Community Involvement in Concord, NH - Lovering Volvo of Concord

At Lovering Volvo Cars, Community Involvement is at the Core of Our Business

Over the past eighteen years, the Lovering Auto Group has had the opportunity to get involved with many of the NH area agencies that assist the needy and less fortunate in our communities. Many of the organizations we work with are focused on issues involving the arts, animal protection, education, health, and women's issues. The interest and support of many of these causes has grown organically within our organization, starting with our owners, Rich and Linda Lovering, and also through our employees and loyal customers.

What's Going on at Lovering This Spring?

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua visited our Nashua dealership for their Career Day! We showed them the ropes of the car business and everyone learned a lot! All of our visitors got to enjoy a pizza party and left with parting gifts of sunglasses and a t-shirt. Thanks so much for coming and we can't wait to host the next group of students next year!

This year, Lovering Auto Group supported Rafting for Wishes to benefit Make-A-Wish NH. Relay teams spent 30 hours rafting on Lake Winnipesaukee to help reach a fundraising goal of $150,000. The relay turned out to be such a success that $151,062, surpassing the goal! Rudy and the Locals, the local teen's team raised $8,397 alone. Everyone involved did a great job, and we can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Community Organizations

Lovering has a history of serving the community in many different ways. Below are some of the groups that we have been proud to support over the years:

	The Boys and Girls Club provides a safe place for at-risk children to get together and reach their potentials as caring, productive, and responsible citizens. Lovering Volvo began supporting the organization in 1998 and since then has given donated to help with a variety of programs, including Partners 4 Kids (Lovering Volvo is a Premier Sponsor year-round), the Youth Dinner, the Spring Fling, the Bids for Kids Auction (Premier Sponsor), the Annual Golf Tournament, and the Nashua Soup Kitchen Run for Food Race. This Spring, Rich and Linda Lovering are looking forward to the Annual Youth of the Year Dinner & Hall of Fame Celebration.
	Lakes Region General Healthcare - A non-profit charitable healthcare trust that represents a range of medical providers in the area. The Lovering Auto Group is proud to have donated for the past several years to the foundation's annual heart disease awareness fundraiser, the Red Dress Gala. This year the theme was "Gatsby Goes Red" and it looked like a scene from the 1920s!
	CASA NH (Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire) is a non-profit, private organization staffed by volunteers advocating in the best interests of neglected and abused children. Rich and Linda donate to the annual CASA Cares Evening of Giving for New Hampshire's Children. Mark your calendars for April 13th in 2018!
	Home Health and Hospice Care - Offering trusted patient-centered services made to enhance independence and quality of life, Home Health and Hospice Care has roots going all the way back to 1883. Lovering has aided with both the Home Health and Hospice Gala Wine Dinner and Annual Golf Tournament fundraising events. This year's golf tournament will be held April 8th, and there will be a piano artist from The Front Porch Wine Bar in Ogunquit!
	Boys and Girls Club Lakes Region - In addition to their support of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua, Lovering is proud to lend their support to the Lakes Region chapter as well.
	Linda Lovering is a proud sponsor of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation. The New Hampshire Women's Foundation's mission is to, "…Promote opportunity and equality for women & girls in New Hampshire through research, education, philanthropy and advocacy." Lovering Volvo served the foundation with a sponsorship to the Changing Workplaces meeting in regards to why family-friendly policies matter in 2015.
	Committed to the protection of abandoned, neglected, abused, and unwanted animals, the Humane Society of Greater Nashua is a non-profit organization supported wholly by donations, ensuring that their temporary pets are treated with love. In addition to lending support for the Walktoberfest fundraiser in 2011 which featured a morning dog walk, pet-friendly vendors, an obstacle course, and a raffle with over 100 prizes, Rich Lovering also served on their board of directors for several years. Because they receive no aid from the government or organizations like the United Way, the Humane Society of Greater Nashua depends on support from companies like Lovering for their continued existence. In the summer of 2015, Lovering also hosted a puppy adoption day, where all of the furry guests found their new fur-ever homes!
	Interlakes Summer Theatre - Providers of quality entertainment for all ages, the Interlakes Summer Theatre pairs children and teens with theatre pros to create productions of popular stage shows. They are dependent on the generosity of organizations like Lovering for equipment upgrades and general funding. This year, Linda Lovering sponsored the theater with an ad in the theater's playbill. Here's to a fun season!
	New Hampshire Public Television - NH's only statewide locally owned and operated TV network who works to engage minds, connect communities, and celebrate NH with entertaining programs that also educate us. Their services are commercial-free locally focused and PBS TV programs; educational resources, and a high-tech public safety communications infrastructure. Spring of 2016 Lovering is sponsoring their TV auction with a Platinum Reconditioning package.
	Winnipesaukee Playhouse - A non-profit theatre aims to provide a challenging and fun theatrical environment for both visitors and Lakes Region residents alike. Founded in 2004, this cultural gem owes much to the generosity of donors such as Lovering. This year, Rich and Linda have donated another generous sponsorship to the group!