co-hosted The Turning Point Invitational golf tournament, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of Palmer's 1954 victory of the U.S. Amateur at Country Club of Detroit. 26 other past winners of the U.S. Amateurs attended. The event raised over $6 million in revenue, with proceeds benefiting the Cornerstone Schools and other charities, making it one of the most successful charity golf events ever. Palmer described the event as "the most incredible event I have ever been involved with in more than 60 years of golf, and I have been involved in a lot of them over the years." Since 2005, the Detroit Tigers have sponsored Be A Tiger For Kids, a charity event that has raised over $2 million for the Cornerstone Schools. Durant has been a member of various educational boards and organizations throughout Michigan. Former and current positions include: Member of the board of U of D Jesuit (2001–2010) Member of the Visiting Committee of the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan Member of the board of Excellent Schools Detroit Legal and business career After attending law school at Notre Dame and working at Hillsdale College, Durant spent the first six years of his legal career defending low income people who could not afford a lawyer in a variety of civil and criminal matters. In 1983, Durant was appointed by then Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole as the bankruptcy trustee for the Ann Arbor Railroad, a state-owned, state-subsidized railroad with approximately $100 million in debt and claims. He served as trustee from 1983 to 1988, turning the railroad into a profitable private-sector enterprise. In 1984, Durant was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the board of the Legal Services Corporation. He served as chair from 1984 to 1988. From 1997 to 2001, Durant was director of the Private Management Group at Munder Capital Management, an investment firm in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Durant has been a member of the board of Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Political career Durant represented Michigan on the 1984 Republican National Committee Platform Committee where he helped draft the party platform on which President Reagan ran for and won his landslide re-election. From 1986 to 1988, Durant served as one of four national co-chairs of Jack Kemp's presidential campaign. In 1990, Durant ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, losing to former attorney