Royal Oak High School is once again looking for drivers in hopes of raising up to $8,000 when Drive One 4 UR School returns to the school Saturday.

How It Works

For every test-driver, Ford will make a $20 donation to the school, up to $6,000. It will give an additional $10 each for each person who test-drives the new Ford Focus, up to another $2,000. Any licensed driver 18 or older may test-drive a new vehicle at the high school from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. No appointment is necessary.

The school needs 300 drivers to earn the maximum donation of $8,000.

History of Support

In May 2011, the high school teamed with the Royal Oak Ford dealership for the first Drive One 4 UR School test-drive program and raised $7,140 for students' cocurricular activities. An October 2011 Drive One 4 UR School event followed and then in June Ford Motor Co. made a hefty deposit of $14,500 into the high school’s bank account thanks to another successful community effort, and a group of talented student filmmakers who won the top prize of $10,000 in a Drive One 4 UR School video contest.

(Read "Ford Donates $14,500 to Royal Oak High School" and see the winning video.)

Drive One 4 UR School

When: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday

Where: Royal Oak High School, 1500 Lexington Blvd. (on Crooks Road north of 13 Mile Road)

What: Join Royal Oak High School and its supporters, plus Ford Motor Co. and the staff of Royal Oak Ford, for a day of fun, entertainment and food. Test-drive a Ford Focus and other Ford vehicles that could include the Ford Explorer, Fusion, Fiesta, Edge, Flex, F-150 or Mustang (vehicles subject to availability) to raise funds for high school cocurricular activities. 

More information:

• Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license.
• Limit one test drive per household.
• Test drives will be seven-10 minutes.