In The News - 2010 CURRENT RELEASES
CREATIVE 2ND STORY
TOYS FOR TOTS
SNOW REMOVAL
HOLIDAY MAGIC PARADE
Plans are underway for the 9th Annual Holiday Magic Parade! Slated for November 20, 2010, the parade brings holiday cheer to Downtown, including floats, marching bands, performances by local troupes and community groups and more! We will also be collecting toys along the parade route again this year for the Marine Corp. Toys for Tots Foundation.
The 2nd Annual Santa Scamper, presented by Oak Apple Fitness and Downtown Royal Oak will take place prior to the parade. It is a 1/2 mile fun-run, with proceeds benefitting Toys for Tots. Sign-up information coming soon!
A thank you to our sponsors:
Santa and Mrs. Claus Sponsors:
Float Sponsors:
Performance Sponsors:
American Flag Sponsor: BBC Title
Floats Towed By:
Convertibles Provided By:
Banner Sponsors:
Andiamo Royal Oak
BD's Mongolian BBQ
Bright Idea Furniture
Citizens Bank
Dobrasevic Food Company
Fourth Street Auto Care Center
Goldfish Swim School
The Fifth
Motor City Auto Spa
Oakland Community College
Qdoba
State Farm Insurance - Angie Mapp
Walsh College of Business
Worry-Free Lawns
Royal 100:
Button's Rent It
Caribou Coffee
Douglas J Aveda Institute
First United Methodist Church of Royal Oak
Gayle's Chocolates
Hermann's Bakery
Quill Communications
Schneider and Smith Architects
Sullivan Chiropractic
Vintner's Cellar of Royal Oak
Woodward Camera
Write Impressions
Media Sponsors/Partners:
Additional Sponsors:
Culinary Escapes
Pitt McGehee Palmer Rivers & Golden P.C.
Royal Oak Manor Senior Co-op
Interested in volunteering for the parade? Click here for the volunteer form.
Interested in sponsoring the parade? Click here for sponsorship information
Or e-mail here.
Community group or performance troupe interested in the parade? Click here for participation information!
ARTS, BEATS AND EATS
For those who haven't heard...Arts, Beats and Eats is coming to downtown Royal Oak Labor Weekend, September 3 - 6, 2010! We are excited by the regional attention this event will receives, highlighting our downtown and city. Not to mention the 250,000 anticipated guests over the course of the weekend! Attached is a list of Frequently Asked Questions, mainly aimed at those businesses around town that will be affected by the event. Be sure to check back regularly for updates!
ABE Frequently Asked Questions
DOWNTOWN'S CREATIVE 2ND STORY
Everyone Downtown knows about all of the amazing creative businesses that occupy every nook and cranny of our buildings. Check out this Metromode article as it seems others are taking notice as well...
TOYS FOR TOTS
Thanks to all of the businesses, parade goers and guests to the Live Broadcast of Magic Radio's Jim Harper Morning Show for donating over 1,800 toys to the Toys for Tots campaign.
This year, downtown partnered with Toys for Tots, asking guests to bring toys to the Holiday Magic Parade, to be collected along the parade route from Marines. Parade goers did just that and over 400 toys were collected at the parade.
In addition, over 20 downtown businesses placed bins in their stores to collect toys for the campaign as well. These toys were brought to the live broadcast and over 500 were collected with Memphis Smoke leading the way with 171 toys collected.
Finally, on December 3rd, the Magic morning show broadcasted live from the Royal Oak Music Theater. Local businesses, guests and donaters stopped by, brining over 1400 toys for the cause. Below is a clip of the Mayor talking to Jim Harper during the morning show:
Mayor of Royal Oak Live on Magic
Thanks again to everyone, Toys for Tots is a great cause and everyone's participation was a great way to kick off the holiday season!