Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Inc., raised nearly $4 million for Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2019 to help more than 600,000 kids and teens get access to high-impact, out-of-school programming through the Bridgestone Driving Great Futures initiative.
The 2019 program awarded 110 transportation grants to Boys & Girls Clubs across the U.S., the company says.
Thirty of the grants were awarded to purchase new passenger vans equipped with Bridgestone Ecopia tires. An additional 80 grants were used by Clubs for maintenance and repairs of existing vehicles, fuel costs and to hire bus drivers. Local BSRO stores also supported the program by donating more than 2,500 hours of company time to service existing Boys & Girls Club vehicles, unveil new vans and volunteer at Clubs in the local community.
Since 2015, BSRO has raised $10.5 million for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the company says.
