Sun Auto Tire Launches Community Initiative

Sun Auto Tire & Service announced the launch of Drive With Purpose, a community service impact initiative involving teammates and guests.

The program is organized around three focus areas: community partnerships, veteran causes and educational development. 

The community partnerships strategy will "support local events, food banks and grassroots efforts that strengthen the neighborhoods Sun Auto serves, while creating new ways for routine maintenance to contribute to fundraising efforts," according to officials.

The campaign will also support veterans and first responders "through trusted nonprofit partners, with programs that promote mobility, independence and pathways to meaningful careers beyond service." For its educational development focus, Sun Auto Tire & Service will invest in "technical education and workforce training, helping create new pathways for future technicians and strengthening the long-term health of the automotive industry." 

"Drive With Purpose is a platform in which we can support our local communities every day," says Tony Puckett, Sun Auto Tire & Service CEO. "It connects the automotive service work that we are doing in our stores to the opportunity to serve others in need within our local markets and gives our teams and guests a great way to support these amazing charitable organizations. Every mile truly matters, and this is how we bring that to life."

The company hopes to build on its community involvement projects through Drive With Purpose. Last year, it invested over $70,000 toward charitable giving and has already donated $30,000 in Q1 of this year. 

In January, over 700 teammates attended the DRIVE 2026 Leadership Workshop in Arizona.  Regional teams from across the Sun Auto Network competed for donations toward charities in their local communities, including America's VetDogs, Susan G. Komen, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, TechForce Foundation and No Kid Hungry.