Blog

This January 2023 the Harnish Auto Family, partnered with Coffee Oasis in Pierce County and Cocoon House in Snohomish County to help at-risk teens. Coffee Oasis and Cocoon House provides shelter and outreach programs for youth 13-25. We partnered with them this January and donated one item off their wish-list for each test drive taken and donated $1 per vehicle repaired through the month. Elizabeth Hoey the Community Development Manager of Coffee Oasis said, “We greatly appreciate your generosity and support of our mission. You are making a difference in the lives of youth. Thank you!”

Sound Pathways is dedicated families together in the Snohomish County area, and was the first organization that Kia of Everett partnered with! We are honored to continue supporting the organization and all the amazing work they do. Sound Pathways mission states they are a force of hope and healing for at-risk families and individuals affected by alcohol or substance use disorders and mental health issues. Each day, they honor, uplift, and guide their clients toward recovery. Happy Holidays from Kia of Everett and the entire Harnish Auto Family!

Every October Subaru of Puyallup participates in Subaru Loves Pets month with an adoption event to celebrate National Make-A-Dog's Day and help a local animal shelter! This year they partnered with Sunny Sky's Animal Rescue.

Harnish Auto Family was honored to partner with the Carol Milgard Breast Center in Tacoma, WA during the month of October to fundraise together for Breast Cancer Awareness. We value what their organization is doing and are proud to have supported them year after year! We are proud to say that we crushed our fundraising goal this year and were able to give them a check for over $40,000!

This August, Harnish Auto Family was able to donate over $15,000 to local schools and teachers through various campaigns at our dealerships fundraising money and school supplies through test drives. We want to thank all our customers for supporting us and allowing us to give back to the community in this way!

On July 16th, Chevrolet of Everett hosted the first ever all Chevrolet car show at Chevrolet of Everett in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Camaro Club in memoriam of Dan Rocha, a City of Everett Police Officer who lost his life in the line of duty. Dan Rocha was an amazing and selfless man, we were so honored to host this year's All Chevy Car Show in honor of him and donate over $5,000 to his memorial fund! 

This August, Kia of Everett and the Harnish Auto Family fundraised $11,222 for Providence Children’s Hospice! We donated $1 for every repair order in our service center as well as $50 for every sold car during the whole month of August. Additionally, we were able to open up donations to our customers that wanted to personally donate to the cause at the Providence Children’s Hospice Foundation through a direct donation link.

This August Volkswagen of Puyallup, Subaru of Puyallup, and Chevrolet Buick GMC of Puyallup attended the local Kiwanis Club of Daffodil Valley’s “Cruise in for Youth” car show. Our dealerships showcased three Volkswagens and gave some Subaru and VW swag and 10 Harnish Auto Family buckets full of car supplies and some branded merchandise from our dealerships! All the proceeds of this raffle went towards funding local high school scholarships.

Harnish Auto Family came together for the Road Trip Sales Event this June, partnering with the Washington National Park Fund to give away 10 trips between all our dealerships! The Washington National Park Fund was able to help us connect with Rainier Guest Services and the North Cascades Lodge at Stehekin in order to put these awesome trips together, right in our own backyard.

In March, Chevrolet Buick GMC of Puyallup and Subaru of Puyallup paired together to donate $2,500 and a variety of sports equipment to support youth programs at our local YMCA. We believe #PeopleMatter and taking care of our youth who will become the leaders of tomorrow is vital to the well-being of our community. The Youth Leadership Development Club at the YMCA inspires us to keep growing the generations of tomorrow which is why we contributed to programs that develop teens' leadership skills.