Toyota of Fort Walton Beach, Salvation Army partner to feed families during spring break

Toyota of Fort Walton Beach is one of 26 dealerships across the nation that will distribute more than 5,200 food boxes during the spring break period at participating dealerships. (Toyota USA)

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Toyota of Fort Walton Beach, a member of the Toyota Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA), is again renewing its partnership with the Salvation Army to address the increasing food insecurity challenges families face here during spring break, according to an announcement by TLMODA.

Toyota of Fort Walton Beach is one of 26 dealerships across the nation and among four in Florida that will distribute more than 5,200 food boxes during the spring break period at participating dealerships in 17 states. The states are Florida, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, North Carolina, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.

“Community is one of TLMODA’s strategic areas of focus,” says Carlos Liriano, president, TLMODA.

“Hosting a third Day of Service—this time to provide food for children and their families during their spring break from school, when many don’t have access to free breakfasts and lunches—is another way for TLMODA to give back to and support our communities.”

During TLMODA’s 3^rd Annual Day of Service, each participating Toyota dealership will select a date in their local market for the Day of Service campaign.

Toyota dealership staff will distribute grocery boxes of non-perishable items like boxes of cereal and canned goods to help feed a family of four, for a week.

Items for the grocery boxes will be packed and assembled by local Salvation Army teams in accordance with safety guidelines from local, state and federal health officials.

The Salvation Army is helping identify families in need of food and instructing them to visit one of the participating Toyota dealerships to pick up their grocery box.

To maintain proper social distance protocols, boxes will be placed in the trunk of each family’s vehicle on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies are exhausted.

“Many families depend on school lunches to help feed their children on a daily basis, so when schools close, food insecurity can be a grueling reality. Through our partnership with TLMODA, those essential needs are met for thousands of families in our communities,” said The Salvation Army National Commander, Commissioner Kenneth Hodder.

TLMODA’s 3^rd Annual Day of Service participating dealership locations include:

Alabama
Lexus of Huntsville

Arizona
Sierra Toyota

California
Toyota of Poway
Tustin Toyota
Valley Lexus

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Colorado
Lexus of Colorado Springs

Florida
Peter Boulware Toyota
South Dade Toyota
Toyota of Fort Walton Beach
West Kendall Toyota

Idaho
Teton Toyota

Illinois
Advantage Toyota of River Oaks

Ohio
Great Lakes Toyota

Oregon
Columbia Gorge Toyota
Toyota of Gladstone

North Carolina
Classic Toyota of Henderson
Classic Toyota of Wilkesboro