Auto retail companies ramp up holiday giving
As the holiday season gets rolling, companies in the auto retail space are giving back to their communities and helping those in need.
Auto Remarketing will keep tabs on these endeavors and share them in coming weeks.
Starting with Step One Automotive Group, the retailer kicks off its 25 Days of Giving program on Thursday, when it will participate in charitable endeavors across the Alabama, Florida and Georgia communities it calls home.
The full list of events, sorted by state, can be found below:
ALABAMA
Cruisin' into Christmas
St. Jude Rocks! Radiothon
Grace Place Christmas Shop, Bessemer Christmas Parade, and Hueytown Christmas Parade
Empowered to Conquer Christmas Party
Andalusia Christmas Parade
Alabama STEM Christmas Spectacular and Cookies with Santa
Giving Hope
Alabama Care Network
FLORIDA
Highway Bikes or Bust
Christmas Car Show and Pet Adoption Day
Cruisin' into Christmas
Eglin Air Force Base Winterfest and St. Jude Rocks! Radiothon
Brentwood Elementary School Angel Tree Donations and Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus
OCSO Angel Tree Donations, Destin Christmas Parade, and Yule of Yesteryear
Maserati Masters
Manna Food Drive with the Krewe of SWAT and Blood Drive
FWB Fire Department's Santa's Firehouse Toy Drive
GEORGIA
Make a Wish and The Dive: Feeding Homeless and Veterans
Riverview Rides of Pride Car Show and Elf on the Shelf Movie Night at Tanger Outlet both in Savannah. Christmas Parade
Stuff-A-Trolley in North and SOAG GA Holiday Brunch
Christmas lights/Downtown squares
Habitat for Humanity
Tourism Leadership Council Awards and Hunter Tree Lighting both
Christmas Parade and Christmas on the River
Christmas on the River
Shelter from the Rain
Keepers of the Flame
Blessing in a Book Bag
Twinkle Bar Stroll, The Dive Christmas for Veterans, Gilliard and Co Jeep Jingle
Treats for Cancer Patients and Staff
Adopt a Family in Brunswick, Savannah, and North Savannah
Elsewhere, DCG Giving — which is the nonprofit arm of the Dave Cantin Group automotive M&A advisory firms — said Tuesday it has launched is Five Weeks of Giving program.
DCG Giving partnered with the Children’s Oncology Group back in August, and will donate to these COG institutions throughout the holiday season:
Dallas Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital/ Northwestern University
“Making a difference in the lives of others is a keynote mission of DCG, and DCG Giving is focused on our children by providing funding specifically for pediatric cancer research and treatment,” DCG executive chairman and CEO Dave Cantin said in a news release. “With 15,000 cases of child and adolescence cancer diagnosed each year in the US, more funding is critical in order to make the significant impact needed to increase the cure rate.”