Bridgestone Retail Operations Helps Raise $1 Million for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Customer and company donations to "Driving Great Futures" campaign will help provide programs and services for kids nationwide
Customer and company donations to "Driving Great Futures" campaign will help provide programs and services for kids nationwide
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill., Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) has presented Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) with a $1 million check as part of their national cause marketing campaign, "Driving Great Futures." The money raised will help BGCA support safe and productive after-school and summer spaces for kids and teens at Clubs in communities nationwide, with the programming and resources they need to achieve a great future.
BSRO presented the check to BGCA at the company's 2016 National Business Conference at the Hilton Americas in Houston last night, with youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston's choir performing, as well as 2014-15 BGCA National Youth of the Year Maryah Sullivan and BGCA president and CEO Jim Clark in attendance.
"At Bridgestone Retail Operations, we are committed to being the most trusted provider of automotive care in every neighborhood we serve, and I can't think of a better way to give back than supporting and uplifting local youth," said Stu Crum, president, BSRO. "Through our partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we are helping pave the way for great futures by providing these deserving kids with the programs and services they need to achieve their fullest potential."
The "Driving Great Futures" partnership launched on July 31, 2015 with all 2,200+ BSRO stores – Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus, Hibdon Tires Plus and Wheel Works – selling $5 Value Books with tire and automotive service savings, and inviting customers to "round up" to the nearest dollar at checkout. The funds raised will be used to support more than 4,100 Boys & Girls Clubs that serve more than 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Those customer contributions, collected through Dec. 31, 2015, coupled with donations from BSRO, totaled $1 million.
"We are proud to partner with Bridgestone Retail Operations for such an impactful cause campaign that will enable even more young people to achieve a great future," said Jim Clark, president and CEO of BGCA. "Thanks to the commitment of Bridgestone's network of stores, the funds raised will support valuable programming and resources to help the more than 4 million kids and teens that attend our Clubs to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens."
"Driving Great Futures" aligns with BGCA's national "Great Futures Campaign," which calls attention to the crisis facing kids and elevates the role of out-of-school time in reversing negative trends in the areas of poor academic performance, obesity, drug use and youth-related violence. The "Great Futures Campaign" for America's kids is mobilizing the nation in support of after-school and summer programs that tackle these issues to inspire and empower more youth toward success.
About Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC:
Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC (BSRO) is headquartered in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and operates the largest network of company-owned automotive service providers in the world — more than 2,200 tire and vehicle service centers across the United States — including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus™, Hibdon Tires Plus, Michel Tires Plus and Wheel Works store locations. Credit First National Association and Firestone Complete Fleet Care™ operations are also part of BSRO. BSRO is a member of the Bridgestone Americas family of companies.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America:
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,100 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Club programs promote academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 54 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at BGCA's Facebook and Twitter.
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