Brilliance Subaru’s “Share the Love” Event Results in a $20,000 Check to Food For Greater Elgin

ELGIN, Ill. - April 15, 2015 - PRLog -- The folks at Brilliance Subaru have presented Food For Greater Elgin with a donation in the amount of $20,000. The money was raised throughout the course of the Elgin, IL area Subaru dealer’s “Share the Love” event, which ran from November 20, 2014 to January 2, 2015. During the event, $250 was set aside for the local charity with each new vehicle that was sold or leased at their dealership.

“Food For Greater Elgin is thrilled to receive $20,000 through the Subaru ‘Share the Love’ campaign, which will provide 1,000 grocery carts of food to needy families in the greater Elgin area,” remarked Susan Ericson, Executive Director of Food For Greater Elgin. “Brilliance Subaru’s commitment to giving back to community will help feed 4,000 individuals with a week’s worth of food.”

Over the past seven years the nationwide Subaru “Share the Love” event has raised over $35 million for national charity organizations including ASPCA®, Make-A-Wish, Meals on Wheels Association of America®, and the National Park Foundation. As part of the “Share the Love” event, individual Subaru dealerships across the country were invited to add a local charity of their choice to benefit from the campaign.

In choosing Food For Greater Elgin, the folks at Brilliance Subaru found a most worthy organization. Food For Greater Elgin is a regional Client Choice food pantry serving low income residents in Elgin, South Elgin, and East Dundee, IL. On average, they provide food assistance to 1,250 families monthly, feeding 6,000 individuals, nearly half of whom are children.

Their innovative Client Choice approach allows families to shop with grocery carts in a large warehouse, where they can personally choose the food items they want, rather than receiving pre-bagged groceries. This not only provides a level of dignity to low income residents but also results in less wasted food. In their new onsite Community Resource Center, the staff at Food For Greater Elgin connects clients with other social services to provide access to resources beyond food. To learn more about Food For Greater Elgin, or to make a donation, visit their website at http://www.foodforgreaterelgin.org/.

Brilliance Subaru is a premier Subaru dealership serving Elgin and its surrounding communities with a terrific inventory of exciting new and pre-owned vehicles, competitive financing, and the full range of auto maintenance and repair services. They are located at 1500 N. Randall Rd., about a half-mile south of I-90, in Elgin. For more information contact their dealership online or by calling (224) 281-4300.

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