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Kragen Auto Parts Donates New Van to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland CSK Auto, Inc.’s Grants Benefit Boys & Girls Clubss Nationwide
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland
OAKLAND, California|October 29, 2004
- Kragen Auto Parts will present a new passenger van to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland at a special unveiling event today, April 11, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. at the Club’s Anna Marie Whalen Branch, located at 3300 High Street. The donation will enable Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland to expand its capacity to provide transportation to many of its student-members at each of its three Clubhouses. Since 1998, CSK Auto, Inc. has donated over $2 million for Clubs across the United States to purchase passenger vans as part of its national transportation initiative with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
“Kragen Auto Parts is committed to working with Boys & Girls of Oakland and the young people of our community,” said Ron Stahl, Regional Vice President of Kragen Auto Parts. “We are proud to be part of CSK Auto, Inc.’s national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs across the country.” Marcus Vasquez, District Manager of Kragen Auto Parts in the Oakland area, will join Mr. Stahl to make the presentation, the company’s second donation in three years to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland.
CSK Auto, Inc., based in Phoenix, AZ, is the largest automotive parts and accessories specialty retailer in the western United States and is one of the largest such retailers in the nation. The company operates more than 1,260 stores in 22 states under four brand names: Checker Auto Parts in the Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Northern Plains regions, and Hawaii; Schuck’s Auto Supply in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska; Kragen Auto Parts in California; and Murray’s Discount Auto Stores in the Midwest.
“An essential part of providing positive after-school alternatives is the ability to safely and reliably transport our student-members to and from the branches and offsite activities such as field trips to museums, plays and sporting events,” according to Calvester R. Stanley, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland President.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland’s mission is to develop our community’s youth into positive contributors to society. Now in its 65th year, the Club continues to provide safe places to learn and grow, opportunities for ongoing relationships with caring adult professionals, life-enhancing programs, and other character development experiences each year for over 3,200 girls and boys, ages 6 to 17. The organization plans to expand its capacity to serve a minimum of 5,000 youth - more than 10% of Oakland Unified School District’s enrollment.
Companies and individuals who are interested in supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland are invited to serve as volunteers and/or sponsor a Club program. Several naming opportunities, as well as the opportunity to purchase personalized commemorative bricks at the Anna Marie Whalen Clubhouse - the newest of the Club’s three branches, are also available.
Please call Karin Seid at 510-444-8211 for more information.
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