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AIADA Salute To "Do Gooder" Auto Dealers


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Editor's Note: The Auto Channel is happy to recognize the contributions of local Auto Dealers to their communities...thank you. We hope that the consolidation and creation of mega dealer groups does not take away from the recognition of the importance of local charitable and underwriting of events to their community and their business.


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AIADA is focusing on how dealers are helping their communities during these challenging times by highlighting several of them each Friday in FirstUp. Here are a few recent examples of dealers who are doing their part to give back. 

  • Savannah Toyota recently partnered with Carey Hilliard’s Restaurants and League of Brawn to help feed area residents in need. The event was called “Southside Grocery Giveaway” and provided 283 bags filled with non-perishable food items. Click here for pictures. 
     
  • The Maine Honda Dealers donated $3,000 to six local schools to continue the fight against child hunger. Each dealership within the association selected a school to support with the special donation. Read more here. 
     
  • Larry H. Miller Dealerships is partnering with Denver7 and the Salvation Army in its Colorado markets for “Pack A Backpack” to collect school supplies for students. In the dealer group’s Arizona markets, it is hosting a “Driven to Assist” summer food drive with St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix and Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson. Read more here.
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  • Eddie Tourelle’s Northpark Nissan’s team recently participated in a tour of the Northshore Food Bank’s operation in Covington, Louisiana, where Northpark Auto Group CEO Terri Turner-Marse presented a donation to support the food bank’s mission. During the COVID-19 emergency the food bank’s services have vital to more families than ever. Read more here. 
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  • Brenengen Auto Group in Wisconsin delivered 117 plastic face shields to the nearby Mayo Clinic. Kia has been making face shields at its Georgie plant at the rate of about 200,000 a month. Read more here. 

  • TommyCar Auto Group awarded scholarships to three high school graduates in Hadley, Massachusetts. The graduates were recognized as part of the Tom Cosenzi Scholarship Program. Read more here. 

  • Doug Smith Subaru donated $40,000 for a new Adult Autism Center in Utah. The one-of-a-kind center will offer individualized, research-based programs for adults who need significant support. Read more here. 

    • If you know of a dealership that is doing something unique, let us know bgordon@theautochannel.com or Twitter with the #DealersDoGood hashtag.