Burlington Subaru Aims for $40,000 Donation to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf

Burlington Subaru Partners With CEFS in Honor of Subaru of America's Annual Share the Love Event

From Nov. 20, 2014 to Jan. 2, 2015, Subaru will donate $250 for every new Subaru sold or leased to the customer's choice of five charities; ASPCA, Make-A-Wish, Meals On Wheels Association of America, National Park Foundation or a local nonprofit chosen by the Subaru dealer; at Burlington Subaru, they have chosen to support CEFS for the second consecutive year in the hopes of raising $40,000 for the local nonprofit.

"The Share the Love event offers us a unique opportunity each year to provide a pretty substantial amount of assistance to a local organization. We're partnering with the Food Shelf again this year because we really stand behind what they do and they work nonstop to provide much needed assistance to local Vermonters," said Burlington Subaru General Manager Steve Kelson. "Our donation goal is much higher for 2014, and we're excited to work hard to reach it."

The $40,000 donation goal is a large increase from the $30,000 goal they had and reached in 2013. According to CEFS Development Manager Sophia Morton, just $1 provides three meals to the Food Shelf; if Burlington Subaru succeeds in their goal of raising $40,000, CEFS could provide 120,000 meals to Vermonters in need.

“The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf is thrilled to partner with Burlington Subaru again this year. The Share the Love event helps us reach the Food Shelf’s mission of providing our services to 11,000 food-insecure people living in Chittenden county," said Morton. "We are excited for the new and generous goal of raising $40,000, and we have complete faith that the Burlington Subaru team will reach it!"

Alongside providing hot meals six days per week, CEFS offers a variety of other hunger-relief programs; a Grocery Distribution Program, Hot Meal Service, Homebound Grocery Delivery Program, Summertime Brown Bag Lunch Program and a Community Kitchen Academy. CEFS currently serves over 12,000 people each year.

To learn more about CEFS, please visit their website at www.feedingchittenden.org. For more information regarding the Share the Love Event or Burlington Subaru, please contact Steve Kelson at (802) 448-3856 or visit www.subaruvt.com/community/share-the-love.htm.