We take pride in the cumulative impact of our collective community service efforts in 2024. The lives we’ve touched, smiles we’ve elicited, and the positive change we’ve catalyzed for our two-legged and four-legged friends serve as testaments to the spirit that defines CVR.
Looking ahead to 2025, we are unwavering in our commitment to our communities. We are ready to continue our legacy of service, leveraging our passion for the Porsche brand to help create positive change within our communities. With each mile we drive and every initiative we undertake, our dedication to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those in our communities remains steadfast.
Porsches@The Rock Puts a Dent in Hunger
In keeping with CVR’s motto, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people”, over 1000 people attended the Porsche at the Rock event and made non-perishable food and/or monetary donations to support The Corner Food Pantry in Lakeville, CT.
We filled Dave Vaccaro’s trailer with a large variety of non-perishable food items, and CVR donated $2000 to The Corner Food Pantry. The volunteers at the pantry were thrilled with the outcome and sent the following note:
“What an amazing job your group does of gathering donations for the Corner Food Pantry. We are so appreciative of your enthusiasm and support. Every year you donate so many wonderful staples to help us restock our shelves and also receive so many generous cash donations. We will put these to good use. I am hoping to use these to buy eggs for a few months.”
A big THANKS to those who brought food and/or donated money to benefit this excellent organization. To learn more about the Corner Food Pantry please see The Corner Food Pantry
Porsche@the Rock volunteers with the trailer of food donations and a check for the Corner Food Pantry. (L-R) Dave Vaccaro, Susan Vaccaro, Caroline Davis, Jeff Coe, Lynn Keller, Alan Davis and Shelley Krohnengold. Photo by Rob Keller
Lynn Keller, CVR Community Service Chair, presents a check for $2000 to The Corner Food Pantry volunteers. Photo by Rob Keller
Drivers Education
In May, Drivers Education (DE) held a very successful food drive to benefit the Corner Food Pantry in Lakeville. The Food Pantry volunteers are very grateful for the generosity of those who made food and monetary donations at the DE event.
Food donations collected at the May DE Event. Photo by Susan Vaccaro
CVR 65 th Anniversary and People’s Choice Concours Support Pets & Vets
CVR Community Service partnered with the Special Events team at the 65 th Anniversary BBQ luncheon and People’s Choice Concours to help Pets (Protectors of Animals), a non-profit, primarily volunteer, no-kill organization whose mission is to increase the quality of life for all dogs and cats in the communities they serve and Vets (the Guilford VFW).
CVR was able to help our veterans by allocating a portion of the Concours registration fees and combining it with monetary donations received at the event. We were very pleased to present the Guilford VFW with a check for $550 to support veterans in our communities.
Lynn Keller presents a check to Chaplin Ron Whiteman for the Guilford VFW. Photo by Bob Reinckens
We collected over 650 pounds of dry dog and cat food, 100 cans of wet food plus treats, toys and monetary donations for the Protectors of Animals. The Region also presented Protectors of Animals with a check for $750. To learn more about POA please visit Protectors Of Animals.
Thanks to all Concours and luncheon attendees who donated pet food, kitty litter, treats and monetary donations to the Protectors of Animals. Photo by Lynn Keller
Book Drive to Support Children’s Literacy
Our last Community Service event for 2024, a children’s book drive, was held on October 8 at Porsche of Wallingford. Our members donated 324 books and $115 to support Read to Grow, a children’s literacy organization in Branford, CT. Their mission is to promote language skills and literacy for children, beginning at birth, and to support parents as their babies’ first teachers. Our book drive is helping them achieve their goal of providing books to every child in Connecticut. For more information on Read to Grow please visit Read to Grow.
Children’s book donations fill a Porsche Macan at the October Monthly Meeting. (L-R): Steve Gilligan, Meryl Krohnengold, Shelley Krohnengold, Lynn Keller (CVR Community Service Chair) and Allen Fossbender. Photo by Jonathan Haggar
Stay tuned for more information about our 2025 events !!
Contact
Community Service Chair: Lynn Keller – communityservice@cvrpca.org