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Grand Island Car Care Clinic

These events are starting to become a little more regular across the group, and that’s a really great thing! As an automotive group, we are uniquely positioned to help provide people with reliable transportation. When we host a car care clinic, we open up the shop after hours and our techs donate their time to fix vehicles for people in need.

All for no charge to those involved. In the past we have often partnered with other organizations to serve single moms in this way. While that will continue, this clinic was a little different. By utilizing a network of local veterans, we identified a group of local veterans in need and provided vehicle service to them. In a few cases, we replaced their vehicle entirely.

A special thanks to the Grand Island Service Team involved in making this happen! You guys are having a huge impact!

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Paying it Forward: Part 2

If you missed it, here’s a link to part one of Sarah’s story. See the video above for the conclusion. As we talked more with Sarah, it became clear that her visit was becoming something much more than a routine sales interaction.

She wanted to donate her grandfather’s car to Because People Matter Inc., and as we learned more about his legacy, it changed the trajectory of the whole story.

These kinds of connections carry our Mission forward. Thanks for being a vital part of the Team.

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Paying it Forward: Part 1

For most of us, it’s pretty easy to envision the kind of activity we’ll engage in when we show up to work in the morning. Maybe it involves working with customers all day, or perhaps it involves working behind the scenes to move the Team forward.

The reality is, we’re all involved in a lot of interwoven roles, with job activities and responsibilities that overlap and support each other. Sometimes it’s hard to see how it all fits together!

That’s why stories like these are so inspiring. Take a look at the video above. Our efforts all connected together to make Sarah’s story a reality. Your contribution as part of the team make the activities of BPM Inc. possible.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this story!

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Vets Thank You

Our most recent Car Car Clinic in Lincoln was a little unique. We were made aware of a need in our community among Veterans for the same type of vehicle maintenance service that we have served single moms with in the past.

These men and women have faithfully laid their lives on the line in service to our country, and it was a no-brainer for us to get on board with serving them through our Clinic. The event was a huge success! So much so that the Vets came back for a visit to thank our teams for their work.

Way to go Team!

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Veterans Car Care Clinic

In Lincoln we just wrapped up our latest Car Care Clinic. This has been an awesome way to serve people in our community over the last year plus. In the past, we’ve partnered with organizations like City Impact and the Lincoln Crisis Pregnancy Center; each time performing vehicle maintenance for people that otherwise could not afford it.

There’s a lot of cool things about this. Transportation is a core need for people, and we’re uniquely positioned as an auto dealership to help meet this need in a very direct way. Seeing this happen for the people in our community that need it most has been tremendous. It has also been an amazing thing to watch our Service and Quicklane teams band together and step up to the task of serving. These guys and gals are volunteering of their own time (after putting in a full day’s work), and without them it wouldn’t be possible. A huge thanks to them all for making it happen!

Along these lines, there are two unique things about this most recent clinic.

  1. We had the opportunity to serve the men and women who have faithfully served our country and preserved our freedom. The focus for this clinic was servicing the vehicles of veterans in our community.
  2. This whole thing is possible only through the volunteered time of our tech teams. We had a record number of volunteers for this event! Awesome!

 

Check out the photos below from the event. We look forward to hosting more of these in the future in all markets.