New Hampshire Food Bank receives $4,000 from local Volkswagen dealerships

New Hampshire Food Bank receives $4,000 from local Volkswagen dealerships

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 18 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced it has raised $4,000 for the New Hampshire Food Bank by the donation of $2 for every test drive taken for a new car at all New Hampshire Volkswagen dealers.

"I was very impressed with how our community of dealers and customers worked together for this program and were able to raise $4,000 for a great cause." said Matthew Phillips, Volkswagen eastern region sales operation manager. "The New Hampshire Volkswagen dealers are proud to support the area where they live and work."

The New Hampshire Food Bank each year distributes over 4 million pounds of donated, surplus food to nearly 350 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care centers, senior citizen homes and substance abuse treatment centers. These member agencies then provide the food to over 95,000 hungry people throughout New Hampshire. For information on how you can get involved in the fight against hunger in New Hampshire visit their website at www.nhfoodbank.org .

"The food bank is very grateful for the generous donation and would like to thank Volkswagen for their commitment to the community," said Melanie Gosselin, executive director at the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of New Hampshire Catholic Charities. "We're proud to have partnered with Volkswagen to help the fight against hunger in New Hampshire."

Participating dealers included Beranger Volkswagen in Rochester, Lakes Region in Gilford, Noyes Volkswagen in Keene, Manchester Volkswagen in Manchester, Miller Volkswagen in Lebanon, Seacoast Volkswagen in Greenland and Tulley Volkswagen in Nashua. For more information about these dealers and their locations visit the New Hampshire Volkswagen site at www.vwnh.com .

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com .