Visteon donates $4,000 to Tyler Elementary for ‘Leader in Me’ program

Through its non-profit Visteon Fund, Visteon Corporation recently donated $4,000 to support a leadership-building program for students at Tyler Elementary School, which is located near the company’s corporate offices in Van Buren Township.
The donation was facilitated by one of the company’s employee resource groups, Women in Visteon, in support of the school’s Leader in Me program. The school-wide model is based on the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” created by the late Stephen R. Covey, which is designed to develop leadership skills and build confidence in students from childhood.
Tyler Elementary recently completed its second year of participation in the Leader in Me program, which teaches critical thinking, goal setting, listening and speaking, self-directed learning, presentation-making and the ability to work in groups – all skills designed to enhance the future workforce.
Aleisa Pitt, Tyler Elementary School principal, thanked Visteon for its ongoing support and said, “Things that we have done this year are proof that when children are given the opportunity to lead, great things happen. And great things have definitely happened at Tyler.”
Visteon’s donation reinforces the company’s ongoing commitment to the communities where its employees live and work, according to a news release. Visteon employees in Van Buren Township have also partnered with Tyler Elementary for a volunteer reading program that recently completed its 11th year.
The Visteon Fund is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization that has funded programs around the world, primarily aimed at improving the lives of children by providing food, shelter, health care and mentoring activities.