Sheehy Auto Stores has announced donations of $135,000 among 19 charities throughout the communities they serve in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Va.  The donations are part of Sheehy’s Annual Giving Program whereby each dealership partners with local non-profit organizations.  

“Sheehy Auto Stores is pleased to continue our annual end of the year giving campaign that supports a variety of community causes,” Sheehy Auto Stores president Vince Sheehy said in a news release. “Our employees and family of dealerships do much throughout the year in donating time and money for many charities in the areas we serve, and we are proud to support these on-going efforts.”

In the Washington, D.C. area, $55,000 was donated to charities including:

• Ecumenical Community Helping Others ($5,000)
• Fauquier F.I.S.H. ($5,000)
• Gaithersburg HELP ($7,500)
• Good Shepherd Catholic Church ($5,000)
• The Good Shepherd Housing ($7,500)
• The Lamb Center ($2,500)
• Ronald McDonald House Charites of Greater Washington, DC ($5,000)
• Smashing Walnuts Foundation ($5,000)
• The. St. Lucy Project/Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington ($7,500)
• United Communities Against Poverty ($5,000)

Non-profit organizations in Baltimore, Maryland that received $57,500 included:

• The Arnold House ($5,000)
• Arundel House of Hope ($5,000)
• Charles County Children's Aid Society ($5,000)
• The McArdle School for Early Autism Intervention ($7,500)
• Mosaic Community Services ($5,000)
• Naval Academy Athletic Association ($30,000)

In the Richmond, Va. market, $22,500 was distributed to:

• ACES ($3,750)
• Circles Ashland ($3,750)
• Mercy Mall of Virginia ($15,000)