With those pillars in mind, Cavender Cares has successfully reached over 100 different non-profit organizations, contributed over 100 volunteer hours, hosted several supply and food drives, donated over $200,000 of employee income, and over half a million dollars in company profits. These acts resulted in Cavender Auto Group receiving the 2022 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the San Antonio Business Journal. The secret to successful community giving? Employee involvement and partnerships within the community. A community is defined as a group of people that have common interests. A community can only achieve its’ definition by working together. One single person cannot spread community awareness to an entire company; it takes a team. Cavender Auto Group managed to do that by creating a team of Cavender Cares Ambassadors. Cavender Cares Ambassadors are volunteers from each Cavender dealership department, that attend community events and meetings, plan out a charitable plan of giving back throughout the year, and spread awareness and knowledge about community organizations to their colleagues. The Cavender Cares Ambassadors are the heart of Cavender Cares and involve the company in a deeper perception of the philanthropic branch. Many successful, profitable businesses deliver monetary donations to non-profit organizations in the community. Cavender Auto Group is setting the tone of community partnerships by digging deeper into the problem local organizations are facing. Incorporating in-kind donations; volunteer hours, supplies and branded items. Cavender Auto Group is driving into the community and changing the perception of the auto industry to the outside world. As the Cavender family has always said: before a company does well, they must do good.