Five Portland-area nonprofits selected by Lithia 4Kids as $2,000 grantees
Published 3:26 pm Monday, August 26, 2024
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Lithia Motors announced today five nonprofit organizations serving the Portland area have been selected as $10,000 Lithia 4Kids grant recipients.
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Mercedes-Benz of Portland, a member of the Lithia Motors family of dealerships, will host representatives from each organization at the dealership at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, where they will each receive a $2,000 donation check.
The Lithia 4Kids grantees are:
- Children’s Center — By providing medical examinations and forensic interviews, the organization support Clackamas County children and families experiencing suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect, including drug endangerment and witness to violence.
- Make a Wish Oregon — Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
- Self Enhancement Inc. — One of the city’s leading multi-service organizations, providing thousands of youths, families, and adults with education and social services. A comprehensive, one-stop resource for youth and families.
- The Chelsea Hicks Foundation— A rolling dress-up closet that provides monthly dress-up parties for seriously ill children in children’s hospitals, founded in honor of Chelsea Hicks, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms’ tumor cancer in 2007.
- Girls Inc — Creating a safe gathering place for girls to learn and to share in a sisterhood, based on a strong premise that each girl can develop her own capacities, self-confidence, and grow up healthy, educated, and independent.
Created by Lithia Motors, Inc., the guiding pillars of the Lithia 4Kids mission is to educate, advocate, support and strengthen the youths in and around the communities we serve. Since 1946 Lithia has been committed to making the community a better place by creating strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations. The organization actively supports more than 250 locations across the country through its home office located in Medford in Southwest Oregon.
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Mercedes-Benz of Portland is at 1605 S.W. Naito Parkway, Portland, serving Portland, Salem, Beaverton and Hillsboro.