The entire month of September, we host a donation drive to collect specific “Michigan-Made” items that are put into our hand-crafted care packages and given to the deploying service men and women at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
The entire month of March, we host a donation drive to collect bathroom supplies for the Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s shower program which offers homeless guests a place to shower and receive laundered clothes. Additionally, we collect household items like bedding, towels, and cleaning supplies to benefit the Capuchin Services Center. Learn more: https://chevydetroit.com/truckloads-of-hope
The entire month of June, each of our 38 Chevy dealerships choose a local animal non-profit in their area to support for the entire month of June. We collect donations such as dog/cat food, host pet adoption events, and support each individual animal non-profit in the best way that serves them.
The Shades of Pink foundation provides financial assistance to women who are battling breast cancer. We are proud to support them each year as the top sponsor of their “A Wild Time at the Zoo” event, their largest annual fundraiser. To learn more, visit: http://shadesofpinkfoundation.org/
Traditionally, the Capuchin Soup Kitchen (CSK) assists 200,000 Detroit neighbors annually with emergency food and clothing, and distributes more than 10,000 pounds of food each day. We are proud to support CSK with our annual Truckloads of Hope donation drive in which we specifically collect bathroom and household supplies. Learn more: https://chevydetroit.com/truckloads-of-hope
With the mission of providing hope, joy, and normalcy to pediatric cancer patients in local Metro Detroit hospitals, we couldn’t be more proud to support The Bottomless Toy Chest with our Season of Giving donation drive. From mid-November to mid-December we collect NEW toys for TBTC with the goal of overflowing their toy warehouse each holiday season. visit: https://chevydetroit.com/seasonofgiving
We put mobile video game units in 18 different local hospitals to provide bedside recreation to children who are unable to leave their hospital room. These 18 units have served as therapy to over 52,000 children last year alone. To learn more about Gamers Outreach visit: https://gamersoutreach.org/
Every year at the Detroit Marathon, we roll out the red carpet for the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans and provide them with the best hospitality in the country. The Achilles Freedom team are heroes who have lost their limbs serving our country, and battle PTSD. They have found great therapy in Marathon racing using adaptive devices such as hand-crank cycles. To learn more, visit: https://www.achillesinternational.org/freedom-team/
The Michigan Warriors Hockey Program is a nonprofit that provides an educational and developmental hockey program for Disabled Veterans. We are proud to sponsor the team each year and contribute to the therapeutical services that they offer veterans struggling with PTSD. To learn more, visit: https://www.michiganwarriors.org/
April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month and the pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention. For the month of April, we support 6 local child abuse prevention agencies to help put a stop to child abuse and neglect in our local communities. To learn more, visit: https://preventchildabuse.org/resource/pinwheels-for-prevention/
We love our local sports, and there’s no better success story than DCFC. As the primary sponsor, we not only help fund the men’s, women’s, and 135 youth teams including the PAL inner-city team, but we also provide support for their insanely unique gameday experience for thousands of fans. Not to mention the Chevy Blazer is the official vehicle of the team! To learn more, visit: https://www.detcityfc.com/
The only minor league baseball in Metro Detroit and another incredible success story, we are so proud to sponsor USPBL. We are able to bring unique events such as a “family campout”, as well as free “Youth Clinics” to boys and girls who want to learn from the players. To learn more, visit: https://uspbl.com/
In 2017, this century-old event on Detroit’s waterfront desperately needed funding to continue racing. It is one of the Motor Cities longest standing sports events and we did not want to see a legacy event like this canceled. Therefore, we proudly made the investment to take on the role of title sponsor, and to keep Hydrofest afloat. To learn more, visit: http://detroitboatraces.com/
In partnership with the Detroit Free Press, we have developed a unique event series that helps support local restaurants while giving participants a memorable foodie experience. Each year, Freep’s food critic names the Top 10 Best New Restaurants. In an effort to promote these restaurants and give them a boost the year that is hardest on them, we host special VIP events at each of them.
When you visit chevydetroit.com we have a section called “In The D” that celebrates and showcases all things local. From restaurants to artists, from non-profits to small businesses, this is a resource guide for all of the amazing opportunities that Metro Detroit has to offer on a daily basis. Check out https://chevydetroit.com/in-the-d
During the holiday season, we love hosting our Season of Giving donation drive to benefit The Bottomless Toy Chest – a local non-profit who provides new toys to pediatric cancer patients at local hospitals. People can donate by dropping of a new toy at one of our 38 Chevy dealerships. The toys must be NEW as every precaution is taken in protecting patient’s low immune system. For a toy wish list, visit: https://chevydetroit.com/seasonofgiving
One of the most memorable experiences of the holiday season, the Holiday Stroll at Canterbury Village is a site to see. As the presenting sponsor, we collect new toys for pediatric cancer patients and donate them to the Bottomless Toy Chest, an incredible local non-profit. The Holiday Stroll is truly a winter wonderland with festive lights, caroling, performances, live characters, and of course Santa himself.
Restaurants were one of the hardest hit industries through the pandemic. Many of them didn’t survive, and many that did are still struggling. Therefore, in 2020 we turned our Top 10 Takeover campaign into Top 10 Cares to Rescue Detroit Restaurants and Feed the Community. This was a donation drive in which the money raised went to 31 different Detroit restaurants. The restaurants then used this money to deliver healthy, locally sourced meals to frontline healthcare heroes, as well as to those in need in the community, through Forgotten Harvest. We raised $472,329 and delivered 23,616 meals.
We are the proud presenting sponsor of Dino Stroll at Canterbury Village, one of the most realistic, unique, and FUN walking tours into history. This is the only tour that lets you walk along, stand next to, and even touch some of the 75 life-like and life-size dinosaurs such as T-Rex, Velociraptor, and Stegosaurus! You can become a paleontologist and be able to explore and study skeletons, fossils, and dinosaur eggs, even while climbing inside of them for photo opportunities. This is also where we kick off our Pickups for Paws donation drive to benefit Dog Aide in which Dino Strollers can place pet products into the Silverado truck bed on display at the entrance.
Halloween at Canterbury Village is a blast with something for all ages and we are proud to be the presenting sponsor. There are two Halloween experiences here: The family friendly outdoor stroll where you pass through pumpkin trees, scarecrow row, dancing skeletons, the tunnel of fun, and more. There are game areas, trick-or-treating stations, and live Halloween characters. Then there is the Terror in the Village and the Haunted Castle. Both are for older guests to test their fears through these haunted experiences.
