PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UTAH FOOD BANK HELPS
FIGHT CHILD HUNGER
More than 1,900 pounds of food were collected during
the Larry H. Miller Dealerships’ Fight Child Hunger
campaign. Throughout the month of September,
dealership locations across Utah collected juice
boxes, peanut butter, fruit cups, crackers, and
granola bars for Utah Food Bank’s BackPack
Program, which ensures that children have food
to help sustain them during the weekend. While
177,000 students in the state participate in free
or reduced-price meal programs during the
school week, they often don’t know where their
food will come from during the weekend.
DEALERSHIPS PROVIDE ARIZONA
RESIDENTS WITH KEYS TO
CAR SEAT SAFETY
Larry H. Miller Dealerships hosted its second
annual car seat safety campaign in honor of
National Child Passenger Safety Month this
September. Aptly named Keys to Car Seat
Safety, the campaign is a partnership with
Safe Kids Arizona and local police and fire
departments across the valley and Tucson.
Members of the community were invited
to attend free car seat safety checks each
Saturday throughout the month.
“One in five Utah children don’t know
where their next meal will come
from. That’s a startling statistic, and
we’re determined to do our part to
help address this great need in our
community,” said MAO Dean Fitzpatrick.
Utah dealerships displayed signage educating customers and employees
on the need, and with the help of members the community, each store
stuffed a car or truck full of essential food items for Utah children. The
total amount of food collected allowed Utah Food Bank to stuff 680
backpacks full of food.
“In 2015, Utah Food
Bank distributed
63,000 backpacks
through 35 afterschool sites. With
the assistance
of Larry H. Miller
Dealerships, we
can continue
to serve these
children in need,”
said Ginette Bott,
chief development
officer, Utah Food
Bank.
During each three-hour event, certified
technicians checked car seats and booster
seats for proper installation, and parents were
shown how to correctly install their seats.
If a seat was expired, damaged, or deemed
unsafe, a new seat was donated to that family.
Larry H. Miller Charities made a $10,000
donation to Safe Kids Arizona to assist in
providing donated seats to families in need.
“We are intent on doing our part to keep
kids safe in the communities we serve, and
we hope to provide an outlet for education
on proper installation techniques,” said
Pat Kroneberger, senior vice president of
operations, Miller Automotive Operations.
“Our children’s safety is of the utmost
importance.”
TO THE GIVE US 5 DONATIONS, THE COMPANY HELPED SUPPORT
ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITIES: INTHESEADDITION
ORGANIZATIONS IN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER:
Sandy Area Chamber Young Entrepreneurs
Utah State University Athletics Department
Young Life
American Red Cross
Choral Arts Society of Utah
Westminster College
YMCA of Northern Utah
Cystic Fibrosis
Utah Nonprofits Association
Sandy Chamber
Washington County School District
NADA Foundation
Tony Finau Foundation
Homeless Youth Transformation
Safelite Foundation
Intermountain Foundation
American Red Cross
Score Utah
Kids Heroes Foundation
U of U Department of Physics & Astronomy
Utah Nonprofits Association
Utah Tibetan Association
Cause for Hope
Chabad Lubavitch of Utah
Envision Utah
NAACP
Operation Underground Railroad
Utah STEM Foundation
Catholic Community Services
Salt Lake Chamber
International Visitors Utah Council