A Time To Help was established in 1997 as a means of galvanizing the people of Detroit to volunteer on a regular basis. A Time To Help has staged more than 100 monthly projects ranging from building houses, delivering meals, beautifying city streets, running adoption fairs, repairing homeless shelters, packing food, and hosting an annual Christmas party to a shelter for battered women.  

Albom and radio co-host Ken Brown lead each project and try to use the group as a catalyst to increase volunteerism Volunteers should be at least 18 years old, although 16 and 17 year old youth may come if accompanied by one adult supervisor for every four youths.     A Message from Mitch Albom: ATTENTION ALL NEW AND PREVIOUS VOLUNTEERS FOR TIME TO HELPNow in its 13th year, A Time To Help is proud to continue our tradition of volunteer projects across metro Detroit. Please note our new phone number 313-993-4700, ext 4715 and new email, marci@drmm.org.  You can contact us through any of these to let us know you are coming to a project. We continue to plan challenging and satisfying monthly endeavors and look forward to having you join us. Our thanks for the many years of productive partnership with Volunteer Impact and all the good that organization has done for our area.

Date:  August 28th, 2010

Time:  9:00 a.m. – Noon

Location:  12668 Whitcomb St.  |   Detroit, MI  48227-2140

Project: 

A Time to Help is partnering with Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to makeover a house which will be given to a homeless family.    Volunteers will paint and  help clean out debris from inside the house to prepare it for more extensive work in September.    Volunteers will also be doing yard work outside to remove bushes, weeds, and debris.    Channel 7 News will be there to capture the work from beginning to end and it will air at the end of September.

Additional Details:  Please wear close toed shoes and bring work gloves.  If you are able, please bring weed whackers, shovels, rakes, and other general lawn equipment.   

Sign Up at:  www.atimetohelp.org

Questions:  Call Project Coordinator, Marci Fitch, at 313-993-4700 x 4715, or marci@atimetohelp.org

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January's A Time to Help: The Hub Warehouse

• March 27, 2010:  Forgotten Harvest: Volunteers packaged food for families in need. 
• February 13, 2010: Waterford Senior Center: Volunteers assembled over 500 meals for the Meals on Wheels program, as well as Valentines and other holiday-themed treats
• January 30, 2010: The Hub Warehouse: Volunteers sorted thousands of donated canned food items to feed those in need. 
• December 5, 2009: 19th Annual Time to Help Holiday Party at the Booth Evangeline Shelter