CarMax Foundation Provides Grants to Nine Non-Profits on Behalf of
Associates
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2012--
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars,
announced today that The
CarMax Foundation has recognized nine CarMax Associates for the
second annual CarMax Cares Community Service Award.
Associates across the country were nominated for the CarMax Cares
Community Service Award for their personal volunteer
efforts and leadership in CarMax community giving. Winners of the
award were honored at the company’s largest recognition event of the
year. Each has selected a non-profit organization to receive a $5,000
grant on their behalf from The CarMax Foundation.
The CarMax Cares Community Service Award winners and the non-profits
selected are as follows:
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Ed Clapper
, sales manager, Charleston, S.C. Ed has led CarMax
teams in countless charity walk and run events, and he has managed
store donation drives and other volunteer efforts with organizations
like American Cancer Society and Habitat for Humanity. Ed selected the American
Cancer Society Hope Lodge to receive the $5,000 grant.
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Mark Covey
, buyer, Kansas City, Mo. Mark led CarMax associates
from Kansas City, Independence and Wichita, Kan. in efforts to assist
the Area
Agency on Aging Region X after the tornado in Joplin, Mo. Mark has
chosen this organization to receive the $5,000 grant as well.
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Danielle Gibson
, service advisor, Charlottesville, Va. Danielle
has coordinated blood drives for her store with great participation
rates, as well as toy drives and food drives. She also works closely
with Boys & Girls Clubs, and spent a week in Joplin, Mo. helping with
tornado clean-up efforts. She has chosen the Central
Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross to receive the $5,000
grant.
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Melissa Golden
, sales operations manager, Richmond, Va. Melissa
has been dedicated to the mission of the Henrico
Humane Society for 14 years. She has served as the president and
secretary, and has been the fundraising chair for the past 12 years.
Henrico Humane Society, which helps place homeless animals, will
receive the $5,000 grant on her behalf, which will be used to help
cover medical expenses.
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Vicky Platt
, business office associate, East Haven, Conn. Vicky
received this award for leading her CarMax team in donation drives and
volunteer efforts supporting organizations like Make A Wish, Susan G.
Komen, and the Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Toy Closet. Vicky
selected Friends
of Karen, which provides support to children and families dealing
with life-threatening illnesses, to receive the $5,000 grant.
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Eddie Regan
, business office manager, Modesto, Calif. Since
2008, Eddie has led CarMax teams in reading to children, helping with
school events and participating in career days through Stanislaus
Partners in Education (SPIE). Eddie is an active board member for
SPIE and has also chosen the organization to receive the $5,000 grant.
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Ryan Russek
, buyer, Buena Park, Calif. For nearly ten years,
Ryan has made sure that children battling cancer at the City of Hope
Cancer Hospital had the best Christmas possible. His efforts grew into
a community-wide toy drive called Wish Upon a Toy. He and his family
also helped create the Relay
for Life of Azusa, which will receive the $5,000 grant.
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Jon Stephens
, sales manager, Fort Worth, Texas Jon has managed
team volunteer efforts with organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs,
Habitat for Humanity,
Ronald McDonald House
and Tarrant Area Food
Bank. Jon chose Wipe
Out Kids’ Cancer to receive the $5,000 grant.
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Esther Tedesco
, management assistant, Miami Lakes, Fla. Esther
has led countless CarMax volunteer projects in Florida and actively
volunteers with her church. She has built a strong relationship with
organizations like
Ronald McDonald House
, the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation,
Susan G. Komen
, Miami Rescue Mission and the YMCA. She
chose Autism
Speaks to receive the $5,000 grant.
About The CarMax Foundation
The CarMax Foundation is designed to enrich the communities where our
associates live and work and has donated more than $10 million since
2003. Funding programs are made available through a percentage of
CarMax, Inc.’s net income from the prior years. CarMax, a member of the
FORTUNE 500 and the S&P 500, and one of the FORTUNE 2011
“100 Best Companies to Work For,” is the nation’s largest retailer of
used cars. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., CarMax currently operates 107
used car superstores in 52 markets. The CarMax consumer offer is
structured around four customer benefits: low, no-haggle prices; a broad
selection; high quality vehicles; and customer-friendly service. During
the twelve months ended February 28, 2011, the company retailed 396,181
used cars and sold 263,061 wholesale vehicles at our in-store auctions.
For more information on The CarMax Foundation, visit http://www.carmaxcares.com.
Source: CarMax, Inc.
CarMax, Inc.
Michelle Ellwood, Public Affairs Coordinator,
804-747-0422, ext. 4139
Twitter: @CarMaxCares
or
Britt
Farrar, Public Relations Manager, 804-747-0422, ext. 3473
Twitter: @CarMax