Stones Auto Group wants your help ‘filling the trunks’ for local food banks
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IDAHO FALLS – Stones Auto Group wants your help “filling the trunks” to provide food for people in need this holiday season.
From now through Dec. 1, each of the company’s dealership locations is hosting a food drive. Patrons are asked to help “fill the trunks” of vehicles at each dealership location with non-perishable food items. The items will be donated to local food banks.
Stones Toyota in Rexburg is collecting donations for the Family Crisis Center and Second Helpings Food Bank. Idaho Falls donations will benefit the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket.
The Idaho Foodbank will be the recipient in Pocatello. Stones Chevrolet and Subaru in Jackson is collecting donations for One22 Resource Center and the Jackson Cupboard.
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“Community Food Basket in Idaho Falls has a huge need for cereal. They’re also requesting canned chili, pasta, veggies, mac ‘n cheese,” Stones Auto Group marketing director Shelly Fullmer tells EastIdahoNews.com. “Anything that’s a staple in the pantry is acceptable.”
Those who donate five or more items will get $15 off their next oil change.
Fullmer says Stones Auto Group will also write a $500 check to each food bank upon receipt of donations at the end of the month.
Stones Auto Group is a locally owned dealership network led by the Loveland family. The family opened its first dealership in 1966. For nearly six decades, they’ve worked to serve communities through hard work, integrity and dedication to customers.
Today, the family says Stones is a thriving group of dealerships known for customer service and community involvement. It acquired Teton Motors in Jackson earlier this year, which launched Stones Subaru and Chevrolet. In January, the Idaho Falls location was named one of the top Kia dealers in the world.
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This is the company’s first time hosting a food drive. Fullmer says it was motivated out of a desire to give back and help out.
“This year, we noticed that a lot of our friends, neighbors, and community members can’t afford food. There are quite a few people, frankly, who don’t want to talk about it because they’re embarrassed about it. We thought (a food drive) was a good way to give back,” Fullmer says.
A representative from each food bank will pick up the donated items from each location on Dec. 1.
Fullmer says just one can makes a difference, and she’s encouraging people to donate.
“Whether it’s one can or two cans, it’s not something we can do alone. Together we can make a difference,” says Fullmer.
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