The results of Sheehy Auto Stores’ 2023 fundraising campaign are in — and they are heartening.

The dealer group, which operates 28 dealerships in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C., announced its annual “Sheehy Has Heart” campaign raised $341,476 for the American Heart Association to promote heart-healthy living.

Sheehy has raised more than $2.6 million since beginning the campaign in 2014.

“For more than a decade, our collaboration with the American Heart Association has given us the opportunity to support a worthy cause while reinforcing the importance of maintaining heart health,” Sheehy Auto Stores president Vince Sheehy said in a news release. “The American Heart Association plays such a vital role in fostering cardiovascular well-being and resilience among the communities we serve.”

In addition to fundraising, the campaign includes heart-healthy activities at the participating dealerships such as learning the latest updates in CPR administration and hosting events for the community to watch CPR demonstrations.

The American Heart Association partnership this year included Sheehy’s sponsorship of #MoveMoreDC on National Walking Day in April, in which companies and individuals took the challenge of recording their steps throughout the day. Sheehy challenged its dealerships and team members with the Sheehy Pedometer Challenge, logging a combined 853,344 steps, which the dealership said is enough to walk from the Washington Monument to Times Square in New York and back.

Sheehy also supports local events including the Greater Washington Region Heart Walk, the Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K and Fun Walk, and the Go Red for Women campaign.

AAA Clark County donates $33,000 to assist local at-risk children

America’s Auto Auction Clark County in Jeffersonville, Ind. – with the help of its employees, friends, and business associates — surpassed its goal with a donation of $33,222 to Childplace Family Services, a local charitable organization that helps at-risk children.

In each of the past seven years, the auction, formerly known as Clark County Auto Auction, has started with a goal of raising at least $20,000 to support Childplace Family Services through fundraising events like a classic car show and a Halloween trunk-or-treat.

Auction general manager Paul Fetter said he was excited to reach the fundraising goal and offered special thanks to “our many customers, vendors and friends who made donations. Thanks to the local car clubs and enthusiasts for all their hard work and fundraising. And thanks for all the hard work put in by the CCAA employees and their families and friends.”

AAA Clark County general manager, Paul Fetter (center) presents a check to Brian Davis (left), Kim Samuel (second from right) and Michelle Mallory of Childplace Family Services. Photo courtesy of AAA Clark County.

Childplace Family Services houses and treats children who have been removed from their homes by the courts for abuse, neglect and or other chaotic issues. The organization offers therapy services, educational support and opportunities for spiritual growth inside a structured environment, while also providing opportunities to play, exercise, socialize and participate in community activities.

There are currently 50 children in the care of Childplace, which will use the funds to help meet its goal of providing “a want, a need, an article of clothing and an item to read” for each child in its care. Donations are also used to purchase stocking stuffers and group gifts.

“I love this fundraising event,” Fetter said. “It’s great because all the money raised is spent on the kids.

“The Childplace kids have it tough. While they will not get to spend their Christmas with their families, the money we raised together will help them experience a traditional Christmas with their Childplace family.”