Students from Washington State School for the Blind Navigate Vancouver by Touch

June 10, 2011
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Established in 1886, the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver has provided quality education to children from birth to 21 years of age. The school works to enhance children’s lives through their goal of independence for visually impaired and blind children. On June 9th, 2011 local businesses and organizatons joined the school for an annual hands?on tactile experience program for students. Community leaders drove student navigators, using driving directions writen in braille, around Vancouver in cars that ranged from hot rods, classic muscle cars to a modified Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. “Dick Hannah has been a part of this since we first started doing this for our kids,” said Dean Stenehjem, Superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind. “It means a lot to the school and the students to see community members and businesses so excited to do this for our kids,” he said. Students were greeted by over 20 cars driven by members of the community ready to follow directions read by students in braille.

Dick Hannah Dealerships Supports Summer Scholarships at WSU Vancouver

April 27, 2011

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Dick Hannah Dealerships is on a mission to make a difference in Southwest Washington. One thing that’s making a difference is a $67,000 gift that will provide scholarships to 10 Mobile Technology Research Fellows in the creative media and digital culture program at Washington State University Vancouver. The students will participate in the Mobile Tech Research Initiative this summer.

MTRI will take top-of-the-line students into two summer sessions where they will take advantage of existing curriculum to learn interface design, information architecture, coding, programming and multimedia production. All of their hands-on class work will center on building a mobile application as a team. By the end of the summer, the students will present a final product: a mobile app that Dick Hannah Dealerships can share with its customers.

Tree Planting

As the largest auto dealer company in the state of Washington, Dick Hannah Dealerships is setting the standard for environmental best practices for automobile dealerships across the country.Teaming up with the National Arbor Day Foundation, Dick Hannah Dealerships plants a tree with every car we sell. So far over 50,000 trees have been planted. At Dick Hannah Dealerships, we believe in supporting our community – this means our employees, our environment and our neighbors.We’re honored to be partnered with organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington, Southwest Washington Medical Center and The United Way.

How to Submit a Charitable Contribution Request

Thank you for inquiring about a charitable contribution for your organization from Dick Hannah Dealerships. Please understand that we receive hundreds of requests annually, and although each and every request is valid, we cannot contribute to all of them.

 
Please use the following guidelines when making your request:

• Requests must be submitted in writing, on organization (or event) letterhead at least 30 days in advance.
• A maximum of one request per calendar year will be fulfilled per organization.
• Contributions and/or sponsorships are NOT automatically renewed or assumed. Each submission is evaluated on a first time basis and will not be approved based on prior year’s participation.
• Requests must be sent in writing to the following address:

Your written request on your organization’s letterhead MUST include the following information:

• Name of event/organization requesting contribution
• Contact person’s name, address, phone number and email address
• Date, description and location of event
• Whether contribution will be part of a silent auction
• Opportunities for Dick Hannah Dealerships to be listed in promotional materials for event