Community Support
Community Support
Did you know that Preferred Auto Dealerships have been servicing the West Michigan area for more than 40 years? We are very proud of it.
Giving back is a large part of our promise as your local business partner. We are proud sponsors of multiple organizations and nonprofits around the region. We support local Michigan schools including Muskegon Christian Schools, Muskegon Community College, Grand Haven Christian School, Muskegon Catholic Central, Spring Lake High School, Reeths-Puffer High School, and Grand Haven High School.
We care about the health of our community so, for many years, have been supporting Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, National Kidney Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, International Rett Syndrome Foundation, and The Mayo Clinic.
Because we live in West Michigan - we enjoy and support community events including Grand Haven Artwalk, Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival, The Sandy Corley Memorial Run, Unity Christian Music Festival, and the Sportsmen for Youth event called Youth Day.
If you're a charity or local business entity and would like to LEARN MORE, contact us. We truly do have a strong commitment to activism within the community.
We invite you to get involved with the community just as much as we do. Sponsorships and donations allow these organizations to achieve their goals. Maybe it's because we're family-owned and operated or maybe we just have big hearts, but our community investment is top of mind. Our Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon dealerships are not only committed to excellence and customer satisfaction in the car-buying process, but also when it comes to helping those in need.
EDUCATION
Muskegon Catholic Central
Muskegon Catholic Central is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Muskegon, Michigan. Muskegon Catholic Central has won 12 football state championships (1980, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Grand Haven Christian Schools
Grand Haven Christian Schools are teaching from the reformed perspective, believing that God is the Lord of all areas of life.
Muskegon Christian School
Muskegon Christian School has a mission to provide academic excellence with a Christian worldview to engage each student in a lifetime of Christian Discipleship.
Spring Lake High School
Spring Lake High School offers Advanced Placement courses in U.S. History, Economics, Biology, Spanish, English, and Calculus, as we as International Baccalaureate courses in World History, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish, English, Calculus, and Psychology.
Reeths-Puffer High School
Reeths-Puffer High School District is the second largest school district in Muskegon County, with 3,805 students. Reeths-Puffer currently has an early education center, three elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school.
Grand Haven High School
Continuing a long-standing Tradition of Excellence! Working together as TEAM GH… One Family, One Team, One Grand Haven.
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Community College was founded as Muskegon Junior College in 1926 and has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association since 1929.
LOCAL EVENTS
Grand Haven Artwalk
An annual celebration of artists, local businesses, and members of the Lake Shore community in a collective collaboration of art.
Coast Guard Festival
Hosting a nationally recognized festival that honors and respects the men and women of the Coast Guard. Building relationships with Coast Guard leadership that fosters the theme of “Grand Haven Coast Guard City USA!”
The Sandy Corley Memorial Run
Sandy passed away on June 29, 1989, after suffering with cancer. That fall, the first event was held in Sandy's honor.
Unity Christian Music Festival
Unity Christian Music Festival is a three-day Christian festival held annually during the month of August at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan.
Sportsmen For Youth
Youth Day, for on by Sportsmen for Youth, is a free, family-friendly event designed to introduce and educate youth to all things outdoors – ranging from hunting and fishing to conservation and stewardship of natural resources.
Burning Foot Beer Festival
The Burning Foot Beer Festival is a celebration of beer, beach, art, and music. The festival will be held August 25th along Lake Michigan's beautiful Lake Shore in Muskegon, Michigan, offering the perfect way to end the summer.
HEALTH
The Mayo Clinic
As a not-for-profit organization, The Mayo Clinic reinvests all earnings into improving patient care.
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health's employees and physicians share a common mission: To improve the health of the communities we serve.
National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation, a major voluntary non-profit health organization, is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases.
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to advance cures and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF)
The core mission of the IRSF is to fund research for treatments and a cure for Rett Syndrome, while enhancing the overall qualify of life for those living with Rett Syndrome by providing information, programs, and services.
VETERANS
Toys For Tots
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children.
Team RWB
Team RWB's mission is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.
ANIMALS
Pound Buddies
At Pound Buddies, our core purpose is to care for homeless dogs and find them new loving families. Our mission is to provide shelter for homeless, abused, or neglected dogs.
SPORTS
The Muskegon All-Star Classic
The Muskegon All-Star Classic (MAC is West Michigan's only high school all-star football game. The MAC gives graduated senior athletes an opportunity to showcase their talents with the best student athletes in the greater Muskegon area.
A.G.A. Nation
A.G.A. Nation is the gross roots connection to the action sports world. Since 2007, A.G.A. Nation has delivered “adrenaline style” events and programming throughout the Midwest and United Sates.
Side Effects, Inc.
Side Effects, Inc. specializes in raising advertising and sponsorship revenue to fund new equipment and provide a revenue stream for high school athletic departments nationwide.
The YMCA
With a focus on nurturing the potential of every child and teenager, improving the nation's health and well-being, and proving opportunities to give back and support neighbors.
Muskegon Lumberjacks
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are proud and dedicated members of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league and leading provider of NCAA players and National Hockey League draft picks in the United States.
OTHER CAUSES
Walk The Beat
Walk The Beat is an organization based in Grand Haven, Michigan, with a dedication to providing musical instruments, opportunity, and lessons for kids – regardless of their economic backgrounds.
Mediation & Restorative Services
Serving the citizens of Muskegon, Manistee, and Oceana Counties, Mediation & Restorative Services provides an alternative for the resolution of disputes and reconciliation of disputing parties.
Pursuing A Dream Foundation
The Pursuing A Dream Foundation was born in August of 2002 by Dave Owen and his wife, Jane. They established it to provide outdoors recreational opportunities regardless of a person's limitations.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shares a mission of preventing and relieving suffering – in Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Michigan Counties and around the world.