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A Time to Help Reimagine Education with Arts & Scraps – February 2018

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Arts & Scraps is a Detroit nonprofit that uses recycled industrial materials to help people of all ages and abilities to think, create and learn. Arts & Scraps serves 275,000 children and recycles 28 tons annually. ATTH will be preparing materials and packing kits for classrooms and individuals at the Arts & Scraps’ warehouse. Event … Read more

Muscle Crew II Adds Volunteers, Now More Than 40 Strong

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What a way to start 2018: Approaching its second year, the Detroit Muscle Crew II is pleased to announce that seven new members have joined our team. Please welcome the following volunteers to our crew of dedicated skilled trades people and do-gooders: Ken Peterson, Tabitha Mendez, Lonnie Ware, Rich Dixon, Jacklyn Carrico, Kimberly Johnson and … Read more

Experiencing Goodness Twice, Charity to Charity

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S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic Receives Donated Coats Highland Park, MI: Lisa Dunn’s act of charity was inspired by another charity that popped up, literally, right down the road from her popular Deja Vu, an upscale designer resale boutique in Franklin. “When I saw the Detroit Water Ice Factory store in the Franklin Cider Mill … Read more

Eco-Sound Pest Management Steps Up for DMCII

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Of the nearly 30 skilled tradespeople who comprise the Detroit Muscle Crew II, Greg Peterson stands out in the crowd. It’s not just his commitment to volunteerism; each and every member of the DMCII team donates their services. It’s what Peterson does. His company — Eco-Sound Pest Management  — is the only one among the group … Read more

New Record! 6th Annual #SAYDetroit Radiothon Raises Over $1.2 Million

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Broadcast live for fifteen hours from The Somerset Collection in Troy, MI, the annual tradition once again proved—with every call, guest interview, and click of the “donate” button—that giving truly is living. The funds raised help the poor, the homeless, families without homes, children without medical care, students hoping to reach the college of their … Read more

20th Christmas Party for shelter residents and children a holiday hit

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It was the 20th anniversary edition — and what a party it was.

More than 80 A Time to Help volunteers helped make Mitch Albom’s annual S.A.Y. Detroit/The Salvation Army Christmas Party for shelter residents and their children a morning to remember.

Led by Albom and Ken Brown, Albom’s radio show co-host, the event on Saturday (Dec. 2) at The Salvation Army Harbor Light in Detroit was filled with merry making and smiles, thanks to a plethora of activities, food and fun — all supervised by ATTH’s largest volunteer core of the year.

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“You Just Saved Our Life” Says New Home Recipient

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Great-grandmother and her working family receive a new home after 8 months in a shelter

It was a busy week for Working Homes / Working Families as two homes were given away to working women and their families, in need of housing.

Debbie Clay, her daughter, and granddaughter were living in a homeless shelter for 8 months after going through hard times. Debra works several jobs to make ends meet. The home was refurbished by Working Homes/Working Families, the family chosen through Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, and the home furnished and decorated by Humble Design, all nonprofit partners of S.A.Y. Detroit.

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