Larry H. Miller Spokane Dealerships Fourth Turkey Drive to Support Union Gospel Mission Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and be thankful for what you have. For the Larry H. Miller dealerships in Spokane, it is a time to give back. For the fourth consecutive year, the Larry H. Miller dealerships will fund the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) City-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner with a $5,000 donation. Each year, the UGM serves turkey, with all of the sides and fixings, to more than 1,000 homeless and low-income individuals and families. The free Thanksgiving feast is open to everyone spending the holidays homeless, hungry, or alone. This year the dinner will take place on Wednesday, November 22, from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center.  

“Our employees really look forward to supporting the City-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner each year,” said Bob McLean, general manager, Larry H. Miller Lexus Spokane. “When they’re out shopping for their own Thanksgiving gathering, many of them will purchase an extra turkey to donate to the UGM dinner. In addition, we all enjoy volunteering together as a group to serve the dinner to our neighbors. It’s quite meaningful to see exactly how our donations help and who they help.”

In addition to the financial donation, for every car sold or leased from November 9 – 22, the participating Larry H. Miller dealerships will donate turkeys to the UGM. In 2016, the Group delivered more than 150 turkeys to the organization.

For more than 65 years, the UGM has worked hard to support the needs of those less fortunate in Spokane. The organization began as a downtown soup kitchen in 1951 and has expanded into a comprehensive ministry with four shelters, three recovery programs, two thrift stores, an automotive business, and a summer camp for underprivileged youth.

We at Larry H. Miller Lexus Spokane are proud to be a part of a wonderful event to support the community during the holidays and are excited to see how the community comes together to give back. It is important to us to enrich lives and make the world a better place. Let us know how you plan on giving back this holiday season. We’d love to hear about what charitable causes you believe in and expand our tradition of giving back by including the things you care about most.