For 15 years….
You’ve volunteered, scrubbed floors and painted walls,
You’ve planted trees and boxed up food,
You’ve torn down crumbling walls.
But now’s the time to take a break and ponder what you’ve done,
It’s party time for A Time to Help, so please enjoy some fun!
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100 Houses Beautifies Brightmoor
More than 300 volunteers, including A Time to Help‘s monthly volunteers, convened on Saturday, August 10 to help seed over 500 vacant lots with wildflowers in 100 Houses’ third event. Partnering with Bill Pulte’s Detroit Blight Authority, the project was part of Pulte’s five-step plan to take a “bite out of blight.” In early June, Pulte and the DBA began removing blighted structures, debris, trash and brush. Wearing neon T-shirts, the volunteers were divided into teams of 30 to help seed the lots, which span 14 city blocks.
S.A.Y. Detroit Pays Special Visit to Bethune
On Monday, July 22, 2013, Bethune Elementary and Middle School received a $10,000 donation from Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) and its partner, S.A.Y. Detroit. The purpose of the donation was to ensure that Bethune’s 840 students had a new school uniform to wear for the 2013-2014 school year. Bethune adopted uniforms the year before to encourage discipline and increase attendance. Unfortunately, the switch had the opposite effect: many of the children could not afford to buy them, and attendance dropped dramatically. The donation was announced at an all-school assembly later that day. “It’s through the generosity of our donors that we are able to…provide school uniforms for these children,” said Dr. Chad Audi, President of DRMM.
100 Houses to Host Third Event in August
On August 10, 2013, the One Hundred Houses army will convene for a third time. This year, Mitch Albom and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries will be collaborating with residential builder Bill Pulte and his organization, the Detroit Blight Authority. Together the organizations will beautify over 500 vacant lots in the city’s Brightmoor neighborhood. The project is part of Pulte’s five-step plan to take a “bite out of blight” and will be one of the many efforts to remove blight in the area. In early June, Pulte and the DBA began removing blighted structures, debris, trash and brush. Over two hundred volunteers will be divided into teams of 30 to help seed the lots, which span 14 city blocks, with wildflowers.
New Year, New Windows for Pilgrim Church
With thanks to donations from folks like you, collected through the A Hole in the Roof Foundation and the charity film premiere of Have a Little Faith, I Am My Brother’s Keeper Chuch replaced more than 100 windows. The new windows will keep the church infinitely warmer, and will help cut down the heating bills. … Read more
Annual A Time to Help Christmas Party
Save the date: December 8, 2012 | 8:00am – 12:30pm
Adopting homeless children and their parents living in shelters for one day is one of Time to Help’s most cherished activities. The residents of the shelters are enormously touched by the generosity of volunteers and sponsors. Help make the annual Adopt a Shelter as successful as last year’s. Volunteers will help in decorating, setting up the gift shop, serving food, crafts and games.
Over 400K Raised Through First Annual Radiothon!
$401,321.34, to be exact! Many thanks to all who madethe first ever S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon possible! Click here to read the coverage in the Free Press.
The First Ever S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon
The FIRST EVER S.A.Y. Detroit RADIOTHON – Live! presented by News/Talk WJR 760 AM, The Mitch Albom Show, and Somerset Collection TO DONATE: TEXT “MITCH” to 55678, call 866 992 GIVE (4483), or go to saydetroit.org November 27, 2012 from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Listen live at WJR OR stop by: Northside Grand Court … Read more
100 Houses 2.0 a Success
The 100 Houses Project ran its second run this past Saturday, October 27 when hundreds of volunteers gathered to safely board up 186 of the most blighted and dangerous homes in the vicinity of Cody College Preparatory Upper School of Teaching and Learning.
RiteAid Supplies S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic
On Monday, October 15, RiteAid visited S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic during their “acts of wellness” national tour in celebration of its 50th year. Local Michigan RiteAid employees and managers stocked the clinic with seventy Health & Beauty Kits, as well as office supplies and vital first aid items. The clinic is the nation’s first free … Read more