DETROIT (AP) -- The dream of 80 marching band members at Martin Luther King High School to play at the Summer Olympics is now a reality.
After months of fundraising and big donations from philanthropists and businesses, the Detroit school has reached its $380,000 goal to pay for an August trip to Beijing.
Two employees from GMAC Financial Services in Southfield put the band over the top.
The Detroit Free Press reports Rhonda Gaylor and Sandra Mullen brought a $10,000 check into the King band room Friday. Both women also raised $2,220 at work.
The band had needed $11,706.54 to perform in a music festival during the Games.
The Detroit News reports band director Victoria Miller said she will buy travel insurance for the trip.