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Mar 15, 2010: Mitch Albom named Red Smith Award winner

From the Associated Press Sports Editors March Newsletter:


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Mar 12, 2010: WORDSTOCK: ROCK BOTTOM REMAINDERS ARE GOING ON TOUR

By day, they’re authors.

Really famous authors.

But once a year they shed their pen-and-pencil clutching personas and become rock stars, complete with roadies, groupies and a wicked cool tour bus.


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Mar 11, 2010: Congratulations, Mitch, on the National Magazine Award Nomination

His January 2009 article--"And Yet..." on the Courage of Detroit in Sports Illustrated has been nominated for a National Magazine Award!


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Mar 10, 2010: The Campaign for Haiti's Tomorrow Surpasses Fundraising Goal!

30 Days   |   $70,000   |   One Mission

 

Last month, A Hole in the Roof Foundation announced its next project: rebuild the Caring and Sharing Mission and Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  The Campaign for Haiti's Tomorrow would raise the money needed to make essential repairs that will address the fundamental needs of the children at the orphanage: bathrooms, kitchens, showers, dorms, water reservoir, unstable walls and crumbling ceilings. A budget was set, a deadline was marked.


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Mar 08, 2010: March 2010 A Time to Help Project

DATE: March 27, 2010
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
LOCATION:  Forgotten Harvest in Oak Park, MI
PROJECT: Volunteers will be repacking bulk food into family and individual size portions to be given to those in need. 

SIGN-UP: Please sign up by completing the Volunteer Registration Form at saydetroit.org. If you have any questions, please call Project Coordinator, Marci Fitch, at 313-993-4700 x 4715.


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Mar 08, 2010: Bag a Cause Selects A Hole in the Roof Foundation as its Next Cause!

 

Bag A Cause, a hand-made bag company, from Detroit, MI, has a new cause:  “A Hole in the Roof Foundation”

Bag A Cause promotes business through collaborative venues supporting local charities.  Bag A Causes’ designs and adornments stand alone in their unique blend of rustic and contemporary; co-collaborating with local charities inspires the designing and the motivation to be meaningful. 


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Mar 07, 2010: Haviland Elementary School Shares Their Volunteer Experiences

On Saturday, February 13th, A Time to Help met at the Waterford Senior Center in Waterford, MI  for their monthly volunteer project.


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Feb 25, 2010: The Campaign for Haiti's Tomorrow Meets 60% of its Goal in Two Weeks

As of Wednesday, February 24, A Hole in the Roof Foundation reached 60% of it's goal to raise $70,000 to fund essential repairs at the Caring and Sharing Mission and Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Over 400 gifts totaling approximately $42,000 were raised through online, phoned-in, and mailed-in contributions!    


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Feb 19, 2010: Amid Devastation in Haiti, Gratitude Fills Their Hearts

SECOND OF THREE IN SERIES    |    DETROIT FREE PRESS    |   FEBRUARY 19, 2010

• Part 1: Children in Haiti cling to way of life at mission
• Part 3: Heartache Over Haiti Lingers


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