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BROWN BAG POPCORN
As with any charity, SAY
Detroit needed a steady
source of funds to keep
these programs alive.
“I had the idea that we
could start selling some-
thing, a product that people
wanted, and they didn’
t
even have to know we
would just dedicate all the
profits to charity,” Albom
said. “We started Detroit
Water Ice Factory down-
town in Campus Martius,
and that did well.
“In the winter months,
we started to experiment
with popcorn. That took off
and the people at Somerset
were nice enough to offer
us a space. Nate Forbes, in
particular, was kind enough
to say, ‘
We have an actual
store you can use.’
”
Brown Bag Popcorn has
savory options like barbe-
que (“J’
s Sweet BBQ”) and
cheese (“Cheese Louise!”)
and many sweet flavors that
you can’
t find elsewhere.
Examples include white
and dark chocolate-drizzled
(“Double Drizzle”) and
Albom’
s personal favorite
that’
s topped with nuts,
pretzels and caramel (“Mr.
Mitch’
s Nutty Munch”).
For Chanukah this year,
they’
ll also be offering a
special caramel popcorn
that’
s drizzled with blue and
white chocolate (“The 8
Pops Of Chanukah”).
In addition to being
completely made in Metro
Detroit, all the profits from
Brown Bag Popcorn go into
SAY Detroit.
“It’
s not like 90 percent
or 80 percent. We don’
t
keep a little for ourselves.
We give 100 percent of it
away,” Albom stressed. “I
get no money from it … all
the money goes directly to
needy Detroiters.”
With the holidays
coming up, Brown Bag
Popcorn guarantees that
orders placed before Dec.
11 will get delivered in
time for Chanukah and
Christmas. You can order
tins from their website
(brownbagpopcorn.com),
and bags are available for
purchase at Detroit Water
Ice Factory and their
Somerset storefront.
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