Heart of Detroit
Dow and Cooper Standard Mixing It Up at SAY Play
February 10, 2016
S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center is proud to announce a new partnership with Dow Chemicals and Cooper Standard-Automotive to open a science station in the DEEP. Dow and Cooper will be donating computers, tutors, and science demonstrations to the new STEM Science Center. Keith Stephenson, chief operating officer of Cooper Standard proudly stated, “We are also very happy
A Time to Help Feb. 2016 Adding More Slots!
February 10, 2016
Friends, neighbors, volunteers! We are wonderfully surprised to have run out of volunteer slots 2 weeks before our event. But don’t worry, to help meet the demand for everyone we’ve added 10 more slots for February 20th’s A Time to Help at Forgotten Harvest. Sign up today! Visit atimetohelp.org/volunteer to register. Questions, comments, concerns? Email us at atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com
S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic to Provide Services to Dignity House
February 5, 2016
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Mitch Albom Show, Mitch and Ken were joined by Angela Aufdemberge, President and CEO of Vista Maria, and Nelly Kendrick, Director of Dignity House in Detroit bring attention to the very serious and often underreported trauma of sexual assault, recently at the forefront of discussion about rape on university campuses in the wake
A Time to Help Event February 2016
January 22, 2016
Forgotten Harvest is a food rescue organization that rescues surplus, prepared and perishable food and donates it to emergency food providers. Volunteers will be re-packing nutritious food into family size portions destined for the table of those in need. Volunteers will also help with clean-up of work area at end of shift. Date/Time: Feb 20,
New Piano at SAY Play
January 21, 2016
With gratitude to Jane Denys-Myers, SAY Play has a new addition to its music facilities: a previously-loved Boston (Steinway) upright piano. Donated in memory of Jane’s late niece Patricia Koenig of Chesterfield Township, the piano now sits in the lobby of the center, and is there for all students to play. (We caught Mitch Albom tickling the
S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center teams up with Pistons
January 18, 2016
The S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center is excited to announce their newest partnership with the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons will be donating $600,000 over 6 years, refurbishing the basketball court, scoreboard and gym floor, but most importantly they will help fund the academics that is the foundation of S.A.Y. Play Detroit.
Salvation Army Party for Kids a Holiday Hit
December 14, 2015
DETROIT (Dec. 12) – Here’s a snapshot of what Saturday’s A Time to Help Christmas Party for shelter residents at The Salvation Army Harbor Light in Detroit looked like: White lights draped and twinkling from the rafters. Small children running around with painted faces playing balloon games, while older ones danced away to hip-hop music.
Three Families, Three Homes at Radiothon
December 11, 2015
As has become tradition during each annual S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon, three deserving families received the keys to their new homes through the Working Homes/Working Families program. The idea of Working Homes/Working Families is simple. Detroit has too many abandoned houses. It also has too many families who lack a decent place to live.
Fourth Annual SAY Detroit Radiothon Raises 1Million!
December 10, 2015
All-day radio for better days in Detroit! Broadcast live from The Somerset Collection in Troy, MI on December 10th, the fourth annual S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon surpassed all previous fundraising records to collect more than $1 million to help Detroit’s neediest citizens. Hosted by Mitch Albom, S.A.Y. Detroit’s founder, the fifteen-hour broadcast aired live on WJR
Paul and Todd Turner Bring Guts to Heart of Detroit
December 10, 2015
Creating opportunities for all athletes, Paul and Todd Turner are proving what a little GUTS can do right here in the heart of Detroit.