Easterns Automotive Group is back at it with WUSA 9 for their Road to a Better Community segment.? The pair is extremely committed to highlighting those in the area who are choosing to promote positivity and unity.? One nonprofit organization who is doing this very well is the Metropolitan Tennis & Education Group (MTEG).? MTEG is mixing tennis with education reaching a diverse group of at risk youth and teaching them life and tennis skills.? This group of kids in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area normally would not be exposed to the sport.? There are over 200 students in the program and over 30 on the excellence team.? The impact that tennis has on them is quite outstanding.? A few students have received scholarships from major colleges to play the sport.? Thanks to MTEG, this group of students is receiving various opportunities that they may have never been presented otherwise.

With MTEG being a nonprofit, they are always accepting donations.? Joel Bassam of Easterns Automotive Group surprised Jeri Ingram of MTEG with a $2,000 check donation.? Easterns aka Eastern Motors has always been a company that loves giving back to the community.? This money will be used to fund travel for an upcoming tournament.? It?s imperative that we invest, empower, and support our youth.? They need to know that the people of their community are behind them one hundred percent.? Please click here to learn more about MTEG and find ways that you can get involved if this is an organization that interests you.

Easterns Automotive Group and WUSA 9 recently got together to do their very first edition of their Road to a Better Community segment for 2019.? Easterns and WUSA 9 have such a unique relationship because their intentions always line up when it comes to giving back and helping others.? They found an amazing Washington D.C. based nonprofit that specializes in helping LGBTQ youth in the area.? The organization, SMYAL is short for Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League.? SMYAL brings LGBTQ youth together through their afterschool programs and leadership development opportunities.? They also offer counseling services to youth because they understand the importance of mental health and making sure the teens go on to prosper in the real world.? Many LGBTQ youth often feel isolated and alone with nobody to relate to so SMYAL also offers housing to teens in need.? SMYAL is there to be a safe space for them to be understood, loved, and appreciated.? The nonprofit offers a scholarship program to recent high school graduates that can be used at their discretion.

Joel Bassam, Director of Marketing for Easterns presented SMYAL with a check for $2,500 to help with their incredible organization.? This money will help them to cover the costs of their services needed to keep SYMAL going.? WUSA 9 and Easterns are no strangers to giving back to the LGBTQ youth.? Just a few months ago, the pair donated to the Latin American Youth Center in Washington D.C.? If you would like to learn more about SMYAL, the services that they provide, and how you too can get involved, please click here.

To learn more about how WUSA 9 and Easterns Automotive Group helps organizations through the Road to a Better Community partnership, please click here.

In this new partnership with WUSA 9, Easterns Automotive Group (Eastern Motors) has teamed up to give back an incredible organization by the name of Passion For Learning (P4L).?? Easterns is always looking for ways to give back to the DMV community that they have been a part of for so long.?

P4L is a Montgomery County, Maryland based organization that helps students in low income communities develop the skills they will need for a 21st Century knowledge-based global economy and technology-rich society.? Joel Bassam of Easterns Automotive Group presented a $1,500 check to the executive director of P4L, Cynthia Rubenstein.? This generous donation will help one of their programs in particular.? The GRRL Tech (Girls Really, Really, Love Technology) program helps young women with digital technology skills such as coding, website development, and video game design.? P4L is always looking to find ways to aid in the empowerment of our future tech leaders.? It doesn?t take much to make a real difference in the life of a child and the future of our community.? If you would like to learn more about P4L and how you can get involved, please click here.