Doll Judging

Doll Judging

Each year, talented volunteers individually dress 9,000 dolls to be included in holiday gift packages for little girls ages 4 – 13. Goodfellows members select 150 from the 9,000 to be put on display for public viewing. Then in November, a panel of judges that...
Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

The Detroit Goodfellows express its gratitude for Detroit Public School Community District educators, support staff and administrators with the annual Teacher of the Year Contest. Students in grades 3 through 8 nominate their favorite teacher by answering the...
Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thanksgiving Day Parade

Every year, the Detroit Goodfellows are privileged to be only one of two charities included in the magic and tradition of the iconic America’s Thanksgiving Parade® that marches down Woodward Avenue. Hundreds of thousands of spectators gather to watch the floats,...
Sales Day

Sales Day

Every year on the first Monday following Thanksgiving, members, Detroit Police Officers and Detroit Firefighters take to the streets to sell a special edition of The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. It honors the Detroit Goodfellows’ humble beginnings. In 1914,...