The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

Montrose Kia Cares gives back to community

- Staff report For more informatio­n, contact Ewan Dacres, general manager for Montrose Kia, at 440-934-6699 or edacres@gomontrose.com; or Dan Repas, vice president for Maximum Velocity, at 440-241-3010 or drepas@ maximumvel­ocityllc.net.

The Montrose Kia Cares Campaign is up and running and it will celebrate Lorain County nonprofits, first responders and restaurant­s, according to a news release.

The program consists of making donations of $1,000 each to 12 nonprofits in Lorain County and campaign organizers will deliver meals to first responders in 13 Lorain County municipali­ties, the release said.

“The meals will be purchased from various eateries throughout the county so we can also support our local small businesses,” according to the release. Since Montrose Kia opened its doors in 2007, its team has been dedicated to serving the greater Lorain County community, the release said.

The Montrose Kia Cares

Campaign is a continued commitment to recognize and honor deserving individual­s and organizati­ons, the release said.

Each organizati­on receiving donations will be promoted on weekly episodes of the Montrose KIA Cares Podcast.

“As our way of thanking the nonprofits and the first responders, we will be featuring each recipient and other supporting organizati­ons in the podcasts,” the release said. “It is Montrose Kia’s way of thanking everyone for all they do for the community and celebratin­g some of Lorain County’s finest organizati­ons and people.

“You can help us share each organizati­on’s story and bring awareness to their mission by becoming a Kia Cares Campaign ambassador, enjoying the podcasts and sharing it with family, friends and co-workers so that they, too, can learn and share.

“Together, we can build an even stronger Lorain County community.”

The podcasts can be viewed-at: https://www. montroseki­a.com/montroseco­mmercials.html

Other organizati­ons supporting this program through donations or inkind services include: Smile Payee Services; Maximum

Velocity; The Tifft Family Foundation; Lake Erie Lanes; LorMet Credit Union; and the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce.

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