News & Updates
Plans for S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center Announced
Mitch Albom, Lions QB Matthew Stafford and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gathered at a press conference on January 27, 2015 to announce an innovative motivational learning program S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center. It will house sports and academic facilities that serve the academic, social and physical fitness needs of under-served youth in Detroit.
Third Annual Radiothon Exceeds Expectations
After fifteen consecutive hours on air and streaming live, the third annual S.A.Y. Detroit raised $814,210, more than doubling the previous year’s total. Enjoy highlights of the day below, or click here for more info.
Just 30 Days Until the Third Annual Radiothon
December 4, 2014 from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. presented by News/Talk WJR 760 AM, The Mitch Albom Show, and Somerset Collection
A New Home for Two Detroit Seniors
Siblings Margaret Glover Terry, 72, and John Glover, 66, were given more by S.A.Y. Detroit than a home in the stable Warrendale neighborhood Thursday afternoon; the keys to their new furnished home brought a hope they hadn’t felt in years.
Detroit Charities Rewarded
DETROIT, March 26 – More than a dozen Detroit charities were grateful recipients of more than $400,000 in donations distributed from Mitch Albom’s “S.A.Y. (Super All Year) Detroit Radiothon.” The monies were collected in a single 15-hour broadcast last December at the Somerset Collection in Troy. Albom handed out 14 oversized checks at a ceremony […]
Nearly $400K to be Given Away by S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon Funds
DETROIT – Ten Detroit charities and their projects – ranging from homes for the homeless to after school music classes – will reap benefits from the funds raised last December by “Mitch Albom’s S.A.Y. (Super All Year) Detroit Radiothon.” Checks will be handed to each of the ten charities’ representatives at a ceremony this Wednesday, […]
S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon Raises $400K
After 14 straight hours live on WJR and streaming video on the web, over 90 guests, more than 80 rewards and prizes, 3 homes signed over to needy working families, and one power outage, the second annual S.A.Y. Detroit radiothon was a success, raising over $400,000!
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]