Here's some exciting news we want to pass along to our friends in the North Texas philanthropic community. Our friends at Park Place Dealerships are launching their 2nd annual :Season of Giving" campaign. The luxury automotive group plans to give away $100,000 dollars by the end of 2022 to selected DFW-area non-profits who are serving the greater DFW area.
The campaign kicked off October 3rd and the deadline to apply is October 23. DFW area non-profits who meet campaign guidelines a chance to apply for a one-time, end of year grant between $2,500 and $15,000. Non-profits must not have received financial support from Park Place this year.
“For the past 36 years, Park Place Dealerships has supported hundreds of local organizations with one goal and that is to make our community better,” said Kara Connor, Park Place Dealership’s Experiential Marketing Manager. “Last year, our team wanted to connect with non-profits that we hadn’t worked with and give them an opportunity to receive support. We had a huge response and immediately knew we wanted to do this again in 2022.”
Non-profit organizations must fit the following criteria:
Charities can apply at ParkPlaceCares.com. Grant recipients will be announced November 7, 2022.
Last year, Park Place says more than 350 charities applied for a Season of Giving grant with 24 receiving one. 2021 grant recipients included:
Denton County’s Friends of the Family used its grant funds to send kids to camp.
Fort Worth’s Don’t Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank used its grant funds to buy a new battery for their electric pallet stacker to move heavy pallets of pet food.
The Cara Mia Theatre in Dallas had just begun their field trips for Title One schools in January 2022 when a surge in COVID-19 forced the theatre to cancel all live performances of LUCHADORA! The organization used the funds from Park Place to film the production for a virtual distribution, allowing more than 3,000 students to see the performance.
In Lewisville, Journey to Dream used their Park Place grant to outfit the teenage bedrooms with new comforters, pillows and storage for their personal belongings.
“The process of selecting grant recipients last year was extremely challenging because there were so many worthy organizations,” said Tony Carimi, managing director of Park Place Dealerships. “Our Members are the drivers of the Park Place Cares program. They believe in making a positive impact, one person at a time, and they take great pride in being a part of Park Place Cares through their volunteerism and resources. Park Place Members loved this initiative so much they wanted to see Season of Giving return this year.”
Park Place Dealerships was founded in 1987 and has been engaged in the community through its support of the arts, medical research, children’s advocacy, and education. Park Place employs more than 1,400 members and operates eight full-service dealerships representing luxury brands including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover. Park Place BodyWerks Collision Centers in Fort Worth and Dallas, and the Park Place Auto Auction, round out the company’s offerings. Park Place was acquired in 2020 by Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Duluth, GA.
For more information, visit parkplace.com.