Passport Infiniti of Alexandria
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Passport in the Community
Passport Infiniti is, again, a Toys for Tots drop off location
Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came from Bill's wife, Diane.
In the fall of 1947, Diane handcrafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did.
The 1947 campaign was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. That year, Marine Corps Reserve units across the nation conducted Toys for Tots campaigns in each community in which a Marine Reserve Center was located. Marines have conducted successful nationwide campaigns at Christmas each year since 1948.
Over the 56 years of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines have distributed more than 313 million toys to 151 million children. This charitable endeavor has made the U.S. Marines the unchallenged leaders in looking after needy children at Christmas. Over its 13 year life, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has supplemented the collections of local campaigns with more than 47.3 million toys valued at $243 million, plus has provided promotion and support materials valued at $2.5 million.
Please join Passport Infiniti in supporting this worthy charity.
Community Involvement, Sponsorship & Social Responsibility
Passport's success has been a result of one-to-one relationships with our customers and our employees. With this in mind we highly encourage employees to belong to clubs, organizations or networking groups. In addition, we donate both time and money to worthy community requests to thank the community for their support and to make our community a better place to work and live.
Passport donates to many local charitable organizations that support housing and job placement for the homeless, shelter families of unfortunate circumstances, after school programs for disadvantaged young, college scholarship programs for outstanding yet unprivileged local high school students, pastoral care at local hospitals, emergency food, supplies, housing for disaster relief like Katrina, plus many other similar programs.
Passport has been the Platinum Sponsor for the Toast to Alexandria for over a decade. Since 1970, the Toast to Alexandria has created an opportunity for the Alexandria community to come together to enjoy some of the area's finest food and beverages in a garden-party atmosphere while supporting the Campagna Center and it's programs. The Campagna Center provides support to underprivileged Alexandria children and families with the goal of helping children become productive adults.
Other Community Involvement and Sponsorships include:
Everett Hellmuth is involved as a Commissioner of Youth Lacrosse in the Alexandria, Virginia area with over 450 children ages 6-14. He also serves on the board of Capital Lacrosse which is a girl's high school travel club/showcase program, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hampton-Sydney College.
Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came from Bill's wife, Diane.In the fall of 1947, Diane handcrafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did.
The 1947 campaign was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. That year, Marine Corps Reserve units across the nation conducted Toys for Tots campaigns in each community in which a Marine Reserve Center was located. Marines have conducted successful nationwide campaigns at Christmas each year since 1948.
Over the 56 years of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, Marines have distributed more than 313 million toys to 151 million children. This charitable endeavor has made the U.S. Marines the unchallenged leaders in looking after needy children at Christmas. Over its 13 year life, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has supplemented the collections of local campaigns with more than 47.3 million toys valued at $243 million, plus has provided promotion and support materials valued at $2.5 million.
Please join Passport Infiniti in supporting this worthy charity.
Community Involvement, Sponsorship & Social Responsibility
Passport's success has been a result of one-to-one relationships with our customers and our employees. With this in mind we highly encourage employees to belong to clubs, organizations or networking groups. In addition, we donate both time and money to worthy community requests to thank the community for their support and to make our community a better place to work and live.
Passport donates to many local charitable organizations that support housing and job placement for the homeless, shelter families of unfortunate circumstances, after school programs for disadvantaged young, college scholarship programs for outstanding yet unprivileged local high school students, pastoral care at local hospitals, emergency food, supplies, housing for disaster relief like Katrina, plus many other similar programs.
Passport has been the Platinum Sponsor for the Toast to Alexandria for over a decade. Since 1970, the Toast to Alexandria has created an opportunity for the Alexandria community to come together to enjoy some of the area's finest food and beverages in a garden-party atmosphere while supporting the Campagna Center and it's programs. The Campagna Center provides support to underprivileged Alexandria children and families with the goal of helping children become productive adults.
Other Community Involvement and Sponsorships include:
- St Mary's School
- Family Research Council
- Fellowship of Christian Athlete
- Alexandria Hospital Twig Auxiliary
- Kidz in the Hood
- Power Moves, National Heritage Foundation
- The ALS Association
- Scholarship Fund of America
- Focus on Family
- Food for the Poor/Homeless in Jamaica
- INOVA Hospital Fund
- Katrina Relief - World Vision & Samaritan Purse
- Bishop Ireton High School
- Light the Night, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Angel Tree
- Feed the Children
- March of Dimes
- Woodlawn Plantation Historic Restoration Fund
- Booz Allen MS Walk
- American Red Cross
- Artomatic
- Celebrate Fairfax
- INOVA Blood Donor Services
Everett Hellmuth is involved as a Commissioner of Youth Lacrosse in the Alexandria, Virginia area with over 450 children ages 6-14. He also serves on the board of Capital Lacrosse which is a girl's high school travel club/showcase program, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hampton-Sydney College.