Photographs by Christine M.J. Hathaway

JARC held its annual SpringElation fundraiser at the Detroit Zoo on May 28. The evening, which included a picnic dinner and a special polar bear feeding, raised more than $250,000 for JARC.

Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan held its Champions of the New Economy ceremony on May 14 at the Quicken Loans JA Finance Park in downtown Detroit. More than $65,000 was raised to support student programming.

The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame held its 58th induction event at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on February 28. These photographs originally appeared on the Hour Detroit website at hourdetroit.com.

Motown Macdown, the ultimate mac-and-cheese cook off, took place on Dec. 12 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre to benefit Justin's Vision. These photographs originally appeared on the Hour Detroit website at hourdetroit.com.

The Detroit Historical Museum hosted an Antiques Roadshow Pre-Glow on Jan. 23 to kick-off the show's Detroit premiere on DPTV in February. These photographs originally appeared on the Hour Detroit website at hourdetroit.com.

Ask Dr. Nandi Charities held a coat drive at Hard Rock Cafe in Detroit on Dec. 7. These photographs originally appeared on the Hour Detroit website at hourdetroit.com.

The third annual Brave Knight Benefit took place at the Townsend Hotel on Nov. 30 to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research. These photographs originally appeared on the Hour Detroit website at hourdetroit.com.

On Sept. 7, Cobo Center held a VIP reception for the opening of the Grand Riverview Ballroom, a 40,000-square-foot venue with a state-of-the-art kitchen, tasting room, programmable lights, lift stage, and hospitality area.