Winning Spirit Magazine November-December 2017 | Page 14

Boise-area homeless youth receive support from LHM employees. IDAHO Supporting the Community Idaho Dealerships Help Fund Hygiene Kits for Homeless Youth. T he four LHM dealerships in Boise, Idaho, joined forces to donate $7,000 to United Way of Treasure Valley to help them build hygiene kits for homeless youth in the Boise area. These kits provide a one-month supply of basic hygiene items, such as toothpaste, deodorant, soap, laundry detergent, and feminine hygiene items. “In Boise alone, nearly 900 students are homeless and do not have a safe, permanent place to sleep or supplies to bathe or stay clean. In spite of this, these students are fighting to stay in school, graduate, and succeed,” said Nora Carpenter, president and CEO, United Way of Treasure Valley. “We work with school district social workers and homeless student liaisons to help keep these vulnerable kids in school by providing them with basic hygiene kits. To date, more than 4,500 kits have been distributed thanks to volunteers and donations from organizations like Larry H. Miller Dealerships.” ◆ ARIZONA Keeping Children Safe LHM Arizona Dealerships Host Safety Campaign P arents in Arizona are breathing a little easier after the return of the highly successful annual Car Seat Safety Campaign hosted by LHM Dealerships. The campaign is a collaborative effort with Safe Kids Maricopa County, Phoenix Children’s Center for Family Health & Safety, and local first responders across the valley. Parents were able to bring in their vehicles and car seats in order to have a certified passenger safety technician ensure that each car seat was properly installed. This simple act can 12 LHM Winning Spirit November/December 2017 reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent. “Knowing that seven out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly makes any parent stop and think,” said Pat Kroneberger, senior vice president of operations, Larry H. Miller Dealerships. “Over the last two years, these events have proven to be beneficial to the families in our communities. We hope to continue to provide parents and grandparents with a forum where they can learn proper installation techniques to keep their kids safe on the road.” ◆