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The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: A Time to Help DTE Energy

When: July 26, 2014  |   9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Project: For the past eight years, DTE Energy converted some of its land into gardens managed by Gleaners Community Food Bank to grow fresh produce vital to basic nutrition.  The harvest feeds needy people through Gleaners’ partnerships with neighborhood food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters & social service agencies.  Currently, there are four gardens in the metro-Detroit area that collectively amount to 2 acres.  This garden network is referred to as DTE Energy Farm.  Harvested crops from the Westland garden goes to the Lighthouse Home Missions pantry.

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‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ Author Mitch Albom
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In 1997, sports writer Mitch Albom hit a home run with his book "Tuesdays with Morrie." Since then, he's sold 35 million copies of his book and challenged us to open our minds and hearts. Why does he think his books resonate?

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From the Detroit Free Press: When did fathers become expendable?

Last week was Father's Day. We know that from the calendar, the lines at restaurants and the holiday sales at Best Buy.

But the rest of the year, fatherhood is shrinking in significance. I'm not just talking about physical absence - a third of American kids now live without their biological fathers - I'm talking about perceived importance. More and more, fathers are being viewed as less than necessary.

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If you're not following me already on #twitter follow me @mitchalbom, its always great reading your tweets!

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"If we love something and somebody so much, how much—if at all—are they ever really gone from our hearts?"


Mitch Albom's Novel The First Phone Call From Heaven

From the author of the #1 bestsellers, Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, comes Mitch Albom's most thrilling and magical novel yet-...

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Giving is living. Morrie Schwartz, my professor, mentor, and friend taught me that. WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF TAKING. THEN WONDER WHY WE FEEL SO UNSATISFIED. BUT CAN ANYONE ARGUE THE GOOD FEELING YOU HAVE AFTER SOMEONE YOU HELPED SAYS "THANK YOU."? I hope you’ll take a minute—or two—to check out http://mitchalbomcharities.org/, where you can sign up to volunteer (in Detroit), catch up on the latest news, and even donate. And I hope you’ll share with a friend—or two.

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