Who Are Gray Panthers?
We are older and younger people.   We are an intergenerational,  non-profit peace and social justice organization with members in Southeast Michigan, including Detroit and the Counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb.  We work on issues which affect people of all ages: universal health care, peace, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, challenging descrimination, education reform, economic justice, fair labor practices and campaign finance reform.  Join us!
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Randy Block       248-549-5170
Evelyn Foreman 313-861-9490
of Metro Detroit
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Student Essay Winners Spark Ideas!


YOUTH ESSAY WINNERS: (BACK ROW) Caroline Kozlowski; Patrick Redigan; Brandon Rogers; Emma Green.  Randy Block, Gray Panthers Co-Chair
FRONT ROW: Gray Panthers Carl and Stella Reinstein; Ethel Schwartz.
Five high school students awarded cash prizes for their essays in Gray Panthers 2010 youth essay contest.  (Funds from the Buck Dinner supported this project.)

Click on names below to view their winning essays:
Patrick Redigan - "Greed" 1st place, Wayne County
Brandon Rogers - "High School Drop-Outs", 2nd place, Wayne C.
Emma Green - "Indifference", 1st place, Oakland
Caroline Kozlawski - "The Education Crisis", 1st place, Macomb C.
Carter Kovalcik - "Teenage Sex", 2nd place, Macomb County.