Community Partners
We know that community is important. We believe that businesses have an obligation to give back to their local communities. We are proud to support local organizations in a variety of ways. We are happy to serve as a donation site for local car donations. If you are considering donating your car to charity – we can help! Give us a call for details.
Below are links to some of OUR favorite charities. We encourage you to support these and other local organizations to the extent you are able. Together we can all make a better and safer world.
Our Favorite Charities
City of Columbus Community Relations Commission
The Columbus Community Relations Commission was established to help bring civic leaders, business leaders, citizens and elected officials together on issues of ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. The City of Columbus is committed to opening the doors and neighborhoods of Columbus to every family. Through the work of the Community Relations Commission our vision of Building a Community For All can be a reality.
Address:
1111 East Broad St.
Suite #302
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 645-1993
Website:
https://www.columbus.gov/neighborhoods/Community-Relations-Commission/
Brakes for Breast
Every October, Alternative Auto Care in Columbus, Ohio joins with other Independent Auto Repair Shops across the US are giving away FREE (top-quality) brake pads or shoes. The client simply pays the labor and any other added parts necessary to complete the brake job. The shops then donate 10% of the brake job directly to The Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Vaccine Research Fund.
Website:
http://www.brakesforbreasts.com
The Ohio Lesbian Festival
The Ohio Lesbian Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer driven women only event designed to promote women’s community, music and art. The Festival was founded on the premise that lesbians and queer women need opportunities and spaces to recognize and support each other, to define our culture, to find our own strengths and to be empowered. The Festival is open to all women.
Address:
P.O. Box 82086
Columbus, Ohio 43202
Website:
www.OhioLBA.org
Freedom a la Cart
Freedom a la Cart is a social enterprise organization committed to creating a global sisterhood of survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation built on freedom, connection, and mutual support. A café, a bakery, and a catering business, Freedom a la Cart combines fresh, made-from-scratch cuisine with workforce training for local survivors of human trafficking, making your meal more meaningful while allowing survivors to build self-sufficient lives.
Thrive Ohio
Thrive Ohio grew out of Damesbond which was an all-female networking community designed to actively market the businesses and expertise of women. Thrive Ohio continues that work and expands their mission to include assististing women with ambitions to move toward engagement, offering opportunities for inspiration, connection, entrepreneurship, visibility, resources and community. Thrive Ohio is state-wide and focuses on helping women to be and do their best.
Website: