Culture, sports & social / Royal Oak
Motor City Bears
Metro Detroit's social and fundraising club for gay bears and their admirers, founded in 1994 and hosting 200-plus events a year.
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Founded in 1994, Motor City Bears is Metro Detroit's social and fundraising club for gay bears and their admirers, with about 200 members. It organizes more than 200 events a year, from dinners, bar nights and bowling to camping trips and holiday parties. Its best-known fundraiser is the annual summer charity car wash in Ferndale, which benefits LGBTQ+ youth groups such as Ruth Ellis Center and Affirmations. There's also an anniversary party each spring.
- Since 1994, about 200 members
- Charity car wash in Ferndale
- Public events open to all
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