Christmas at KIA Autosport

Ways to get involved with KIA Autosport this Christmas-

 

Holiday Sharing Tree:

There is nothing like waking up on Christmas morning with a warm blanket protecting you from the cold, the aroma of fresh coffee filling the air, and the soft echo of Christmas music playing in the living room. The anticipation has built so much that hours of sleep were lost wondering what Santa could have brought you this morning. Then finally, you run into the living room to experience the utmost joy of seeing a present underneath the Christmas tree with your name on it.  

The Holiday Giving Tree insures that everyone is able to experience the happiness that comes with opening a present on Christmas. The Holiday Sharing Tree is a program that collects donations/gifts for individuals and families with limited financial resources, developmental and physical disabilities, the elderly, and other disadvantaged persons. The Holiday Sharing Tree was created so that no one was present-less on Christmas; with so many people in need the program thrives on donations from the community. That is why we are a proud sponsor of the Holiday Sharing Tree!

 If you would like to participate, you can come into KIA Autosport and pick up a donation card. On the card will be a couple gift ideas that their parent has suggested or the individual has asked for. The card is simply a suggestion, you are more than welcome to donate whatever gift you would like as long as it is new. Presents are suggested to be approximately a $25 value but a donation of any size is gratefully accepted!  Gifts should then be unwrapped and brought back to the Holiday Sharing Tree to be displayed and eventually collected. Donations will then be distributed to the family so the individual has a present to open on Christmas morning!

Santa Day:

December the 8^th, we will be hosting a Santa Clause day! There will be FREE food, prizes, radio stations and of course SANTA CLAUSE! Everyone is welcome, even the dog, the more the merrier! We will be collecting donations for the Salvation Army throughout the day. As well we will still be handing out cards for the Holiday Sharing Tree and collecting donations towards that as well. It will be a great day to spread holiday cheer within the community, give back, and get a picture with Santa!

Salvation Army:  

We will be ringing the bell every Friday at the Tennessee St Walmart! We would love any donations are Kia family and friends would like to give! As well we will be collecting canned goods at the dealership.

 

Kia Loves The Salvation Army

One of our biggest goals at the dealership is to serve our community. During the holidays, we focus our efforts toward the Salvation Army. As if you could not tell from the giant kettle on the top of this blog, we take a kettle everywhere we go: in our showroom, to our FSU game displays, downtown to our Friday Night Blockparty Events, and every Friday to Wal-Mart!

Most recently, we hosted an event at the dealership in an effort to bring out our family members. We offered a 32" Flat Screen TV in an effort to encourage donations. We were blown away by the generosity of our family members! We are still accepting donations; The TV will be given away on the 19th of December; Come by the dealership with a new toy, new piece of clothing, new pair of shoes, or a canned good, and we will enter you to win that TV!

Not only did the radio station give away prizes on Saturday, we hosted Santa! Check out our facebook page for all of our happy family members with Santa!

Since there are over 800 kids in need in Tallahassee, as a dealership, we took over 30 children's names to put on our christmas tree. As of Saturday, all of the children's names have been taken off and accounted for.

On a final note, each of us can attest to asking for a bike for Christmas (and probably recieving it). This year, our General Manager, Melanie Lee purchased 150 bikes for children in need! We are so thanful to have someone so generous as our General Manager! As if Saturday was not successful enough, we had a surprise visit from Dan and Avalon Rocawich! They heard our advertisement and took it upon themselves to donate 25 bikes!