Mother Batie Has Passed Away

by | Jul 24, 2012 | News

We are sad to report that Maude “Mother” Batie, founder of the United Sisters of Charity, passed away on Sunday of heart failure. We lost a wonderful woman who, at 83, was still running the soup kitchen she started just 40 years ago.We first met Mother...

Mitch Albom’s “Faith” a Humanitas Finalist

by | Jul 23, 2012 | News

Finalists Announced for 38th Annual HUMANITAS Prize Honoring Great Television and Film Writing Awards Luncheon is September 14, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills LOS ANGELES, CA. (July 19, 2012) – Thirty-five writers were named finalists in ten categories for...

The 100 Houses Project

by | Jul 10, 2012 | News

Volunteers are needed to help us board up lower level windows of unsafe, abandoned homes within a one-mile radius of Osborne High School in Detroit. Through our “100 Houses” Project sponsored by SAY Detroit and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries,...

THE FINAL SHOW: ROCK BOTTOM REMAINDERS

by | Jun 11, 2012 | News

They’re authors by profession—but once a year, they abandon their books for instruments and become rock stars, complete with roadies, groupies, and a tour bus. This summer, however, The Rock Bottom Remainders, the all-author rock band featuring Mitch Albom, Stephen...

AN EVENING WITH MITCH ALBOM

by | May 30, 2012 | News

One Life Touches Another Presented by Somerset Collection and Cooper Standard For one night only, Mitch will share his experiences operating an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the devastating earthquake of 2010. Mitch will tell stories, take questions, and...

Pancakes, and Ice-Cream, and Fries–Oh My!

by | May 24, 2012 | News

Yesterday, May 23rd, Mitch celebrated his Birthday with one of his annual Gluttonous Feast. Each year, Mitch kisses calorie-counting goodbye and indluges in all of his favorite foods, from pancakes to pizza, and fries to ice-cream.Mitch started the day with a heaping...