ROYAL OAK (AP) – An annual food, music and arts festival in Oakland County has raised more than $4.5 million for charity over the past 18 years.
More than $255,800 was raised at this year’s Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival in downtown Royal Oak. Proceeds will benefit over 60 nonprofit and community organizations, including the Autism Alliance, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and Miracle League of Michigan.
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