Blog: Scanlon Auto Group Gives Back
Scanlon Auto Group Gives Back
Apr 1, 2022
Thanks to the generous contributions from Scanlon Auto Group and the incredibly hard-working team at Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties in Southwest Florida, a 14th birthday was transformed into something life-changing for local teen Chris and his family.
As a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate, Chris’ mother Sasha could surprise her son and his two siblings (10 months and seven years-old) on Chris’ 14th birthday with a brand-new home.
The home dedication ceremony took place on Friday, March 11th, 2022. The keys to the new home were handed to Sasha, and Chris could explore his new house for the very first time. Talk about the birthday present of a lifetime!
Scanlon Auto Group is proud to have been a part of making such a joyous event possible. For almost two decades, the Scanlon team has been a partner of Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Henry Counties and has helped 34 families just like Sasha’s start over in a brand new, affordable home.
"They are a phenomenal partner," Sara Jordan, Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties Director of Donor Development, said. "Their staff has been very actively involved with volunteerism."
Scanlon Auto Group continued the tradition of giving back to their community by helping to make Sasha’s new home a possibility.
As a Lee County school teacher, Sasha is a vital member of her community. But prior to coming to their local Habitat affiliate, Sasha and her three children were living in a single bedroom home with her parents.
So, Sasha applied to be a local Habitat for Humanity partner family and was accepted into the nonprofit’s Affordable Homeownership Program. The program serves everyone (single person, family, retired couple, etc.) who makes 30-80% of the area median income.
"In this instance, that’s often teachers, nurses, bus drivers, postal workers. That’s our neighbors," Jordan said.
Sasha was inspired to apply for Habitat’s Affordable Homeownership Program because as an educator she knows the importance of what stability means for children. She has seen the results of how that translates to children in her classroom, and she wanted her kids to have that stability as well.
The home was built in Habitat for Humanity’s Heritage Heights neighborhood in Fort Myers, which is where the local Habitat affiliate established its roots. The local nonprofit first began building homes in the area nearly 40 years ago.
"The fact that over the course of 40 years we’ve been able to go from revitalizing the area to now building a neighborhood of 150 partner families and empowering them through homeownership is pretty transformational on the community."
It’s a neighborhood consisting of all Habitat homeowners, and when finished will hold 150 homes for families in need of an affordable place to live.
Scanlon Auto Group has stood alongside Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties to better the community and to provide hope for neighbors, friends, and customers.
"The dedication of [Scanlon Auto Group’s] volunteerism, hard work, and financial resources, help Habitat partner families achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance that owning a home can provide."