Monthly Archives: January 2022

Road to a Better Community – The Old Soldier’s Home Foundation

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The Armed Forces Retirement home is the nation’s oldest home for enlisted military veterans, founded in 1851. The bond between the veterans here is like no other.

The home’s mission for vibrant living is supported by the Old Soldiers Home Foundation, founded in 2017 by David Pauly, a veteran who lived at the Armed Forces Retirement Home before his passing. Through the work of the foundation, his legacy lives on.

The foundation relies on community support, and to help further their mission Easterns Automotive joined with something special. Joel Bassam surprised the foundation with $2,000.

Helping Hands – PG’s County Police Department’s Annual Sock Drive Surprise

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When it comes to homeless shelters, socks are the most requested item but are rarely donated. Through the PAL Mentorship Program, Prince George’s County’s Office of Community First hosts this annual sock drive to support people experiencing homelessness.

“This is about us giving back, it’s about addressing homelessness and giving back to others when those socks are much-needed items, including keeping people warm and preventing frostbite,” said Prince George’s County Police Chief Aziz.

Easterns Automotive Group heard about their initiative and surprised them with a truck full of $2,000 worth of socks to support it. Corporal Black greatly appreciated Easterns Automotive Group’s generous donation to launch this year’s drive.

Pay It Forward – Lorton Community Action Center

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Lorton Community Action Center saw a need in the face of the pandemic and wanted to make sure families had a wonderful holiday season. Over 300 families signed up to receive assistance for the holidays. That’s why they kicked collecting toys and food for a community distribution day into overdrive.

For those families who were just barely surviving, this holiday season has been challenging due to the pandemic, according to the center’s executive director, Linda Patterson. “We want to help them, take the stress off trying to make the holidays enjoyable for these families who’ve seen so much heartbreak this year,” she says.

They were committed to providing food, toys, and resources to those who needed them the most. They worked tirelessly to gather donations to distribute, and we had a secret surprise on this Pay It forward. To support this incredible project, we donated $2,000 to buy toys for the center. LCAC provided toys, store gift cards, and food gift cards for more than 351 households, reaching 1,272 individuals.