middle and high school students.

But continuing the legacy takes all of us.

Whether you donate, sponsor, partner, volunteer or simply share our mission, you can help us expose the next generation to careers in medicine and health sciences.

The next doctor, nurse, researcher or healthcare leader may already be in our program.

Get involved. Invest in their future. Continue the legacy.
Visit eyes4youth.org⁠

@waynestate @waynemedicine
#EYESInc #SINORMS #SilasNormanLegacy #futurehealthleaders #WayneStateUniversity

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Video:1- On 9/10/2026, a crisp autumn sun permeated St. Andrews Church on Wayne State’s campus as physicians, clinicians, technicians, and friends gathered for the Dr. Silas Norman, Jr. Legacy Benefit Breakfast.

The breakfast supports the Silas Norman Medical Youth Academy (SINORMS), implemented by E.Y.E.S. Inc. in partnership with Wayne State University Medical School. SINORMS continues Dr. Norman’s vision by creating pathways into medical and health science careers for over 200 middle and high school students.

Watch this video, then check out our next post for part two and learn how you can become involved too!

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You never know WHO will show up or WHAT you’ll walk away with at an E.Y.E.S., Inc. fundraisers! 👀🔥

At our recent 56th Annual Golf Outing, legendary Detroit journalist and longtime participant Huel Perkins took home a piece of Detroit history , an autographed lions photo signed by Detroit Lions players! 🏈

Thank you to our sponsors and the Detroit Lions players who signed for making this happen. Congratulations Huel Perkins!🎉

Great people. Great prizes. Powerful connections. All for a purpose.

NEXT UP: Our E.Y.E.S. Luncheon is happening THIS MONTH! You never know who’ll be in the room. Get your tickets, Donate today! Limited Seating.

Get connected → eyes4youth.org

#EYESInc #Detroit #HuelPerkins DetroitLions DetroitEvents YouthImpact

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HEADS UP! PARENTS OF MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS — SIGN YOUR KID UP!

We’re looking for 75 students ready to learn, create, work with a team, explore automotive technology and earn money!

THE AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION CHALLENGE

From September 2026 through March 2027, students will be divided into 15 teams of five and challenged to develop innovative ideas that could help shape the future of mobility!

🚘 Automotive field trips & experiences
💻 Monthly Zoom meetups
💡 Technology, innovation & problem solving
🤝 Team challenges
💰 Monthly opportunities to WIN CASH
🏆 Final Competition — March 2027

AND THE PRIZES ARE REAL! 💵

🥇 1st Place — $1,000 PER STUDENT | $5,000 TEAM PRIZE
🥈 2nd Place — $500 PER STUDENT | $2,500 TEAM PRIZE
🥉 3rd Place — $250 PER STUDENT | $1,250 TEAM PRIZE

PLUS — every month, teams will compete for additional cash prizes! We only meet ONCE per month on Saturday Morning via Zoom!

Your child does NOT need automotive experience. We want the creators, thinkers, tech kids, future entrepreneurs, engineers, designers—and the kid who may not know what they want to be yet but just needs the right opportunity and exposure. ❤️

Registration Link in the comments!

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A time was had at the @eyesmiconnect @eyesincofmi annual golf outing!!! @tax_whisperer @queenequitylifecoaching

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From medicine to innovation, E.Y.E.S., Inc. (formerly BUF of MI) creates pathways for youth to become everything they dream of being.

Our programs are free—regardless of social status, location, or family income—and serve students throughout Metropolitan Detroit and surrounding counties.

Tomorrow, we’re hosting our 56th Annual Golf Fundraiser to continue investing in the future of Michigan’s youth. Only a few spots remain, and there’s still time to register!

Support 56 years of empowering Michigan youth, building resilience, and creating brighter futures.

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You’re invited to the E.Y.E.S. Incorporated 56th Anniversary Golf Outing Classic on August 25, 2026!

Join us for a memorable day of golf, fellowship, and celebration while supporting youth empowerment and workforce-development programs across our community.

Registration: 7:00 AM
Shotgun start: 8:00 AM

Register, become a sponsor, or learn more at bufmi.org/golf.

#EYESIncorporated #GolfOutingClassic #DetroitGolf #YouthEmpowerment #CommunityImpact GolfForGood

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