HONOLULU – Servco Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Servco Pacific Inc., donated a total of $160,000 today to local nonprofit organizations statewide that are helping Hawaii communities as part of its Community Grant Program. The nonprofit recipients included:
- Aloha United Way – $25,000
- Salvation Army – $20,000
- Hawaii Food Bank – $20,000
- Hawaii Meals on Wheels – $15,000
- Kama’aina Kids – $15,000
- Women in Need – $15,000
- Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children – $15,000
- Hawaii Community Foundation – Resilience Fund – $10,000
- Maui Food Bank – $7,500
- Kauai Food Bank – $7,500
- Aloha Harvest – $5,000
- Hawaii Food Basket – $5,000
“While we adjust to the new normal, our communities are still struggling with access to basic resources like food, healthcare, and childcare,” said Peter Hirano, executive director of the Servco Foundation. “During times like these, we all need to step up to support those impacted. With these grants, we wanted to recognize and show our support for some of the many organizations statewide who continue to do important work throughout the state during this time.”
Select Servco team members also had the opportunity to recommend four of the nonprofit recipients for the program through their involvement with Team Serve, the company’s employee-led community service committee.
“Every year Team Serve has the opportunity to partner with the Servco Foundation to financially support local nonprofits through our Community Grant Program and allow our Servco team members get involved by nominating organizations that are important to them,” said Brenda Ly, co-chair of Team Serve. “There are so many deserving organizations and we are grateful to be able to support a few of them that are making a particularly meaningful impact during this public health and economic crisis.”
In addition to these community grants, Servco has provided a commercial delivery truck on Oahu and a Toyota Tacoma on Kauai to the Hawaii Foodbank, a Toyota Tacoma to Aloha Harvest, and a commercial delivery truck, Toyota Tacoma, and four Toyota forklifts to Malama Meals to support their efforts in addressing food insecurity. Team Serve has worked closely with these organizations to organize community service activities for Servco team members over the last few months.
About Servco Pacific
Founded in 1919 as a two-car repair garage on the North Shore of Oahu, Servco Pacific Inc. is Hawaii’s largest private company with operations in the United States and Australia. Servco owns a diverse group of automotive businesses including exclusive distributorships of Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru in Hawaii; a network of over 30 retail dealerships in Australia and Hawaii, and Hui Car Share. It is one of the Top 15 largest automotive dealer groups based in the U.S., the largest Toyota dealer group in Australia, and has been recognized as a 2020 US Best Managed Company and one of the “Best Places to Work in Hawaii” for 16 consecutive years. In addition to its automotive holdings, Servco is an active investor in venture and growth capital as well as real estate. Servco’s largest investment to date is its ownership of the iconic lifestyle brand, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, the world’s largest electric guitar, bass, and amp company. For more information, visit www.servco.com.
About the Servco Foundation
The Servco Foundation was established in 1986 by Servco Pacific Inc. (Servco) in recognition of its responsibility as a corporate citizen to the communities it serves. The Foundation has been principally funded from past earnings of Servco and its affiliates, which have operations in automotive distribution & retail, car sharing, appliance distribution & retail, and capital investments. The Foundation provides support to various cultural, social, service, health and other institutions and organizations and educational agencies and institutions throughout the State of Hawaii and beyond. Over 100 organizations benefit annually, and they, in turn, continue to provide outstanding service to the community. The employees of Servco are the people behind the Foundation’s donations. For additional information, visit www.servco.com.
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