Winning Spirit Magazine July - Aug 2018 | Page 10

Special Olympics of New Mexico is just one of the many organizations that greatly benefit from employee donations. Your “Give Us Five” Donations at Work A Glance at LHM Charities at Work in May Your donations to Larry H. Miller (LHM) Charities benefit 501(c)(3) nonprofit programs that address health and education issues for women and children in your community. Employee committees from each of the LHM Group’s 10 major markets determine which charities receive funding. The Parent Aid Child Abuse Prevention Center in Tucson, Arizona, focuses on strengthening families and preventing abuse. LHM employee contributions are supporting parenting classes that create healthier homes and better outcomes for local children. There With Care in Boulder, Colorado, helps families with critically ill children. Funding from LHM Charities is assisting these families with transportation costs and providing car seats for newborns. Special Olympics offers those with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop as they train and participate in athletic competitions. Give Us Five donations benefited the Special Olympics New Mexico Summer Games, which were held in Albuquerque. RiteCare of Utah provides free speech therapy to children with language disorders, 8 LHM Winning Spirit July/August 2018 and LHM Charities is supporting this critical service. When the donation was presented to RiteCare, one mother expressed her heartfelt thanks, indicating her child could only make grunting, unintelligible sounds before RiteCare provided therapy. Give Us Five funding granted to Kids on the Move is providing respite care for Utah families with disabled children, and a donation to Guadalupe School is helping low-income, at-risk preschoolers prepare for kindergarten. A contribution to Live Your Dream is assisting single mothers in Utah with educational scholarships. The University of Utah received funding for several programs that benefit youth, including First Star Academy, which helps adolescents succeed in college as they transition out of foster care. Additional Utah donations from LHM Charities are listed in the sidebar that accompanies this article. Through Gail Miller’s generosity, all employee contributions to LHM Charities are matched, so anything you donate has double the impact. Even small contributions can make a difference when we all work together. For more information on how you can sign up for the Give Us Five payroll deduction program, please speak with your human resources or payroll administrator. ◆ LHM Liberty Toyota GM Todd Hilleboe at the Resource Exchange in Colorado Springs