The season of giving has arrived, and in communities all over the country, local businesses and charities are working to provide toys and gifts to families in need. Leading the charge are local auto dealerships, who have long partnered with established charity groups like Toys for Tots or organizing events of their own to make sure no family misses out on holiday cheer. 

If you turn on your local news during the holiday season, it’s hard to miss the toy donation segments featuring nearby dealerships that often help collect hundreds of toys for families in need. Many dealerships enter into partnerships each year with Toys for Tots, a charity run by the United States Marine Corps that gives out toys for Christmas. While Toys for Tots helps organize the distribution of donated toys, they rely on their partners to help collect and host drop off sites to make it as easy as possible for those who so generously give. 

This touching support can be found from coast to coast. In Michigan, for instance, LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland, Mich. is hosting Toys for Tots collection boxes at two of its member dealerships. Similarly, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Scott Clark dealerships, Apple Chevrolet in Tinley, Park Ill., and Kia and Hyundai of Mankato in Mankato, Minn. are also participating in the Toys for Tots program this year to give back to their communities. Others are contributing to those in need via monetary donations. The Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers in Allentown, Penn., for example, has contributed over $150,000 to various charities in their region ahead of the holiday season.

The holidays are a time of giving, and that doesn’t just mean giving gifts on Christmas Day. It’s a time when communities come together to give the gift of joy to everyone, and local dealerships remain committed leaders to helping those in need as we approach the end of the year.