News & Updates
Celebrating our Programs and Partners, like Mortar to Bricks in Detroit
Funds raised at the 2023 SAY Detroit Radiothon were distributed to local charities on Tuesday, April 4, 2024. SAY Detroit annually distributes a percentage of donations from its fundraiser to partner organizations and charities that share the nonprofit’s mission to provide pathways to success for Detroiters in need. Held last December at the Somerset Collection […]
Back Together (In Person!) Again for Radiothon Distribution Ceremony
Funds totaling more than $1.83 million were distributed today to SAY Detroit’s initiatives and community partners from donations received last December at the 11th annual SAY Detroit Radiothon.
SAY Detroit Welcomes New Family to the “Bunch” in Annual Distribution
Funds totaling more than $1.6 million were distributed to SAY Detroit’s initiatives and community partners today from donations received last December at the 10th annual SAY Detroit Radiothon. Emceed by SAY Detroit founder Mitch Albom, the virtual presentation featured representatives from more than two dozen charities, including Mi-Cycle, the nonprofit’s newest initiative. Other first-time recipients include […]
Sharing the (Radiothon) Giving Goes Digital
SAY Detroit awards more than $1.3 million to area nonprofits from funds raised at the 2019 Radiothon
A Roof for the Rain, and Warm Supper for Those in Need
How a grant from A Hole in the Roof helped a church repair its kitchen roof and keep feeding the hungry and homeless of Macomb County
Giving Shines as Radiothon Funds Are Distributed
Representatives from nearly two dozen area charities received checks today totaling more than $1.25 million from donations raised at the seventh annual SAY Detroit Radiothon, broadcast on WJR-AM last December. The distribution ceremony at the Fisher Building, an annual event since the Radiothon’s inception, included several first-time recipients, including Avalon Village, FoodLab Detroit, Yad Ezra, […]
D.R.Y. Libraries in Ormoc in Progress
Construction of the fourth and fifth domed libraries in the Philippines was recently completed and its thrilling to see it coming together! D.R.Y. (Donated Reading for Youth) Libraries is a joint effort between National Book Store and A Hole in the Roof Foundation to rebuild or refurbish and restock school libraries in the areas hardest […]
Sharing the Giving: More than $1 Million Given to Detroit Charities
DETROIT, March 27, 2018 — Representatives from 22 area charities accepted checks totaling nearly $1.25 million on Tuesday from donations raised at Mitch Albom’s S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon last December. The ceremony at the Fisher Building, which included six first-time recipients, has become S.A.Y. Detroit’s favorite day of the year, said Albom, who distributed the funds […]
Pipe Repairs Completed at Homeless Warming Center in Detroit
It’s not everyday that you’ll find Fr. Gary Wright kneeling beside a concrete pit in the basement of his 168-year-old church. But this was a special occasion.
First D.R.Y. Library Opens in the Philippines
A children’s library opened Friday in the central Philippines. But it symbolizes so much more than that. In November 2013, a super typhoon flattened areas of the country, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing thousands more. When author Mitch Albom visited the island nation three months later, touring schools where he saw tents and […]