Local Charities Benefit from the Generosity of Dodge Cares, Inc.
Founded in 2002, Dodge Cares, Inc., is the 501(C)(3) exempt, agent-driven charity of NP Dodge Real Estate.? Sales associates and employees make contributions to the approved charities and those contributions are matched by NP Dodge up to $250 per person, per year.? The company match also goes to the charity designated by the agent. Dodge Cares, Inc. is run by a board of directors made up of associates and employees of NP Dodge Company. Dodge Cares, Inc. contributes to qualified non-profit organizations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. In the last 5 years, Dodge Cares, Inc. has donated over $145,000 to local charities.
The largest distribution, $7,412, was presented to Mission Omaha Foundation, Inc., which is partnering with Group Workcamps Foundation to bring more than 440 adults and teenage volunteers from across the country to the Omaha area June 19 to June 26 to provide home repairs to those in need. ?This faith-based project is designed to give teenagers the opportunity to?grow closer with God and build healthy relationships while repairing homes for those in need is especially grateful to Dodge Cares for its generosity,? says Mary Rosenthal of Mission Omaha Foundation. More information about the workcamp may be obtained at www.missionomaha.com.
Recipients of the Dodge Cares donations included: Habitat for Humanity (Omaha/Bellevue/Fremont), Youth Emergency Services, Stephen Center, Open Door Mission, Lydia House, Wesley House, Sienna-Francis House, St. Vincent DePaul, Joseph?s Coat, and Together, Inc., Heartland Family Services, Micah House, Peace Presbyterian Church, and Phoenix House.
For more information, contact Robert Wiebusch, Dodge Cares, Inc, 402-397-4900. or visit www.npdodge.com/dodgecares to learn more.