Holiday Food + Toy Drive 2019

Each year that we host donation focused events, we are blown away by the support that we receive from our community of enthusiasts. You might remember last year that we hosted two separate events: a food drive, then a toy drive. This year, we decided to combine the two in an effort to extend the time to collect donations for the holiday season.

For this year’s event, we set up a vehicle display inside our shop, while most of the outside space was dedicated to our customers, friends, and family. We are thrilled to have received an enormous number of donations, ranging from bulks of canned and dry foods to brand new children’s bicycles and stuffed toys.

When we see the community show up for a cause like this, it reassures us that we are in the right place with the right people. The holidays are not an easy time for so many, and we aim to make even a small impact on our local community. Achieving this goal is largely thanks to you, the people who come out and support. So, we want to extend a huge thank you to those who donated this year. If you didn’t make it to the event, that’s perfectly fine; donations can still be made independently to the Alameda County Community Food Bank or the Fremont Fire Department.

Below, you’ll find a gallery of images that we shot during the event. We hope you enjoy the photos, and please feel free to share them (remember to tag us!). We thank you again for your support, and hope that you have a warm and happy holiday season.

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Community and Cause: Food Drive + Open House

For those who have been with us at the shop over the last 9+ years, you know that we enjoy hosting a variety of events at our space. Each time we have moved to a new location, we have put on an Open House event to welcome our customers to a new home of PTech. Our move to Fremont was a big one, and it took some time to get settled and back in the groove. That said, our typical Open House celebration was postponed—until now.

This time, we decided to combine our Open House with a charitable cause. We teamed up with the Alameda County Community Food Bank to collect canned food and dry goods donations for the coming holiday season. During a time of year that is so focused on family and gratefulness, we must remain aware of those who are in need. A food drive seemed to be one of the best ways for us to help those who desperately need it. We put out a call to the automotive community to help make this drive a success, and you did not disappoint. All said and done, we collected just over 1,000 lbs of food in addition to monetary donations. To us, that’s a huge deal, and we want to thank each and every one of you who showed up with donations and supported such an important cause. This event was a testament to the goodhearted spirit of this community, and we are so proud to be a part of it.

Side note: If you couldn’t make the Open House but would still like to donate to the ACCFB, you can donate online here. For every $1 donated, you help provide $7 worth of food for someone in need.

Last but not least, we’ve shared a photo recap of the event below. The turn out was wonderful and tons of great cars were displayed. We hope you enjoyed the event, and we look forward to seeing you at our Cars, Coffee and Toy Drive on December 1st!

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