The official website of the Edo Heritage Foundation of Michigan.

The name Edo Heritage was coined to reflect the long and rich heritage of Edos (as in Benin Kingdom) with more than 1200 years of continuous recorded history as a vibrant nation. The name Foundation was added to reflect its bent towards development; of its members, our home communities and promoting our culture. The name Edo Heritage Foundation - Michigan was registered by Uwaifo Osaigbovo in Detroit, Michigan on March 22, 1993. It was registered as a Michigan Nonprofit Corporation on Dec. 1, 1994. Its incorporators were Uwaifo Osaigbovo, Kienuwa Obaseki and Samuel Imarhiagbe. In 2004 Edo Heritage Foundation -- Michigan became an IRS code 501(C)(3) exempt organization. The first Board of Trustees members were Felix Iyoha, Samuel lmarhiagbe, Austin Agho and Uwaifo Osaigbovo.

Bose Ogbeifun – President

 

THE SPECIAL EVENTS

In addition to monthly membership meetings, annual picnics, the end-of-year parties, fund raising events, some other events are worthy of mention. As a way to promote Edo culture and community in Michigan, we participated in the 1995 African World Festival at Hart Plaza, Detroit. We also do an annual Thanksgiving; a time for us as a community to come together corporately to thank the Almighty God for the blessings and accomplishments of our members. The first was held in East Lansing in 1997. Edo Heritage Foundation was a prime mover and founding association of Edo National Association in The Americas. We hosted the 2004 National Convention in Detroit, Ml, This convention went down in the annals of ENA as the best ever to date. Edo Heritage Foundation — Michigan continues as a vital organization and a trial blazer within the Edo Community and Nigerian Community in The Americas. Special thanks go to its members, past and present and its many supporters. Space does not permit me to mention by name all its members/supporters and their contributions.