Henry Ford once said, “The gifted man bears his gifts into the world, not for his own benefit, but for the people among whom he is placed; for the gifts are not his, he himself is a gift to the community.”
Mr. Ford would be happy to see that those whom carry on the Ford legacy city-by-city, state-by-state and country-by-country are also carrying on his legacy of giving back to the communities they are part of.
A new study of Ford and Lincoln dealers shows that they contribute between $35.1 million and $84.6 million to charities and nonprofits across the U.S. annually. The sheer amount of hours dealers and their employees donate also entails up to an additional 4,380 people working 40 hours per week year-round.
At our family of dealerships, we also subscribe to the same belief that it is key to be part of and support the communities that we are proud to be a member of. We support a number of local school fundraisers, local charities and national charities.
Not only do we give as owners and as dealerships, we are thankful to have wonderful employees who donate of their own time for local charities. That’s what it takes to make change, everyone pulling together and giving what they can for the betterment of all. When we all give a little, we can help a lot.”
Ford is showcasing the winners of the Ford annual Salute to Dealers awards. These are people in the Ford family who demonstrate breadth of local giving and showing exceptional generosity toward their communities. To see the videos and read more, visit Ford’s site.
