Detroit Nonprofit Giving Away Free Gas At Oakland County Gas Station

OAK PARK, MI — Prophetic World Group, a Detroit nonprofit, is giving away $50,000 of free gas Monday at an Oakland County gas station.

Each car that drives up to the Shell Gas Station on West 8 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway in Oak Park will be given up to $40 worth of gas, officials at the nonprofit said.

The gas giveaway begins at noon and will continue as supplies last.

The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan was $3.55, one cent below the national average, but up nine cents from last week, according to AAA.

Gas prices in the metro Detroit area were $3.59, five cents cheaper than last month and more than a dollar cheaper than this time last year, according to AAA.

"Michigan motorists are seeing higher prices at the pump compared to last week," Spokesperson for AAA-The Auto Club Group Adrienne Woodland said. "If oil prices continue to rise, pump prices will likely follow suit."