RICHMOND, Va. -

CarMax Inc. announced today the opening of its second store in Raleigh, N.C. The store, with more than 50,000 square feet, sits on over 16 acres of space and stocks more than 300 used vehicles.

In preparation of the store’s opening, CarMax plans to donate $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Wake County. One of the club’s locations is also where a recent CarMax volunteer event took place, where employees helped children with homework, played sports and helped create art and holiday decorations projects.

“At CarMax, our associates care deeply about where we live and work, and we continue to make it a priority to support our community,” John Robinson, the location’s new general manager, said. “Nobody understands customers better than we do, so we look forward to matching customers with their perfect car at our second Raleigh location.”

But that’s just the beginning of CarMax’s philanthropic endeavors in the area. Other such activities, according to the company, include:

  • $15,000 grant to the Boys & Girls of Wake County for Project Learn
  • $85,000 invested in building a playground in Wake County, completed last month

The construction of the local playground was in partnership with PLM Families Together and KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit helping provide kids with a place to play. The local playground’s construction is part of a larger, $4.1 million national partnership between The CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM!, which was designed to build 30 playgrounds nationwide.