August 15, 2015 – Detroit, MI – Fifty volunteers braved the heat and spent most of the morning pruning and removing large trees and shrubs from the grounds of the S.A.Y. Play Center in an effort to both beautify the campus and make it safer.
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August Project: Landscaping at S.A.Y. Play Center
August 15, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Lipke Recreation Center will reopen as the S.A.Y. (Sports, Academics, Youth) Detroit Play Center after repairs and refurbishment. In partnership with SAY Detroit a 501(c) (3) non-profit, the city of Detroit, and Score7 Charitable Fund, the center will engage underserved youth in a unique approach to … Read more
S.A.Y. Play Rec Center Prepped For Opening
June 6, 2015 – Detroit, MI – Nearly 50 volunteers spent the morning cleaning up and clearing out the new S.A.Y. (Sports Academics Youth) Play Center near 7 Mile and Van Dyke, current site of the closed Lipke Recreation Center.
Fresh Produce For A Neighborhood In Need
May 9, 2015 – Detroit, MI Thirty-five volunteers joined neighborhood residents near Brush and Custer to plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers on a one-acre lot that’s part of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative.
Workers Help Clear Way For New Youth Boxing Home
Detroit, Michigan – A whopping 40 volunteers helped clean and clear a large building that is slated to become the new home of the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG) Youth Program next month. DBG, a 501©(3) nonprofit which emphasizes “books before boxing,” currently serves 65 students ages 7 through 18, with hundreds more on the wait list.
Packing Up Pounds for Hope Center
March 21, 2015 – Fraser, MI — On an early Spring morning, thirty-three volunteers sprang into action at Hope Center, a non-profit, faith-based charity, whose mission is “to provide for immediate needs” with its no-cost food pantry.
Wearing Red for A Green Project
February 14, 2015, Detroit, MI – More than 50 volunteers spent Valentine’s Day morning helping pave the way for continued products and services from Cass Green Industries.
Holiday Party for Denby Shelter a Hit
On Saturday, December 6, the annual A Time to Help holiday party for shelter residents overflowed with good food, fun activities, and touching moments.
Housing For Homeless Vets
November 8 – Highland Park, Michigan – In a project befitting the weekend before Veterans Day, A Time to Help volunteers joined Mitch to prime the walls of several rooms in a three-story building the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) is rehabbing for homeless vets.
Stocking Up For Motown Soup
October 18 – Utica, Michigan – More than 60 A Time To Help volunteers that included 20 walk-ins joined Mitch Albom to work in tandem with members of Trinity Lutheran Church to package soup, cookie, and cornbread mixes that will be sold by local charity Motown Soup in order to help those in need.