Driving Skills for Life Brings Teen Safety Message to Governor's Conference in Wisconsin August 22-23

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 20, 2007 -- Driving Skills for Life will present its ongoing plan for reducing teen auto fatalities at Wisconsin's 33rd Annual Governor's Conference on Highway Safety.

Ford Motor Company Fund, which established Driving Skills for Life in 2003 in cooperation with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), is one of many organizations that will attend the conference to discuss traffic and auto safety issues and concerns August 22-23 at the New Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center in Stevens Point.

"Ford Motor Company Fund's Driving Skills For Life program is committed to its ongoing efforts to educate our communities about safe teen driving," said Jim Graham, Community Relations Manager of Ford Motor Company Fund. "We are thrilled to be participating in the highway safety conference. It's a tremendous opportunity for us to learn from the other organizations while continuing to spread Ford's auto-safety message in Wisconsin."

Driving Skills For Life focuses on helping newly licensed drivers develop skills necessary for safe driving beyond what they learn in driver education programs. The program also provides effective learning tools, including a comprehensive interactive Web site that rewards students for taking the initiative to learn safe driving techniques. Educator materials are available at no charge in both English and Spanish, allowing instruction of the program in school or community settings. In addition, Driving Skills for Life has held hands-on driving events throughout the nation that have reached nearly 6,000 students.

About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services is committed to creating opportunities that promote corporate citizenship, philanthropy, volunteerism and cultural diversity for those who live in the communities where Ford does business. Established in 1949 and made possible by Ford Motor Company profits, Ford Motor Company Fund supports initiatives and institutions that foster innovative education, auto-related safety, and American heritage and legacy. National programs include Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, which provides high school students with academically rigorous 21st century learning experiences, and Driving Skills for Life, a teen-focused auto safety initiative. The Ford Volunteer Corps, established in 2005, continues Ford's legacy of caring worldwide. Through the Volunteer Corps, salaried employees, union members, retirees and their families participate in a wide range of volunteer projects in their communities. For more information on programs made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, visit www.ford.com.