Monday, November 29, 2010 will mark the 96th Annual Goodfellow Sales Day. Members of the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit and Detroit Police Officers will join togther to sell special editions of The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press to raise funds for the holiday gift packages and our other programs. Thanks to everyone who bought a paper at our 2009 Sales Day - we raised a total of $69,972.
Detroit Goodfellow members and Detroit Police officers along with Wayne County Exeuctive Robert Ficano, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Police Chief Warren Evans gathered at the Old Wayne County Building at 10:00 am on November 30, 2009 for the traditional parade through the streets of downtown Detroit. The Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences marching band and the Detroit Police Color Guard also joined in the festivities. Goodfellow members also enjoyed a complimentary breakfast at Detroit's famous Caucus Club. The band members were treated to lunch courtesy of American Coney Island.
All funds collected at this annual event wil support our 2010 goal of $1.3 million.