
At Premier Kia, we are proud to be an active member of the community. We have a culture of participating in community events and supporting community organizations. Our customers and employees live in this community and we are proud to be a good neighbor and a proud corporate citizen.
Read below for a small sample of our community participation and contributions.
New Haven Firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. died a hero on May 12, 2021
while responding to a fire on Valley Street in New Haven. He was a
loving husband to Erica Martinez, a loving and caring father to their
sons Oliver Torres and Crew Torres, who is to be born in August. Home - FF. Ricardo Torres Jr. LODD Memorial
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WHEAT is a non-profit charity, located in West Haven, CT., that exists on donations of food and funds and has been in existence for more than 45 years. It is a volunteer organization that assists more than 5,000 households and families, including those that are unemployed, underemployed, disabled, seniors on a fixed income, veterans with limited benefits and children.
We appreciate the kindness of our team and clients to help WHEAT out. We also thank our Premier teammate, Barbara Brown, who introduced us to this amazing organization.
Premier Subaru, Premier Kia and the entire Premier Automotive Group, remain committed to the communities in which we serve.
January 2, 2021 - Premier Kia and Subaru Collect For W.H.E.A.T
Premier Subaru and Premier Kia of Branford, CT have named W.H.E.A.T, their Charity of the Month for January, 2021. W.H.E.A.T stands for West Haven Emergency Assistance Taskforce and, is a non-profit charity that exists on donations of food and funds. W.H.E.A.T has been serving the West Haven community for over 45 years. It is a volunteer organization that assists more than 5,000 households, which includes more than 1,000 school age children. These households and families are unemployed, underemployed, disabled, seniors on a fixed income, veterans with limited benefits and children.
Premier Subaru and Premier Kia are in a contest to fill a 2021 Subaru Forester and 2021 Kia Sportage, respectfully, full of non-perishable food to donate to W.H.E.A.T at the end of the month. The company itself will be starting off the drive with food donations. Both customers and employees will be participating to make this successful for W.H.E.A.T and the clients the organization serves.
Robert J Alvine, President of both Premier Subaru and Premier Kia stated "We are excited to start 2021 off with a food drive to W.H.E.A.T, an organization that has served the community of West Haven for more than 45 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, so many charitable organizations have suffered from a lack of donations and, we simply need to do our part. We look forward to this being the beginning of a long relationship with W.H.E.A.T".
Premier Subaru and Premier Kia of Branford, CT have served the Greater New Haven community for over 20 years. The company has contributed more than $1,000,000 to local organizations in an effort to benefits the communities in which the company's employee and customers work and live. Premier Subaru and Premier Kia are located on the Premier Auto-Mile, off I-95, Exit 54, in Branford, CT and the company's websites are www.premierkiact.com and www.premiersubaru.com.