A record breaking year: Festival of Lights brings in over $70K in drive through donations
The Daily Ardmoreite
It was a record breaking year for the Festival of Lights. While individual vehicles and the number of passengers inside those vehicles are not counted, the donations these visitors give as they exit the light display is. This year that figure was a record-breaking $71,584.67.
According to Ardmore Chamber of Commerce President Mita Bates, the Festival typically brings in approximately $55,000 in drive through donations, and the previous record highest amount was around $60,000. The additional money raised helped offset the loss of income caused by the cancelation of the Festival of Lights Auction last November.