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Masons Will Put $5 Million Into Literacy And Tutoring Programs In Detroit

Although the exact percentage of illiterate Detroit residents is a question of debate with numbers ranging from 47% to 12%, it’s still a serious issue to address. With the goal of helping make progress with Detroit’s youth on tackling this important challenge, the Michigan Masons are putting $5 million over the next decade into programs to support literacy and tutoring. The money is going to S.A.Y. Detroit. It’s a non-profit initiative founded by author Mitch Albom and run by the Detroit Rescu...

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Matthew Stafford Taps His Inner Artist To Benefit Detroit Area Youth Center

Who needs a paint brush to make art when you can throw a football? That’s what Detroit Lions Quarterback Matthew Stafford did as he tapped into his inner artist to create five, six-foot canvas paintings to benefit a Detroit youth center. Stafford teamed up with Unifi, Inc.’s REPREVE, a recycled fiber brand, to create and auction the five paintings with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Sports, Academics, Youth (S.A.Y.) Detroit Play Center. S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park, off...

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Lions QB Matthew Stafford, S.A.Y. DETROIT And City To Re-Activate Abandoned Rec Center

Although what’s happening downtown is great, it’s important the other neighborhoods in Detroit get attention, too. To that end, S.A.Y. Detroit, in partnership with the City of Detroit, and Score7 Charitable Fund (Matthew Stafford’s Charitable Foundation), have revealed plans for a new Academics and Sports Program, called the S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center (Sports, Academics, Youth) reclaiming a recreation center in Lipke Park that was closed in 2014 due to city budget cuts. Located on a little mor...

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