(313) 255-4355

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Motor City Blight Busters was founded in 1988 with the mission to stabilize and revitalize the neighborhoods of northwest Detroit. Each January for the last 15 years Blight Busters has sponsored a Martin Luther King day of service, to commemorate his birthday and his legacy. This year on Monday, January 19th starting at 9:00am Blight Busters will host 200 volunteers for a day long service project. This years project will revolve around helping Volunteers of America, another local charity clean out what will be their new Michigan headquarters. Volunteers of America has been a Detroit icon for over 100 years providing services to the disadvantaged. The project which is located at 24701 Swanson, in Southfield when finished will serve as their base of operations for the entire state. For more information call John J. George at (313) 255-4355