Community Involvement- Smail Cares

Smail Auto Group is dedicated to giving back to the community. We proudly support the following organizations as they continue to make a tremendous impact for all the people involved. Since 2011, Smail Auto Group has donated over two million dollars to these and various other non-profits.

Our Smail Cares campaigns feature three primary categories: Breast Cancer Awareness, and ending/reducing hunger through our local Westmoreland County Food Bank and local Military.

Breast Cancer Awareness
Every October during national Breast Cancer Awareness month, Smail Auto Group donates to charities that impact women and families with cancer on a variety of levels, including research and awareness, early detection, patient support programs, hair replacement options and scholarships. Our signature Pink Ribbons displayed in various creative formats on our buildings and vehicles along Route 30 in Greensburg inspire awareness and hope in Westmoreland County. Since 2011, Smail Auto Group has collectively donated over $790,000 to various Breast Cancer Awareness non-profits.

Magee Womens Research Institute & Foundation
Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation, located in Pittsburgh, is the largest research institute in the U.S. devoted exclusively to women’s health research and they impact lives every day. They are originators of fundamental research that inform health care innovations all over the world. They work with research and academic institutions from Boston to Bangkok, from San Francisco to Sidney, from Bueno Aires to Beijing. At Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation, they see a better, healthier world in which women’s health has the scientific prominence and cultural status it deserves.
www.mageewomens.org

Westmoreland Walks
Westmoreland Walks, Inc. was created in the year 2002 by a group of women who were touched by breast cancer in some way. Some battled the disease, and some stood by a friend during the fight. Wanting to contribute toward breast cancer research and do something to help women during and after a breast cancer diagnosis, the idea of the walk was born. Held in early October, funds raised through these walks are donated to the following organizations: Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, Spa Serenity Day, Pink Ribbon Scholarship, and the Pink Angel Fund. Westmoreland Walks – “Finding a cure now…so our daughters and granddaughters won’t have to.”
www.westmorelandwalks.org

American Cancer Society, Real Men Wear Pink
Smail Auto Group partnered with the American Cancer Society in 2017 to support their Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Since then, nine Smail men have accepted the challenge to raise awareness and money to support the American Cancer Society’s mission. Jeff Smail, Jr. , Marcus Smail and many other Smail Auto managers have participated and raised a combined total of $136,700. Custom t-shirt campaigns, a cornhole tournament, along with company, customer, and employee donations helped them achieve their fundraising goals. Every dollar raised helps the American Cancer Society save lives from breast cancer through early detection and prevention, innovative breast cancer research, and patient support. www.Cancer.org

Westmoreland County Food Bank
On your mark, get set, go! In 2018, we relaunched and renamed our annual food bank campaign, the ”Smail 500 Food Drive – Race for the Cup”. With some friendly competition, our goal is to feed 500 families for the holiday season and see which store can “race” to the finish line with the most items collected in predetermined categories each week. Smail Auto Group employees from all 9 store locations designate crew chiefs to rally their team members and collect nonperishable items for the Westmoreland County Food Bank. The results since the revamp have been stellar. The Westmoreland County Food Bank stated, “Smail Auto Group owns the title for the largest food drives by a corporation to date with over 30,000 pounds of food in 3 years”. We are so incredibly proud of all of our Smail locations for collecting food for local families in need! Smail Auto Group also made a generous $25,000 donation in July 2020 during the pandemic to provide for area families.  www.westmorelandfoodbank.org/

Other important organizations we support include…

Westmoreland Cultural Trust

Westmoreland Cultural Trust is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to stimulate cultural and economic development in the Westmoreland County region. They promote the performing arts; preserve and enhance the region’s assets for the benefit of the community. Smail Auto Group is proud to be a corporate partner and support variety of WCT events throughout the year. www.thepalacetheatre.org/westmoreland-cultural-trust/