Sheehy Auto Stores has announced the distribution of its combined donations of more than $100,000 to charities in the various communities that it serves, including the Washington, D.C. area; the Baltimore and Annapolis, Md. area; and the Richmond, Va. and Ashland, Va area.

In the Washington area, Sheehy’s dealerships donated $50,000 to charities, ranging from programs such as the Housing & Community Services of Northern Virginia to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In the Annapolis/Baltimore area, local Sheehy dealers donated $32,500 to the Arundel House of Hope, the AAMC Foundations General Fund and the Chesterwye Center Inc. Ashland/Richmond Sheehy dealers donated $25,000, to local organizations such as the Mercy Mall, the Hanover Habitat for Humanity and the American Cancer Society via Relay for Life Mechanicsville.

“Our employees and family of dealerships do much throughout the year in donating time and money for a variety of charities,” said Vince Sheehy, president of Sheehy Auto Stores. “We are grateful for our success and pleased to continue our annual holiday giving campaign that we hope helps to make a difference to those in need.”

A family-owned business since its founding in Marlow Heights, Md. in 1966, Sheehy Auto Stores now comprises 17 locations and 19 import and domestic franchises in the Richmond, Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. metro areas.