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A Time to Help May 2017: The Detroit Zoo

A Time to Help May 2017: The Detroit Zoo

April 26, 2017

Event Date/Time: Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m. to noon. Please arrive by 8:30 a.m.  Project: Volunteers will be performing general landscaping and grounds clean-up throughout the Zoo, as needed. Volunteers will work in teams supervised by the Zoo’s landscape staff. Where: Detroit Zoo — Ten Mile and Woodward in Royal Oak. Map It Parking: Enter

Tiny Homes, Big Hearts at Cass Community

Tiny Homes, Big Hearts at Cass Community

April 10, 2017

The painters were on rooftops and ladders. The other crew members filled a dumpster with debris that had been littering a two-block area around Cass Community Social Services’ campus in Highland Park. The common thread was that they were all volunteers — more than two dozen strong — and all members of Mitch Albom’s A

Miles for Smiles in Heart of Detroit

Miles for Smiles in Heart of Detroit

April 6, 2017

Turning sorrow into miles of smiles, Kara and Andy Yermak are walking for Jensen and all children with Down syndrome, here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: April 6, 2017

S.A.Y. Detroit Stands with Women and Survivors of Sexual Assault

S.A.Y. Detroit Stands with Women and Survivors of Sexual Assault

April 1, 2017

Today marks the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a campaign to increase awareness about the realities of sexual assault and violence, and to educate about how to prevent it. Mitch Albom andS.A.Y. Detroit have taken a very visible stand on this and support organizations that help survivors of rape and sexual assault, and take

Detroit Muscle Crew II Ready for Lift Off

Detroit Muscle Crew II Ready for Lift Off

March 31, 2017

In advance of Saturday’s “official’’ launch of S.A.Y. Detroit’s Detroit Muscle Crew II,  Mitch Albom hosted a pizza party on Thursday night at Emagine Royal Oak to thank the nearly two dozen skilled tradespeople who have embraced his call to volunteer service. “Because of you, we’re going to make a difference in our community,” Albom

Keeping Music Education Alive in Heart of Detroit

Keeping Music Education Alive in Heart of Detroit

March 30, 2017

And with plenty of “harp” Pat Terry-Ross if creating beautiful music right here in the heart of Detroit.  Air Date: March 30, 2017

Fun and Games at COTS

Fun and Games at COTS

March 27, 2017

A Time to Help’s third project of the year on Saturday (March 25) benefited a group that needed a morning to relax and have fun: Women and children involved with COTS and its Bright Beginning Child Development Center. For more than two hours, more than two dozen A Time To Help volunteers played games with

Helping Students Achieve Their Dreams in the Heart of Detroit

Helping Students Achieve Their Dreams in the Heart of Detroit

March 23, 2017

Once and immigrant with a dream, Bob Singh is now helping others achieve their dreams right here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: March 23, 2017

$1 Million in Radiothon Funds Distributed to 20 Charities

$1 Million in Radiothon Funds Distributed to 20 Charities

March 21, 2017

Representatives from 20 area charities accepted checks totaling more than $1 million on Tuesday from donations raised at Mitch Albom’s fifth annual SAY Detroit Radiothon last December. The ceremony at the Fisher Building included several first-time beneficiaries, including the Bing Youth Institute — a mentoring program for urban youth created by former Detroit Mayor and

Spring for Socks Charity Drive

Spring for Socks Charity Drive

March 15, 2017

Associated Podiatrists, P.C. in Novi is partnering up with S.A.Y. Detroit to collect brand NEW socks for people of all ages! We will be accepting donations throughout Spring (March 20 – June 21) and will be dropping them off at S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic on June 23, 2017. Please share this event with your

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