Southern California’s Galpin Motors announced that it will take its annual Galpin 10,000 summer sales event to the next level with a massive community initiative that involves raising funds for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), collecting school supplies for local schools and having its employees complete community service hours.

“The Galpin 10,000 has been a fun summer sales event that the local community has supported for many years,” Beau Boeckmann, president, said in a news release. “This year, the team at Galpin has gotten together to take it to the next level. We look forward to reaching our goals and to creating a positive impact within our community.”

Galpin’s community initiatives will kick off with a social media campaign through which Galpin employees, customers and community members can raise money for CHLA by uploading a short video sharing a fond memory with their car to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #Galpin10k or #Galpin10000. Community members can encourage friends and family to share videos as well. For each video Galpin receives, the dealership will make a $1 donation to CHLA.

The Galpin 10,000 will continue its community and charity initiatives throughout the summer. The dealership will strive to contribute as many hours of charitable service as possible in the local community, with activities such as city beautification projects and volunteer work.

Galpin will further its community initiatives with a school supply drive. The dealership will place bins throughout its showrooms to collect the educational items before back-to-school season.

In addition to the three key initiatives, Galpin formed a team that ran in the Wildwood Trail 10k Run on Saturday.

Throughout the Galpin 10,000, all photos and videos will be aggregated on the Galpin Motors’ homepage and reposted from the Galpin social media handles.

For more information and to participate in the Galpin 10,000 initiatives, visit:

— www.facebook.com/GalpinMotors
— twitter.com/galpinmotors
— www.instagram.com/galpinmotors
— www.instagram.com/galpinautosports

Galpin Ford was Auto Remarketing’s CPO Dealer of the Year in 2013.