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What community work did Matthew Boulton do?
Matthew Boulton was widely involved in civic activities in Birmingham. His friend Dr John Ash had long sought to build a hospital in the town.
How was Matthew Boulton involved in building a hospital in Birmingham?
A great fan of the music of Handel, Matthew Boulton conceived of the idea to hold a music festival in Birmingham to raise funds for the hospital.
Were Matthew Boulton and Dr. John Ash able to hold the music festival for the hospital?
Matthew Boulton's festival took place in September 1768, the first of a series stretching well into the twentieth century. The hospital, Birmingham General, opened in 1779.

Question: how much did it raise?
Self-contained rewrite: How much did the Matthew Boulton's music festival of 1768 raise for the hospital?