Dan Martin has given his time and talents generously
and voluntarily in Ferndale, and many groups and organizations are
the better for it.
Dan has been on the board of the Midwest AIDS Coalition
for two years. Because he saw the trend of decreasing governmental
support and smaller private donations, he was a key supporter of merging
two groups into one to save money and increase efficiency. He has
been active in the Steppin Out AIDS Walk team effort for the
last 4 years, and served on the Ferndale Arts and Cultural Commission
for two years.
Dan works for Blue Care Network of Michigan as the
Director of Provider Services and Communications. He helped to get
BCN sponsorship support of the Blues Festival and Taste of Ferndale.
He has served on the board of the Ferndale Community Foundation for
several years and is relied on for his ability and reliability. He
is now the chair of FCF and led the organization of Taste of Ferndale,
the largest ever fund raising event of FCF. Dan has volunteered countless
hours working the Taste, Blues and Ferndale Pub Crawl, helping to
open our city to neighboring cities and giving the residents of Ferndale
new reasons to enjoy themselves and help others at the same time.
As a volunteer employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan, Dan is a friend of the FernCare Free Clinic board of
directors. He has contributed his knowledge to the boards deliberations
and will continue to work to make a broad array of resources available
at each step in the development of the clinic, and he has gone above
and beyond the call of duty as a member of the clinics first
annual fundraising dinner committee.
Two people who have worked with Dan and count him
as a friend, say that Dan is Not the loudest person in the room,
but hes the most effective person in the room.