Our corporate team of employees, in partnership with Utah Refugee Connection, hosted a holiday celebration for local Utah refugee families. This event, the “Gathering of Light” is an opportunity for families to come have a festive holiday celebration that celebrates and welcomes them, while introducing them to American traditions and activities.

Each department at our corporate office took ownership of different aspects of the event. This included decorations, crafts, treats, face painting, video games, etc. Our teams love volunteering at this event and interacting and engaging with families from all over the world. Let me know if you need anything else!

Our Salt Lake Imports team hosted their annual Veterans Thanksgiving Drive through at the Salt Lake VA hospital this year. It was their 5th year conducting the event and is something the employees and veterans look forward to every year.

Our teams of employees assembled 500 Thanksgiving meal bags with all of the nonperishable items that included; Disposable roasting pan, stuffing, instant mashed potatoes, gravy packets, cans of green beans, cans of corn, can of cranberry sauce, Jello boxes, box of cornbread.

Patrons lined up at the VA hospital and our employees handed out the bags of nonperishable food, a frozen turkey, and a pumpkin pie in a drive through style event thanking the veterans for their service and sent them on their way.

Our employees love this event and the opportunity we have to give back to our veterans in a small way.

Employees at Mesquite Ford spent a day supporting the Mesquite Senior Center. The team spent time with the seniors, served over 100 meals, and made a donation to the center’s meal program!

The Utah Jazz and Ken Garff teamed up with Turn Community services to host a fun-filled day at the Delta Center for adults from five disability day programs across Utah County.

Participants were able to enjoy three engaging activities including a crafting station where they could decorate water bottles and make friendship bracelets, a dance party alongside Zyia Active Jazz Dancers, and a basketball clinic focused on sharpening skills and friendly competition.

Assorted Utah dealerships and corporate teamed up with the Utah Jazz to assemble 350 meal kits for food insecure families in local Salt Lake School District.

Employees purchased food, assembled the kits, and passed them out during a drive-through party featuring the Jazz Bear and dancers!

Big Star Dodge employees worked with Project Joy and Hope to make baskets for families enrolled in The Tulip Project, which supports families with a child facing a critical or life-threatening illness.

The team filled the baskets with essentials and the families’ favorite things to give them encouragement and love during a difficult time!

The team at St. George Ford purchased and assembled a new sectional, tv stand, washer, and dryer for local homeless shelter Youth Futures!
The new furniture and appliances will help the shelter feel more like a home for youth needing emergency and temporary shelter.

The Desert stores devoted themselves to cleaning up after Hurricane Hilary, involving over 60 employees in assisting 18 families affected by the storm!

All California stores chipped in to provide each family with money to further support their recovery.

Ken Garff Automotive Group and the Utah Jazz, in collaboration with the Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake Education Foundation, and four local schools, are teaming up to provide “Feast Boxes” to 350 food-insecure families in the district during the fall break.

Mesquite Ford teamed up with food pantry Brooke’s Good Deeds, donating $2,500 and volunteering.

Employees spent the day packing bags of goods for delivery and pickup as well as helping in-need families gather food!