Scanlon Auto Group recently held its second company-wide Habitat Build Day in Fort Myers.
In January, more than 20 employees from Scanlon Auto joined 10 other local volunteers to help build a home in the Majorca Palms Estates off Ortiz Avenue.
Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc. purchased the partially developed Majorca Palms property in 2013 in order to convert the undeveloped land into 42 single-family home lots. Companies, like Scanlon Auto, may sponsor to build a Habitat home as well as donate their time to help raise the walls on the structure.
“Southwest Florida has been very good to us, and we want this community to thrive so that others may pursue their dreams here as well,” said Jay Scanlon, company vice president.
Habitat homes are built through the use of volunteer labor and donations of money and materials. The homes are then sold to low-income families with a low- or no-interest mortgage and monthly payments set at less than 30 percent of the homeowner’s income, making homeownership affordable.
Scanlon Auto supports a number of charitable events and organizations, contributing more than $200,000 locally each year. In addition to being major sponsors of the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, the company also contributes to The United Way of Lee County, Arts for ACT, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County, the Harry Chapin Food Bank and many other community organizations.
The Scanlon family has been operating car dealerships in Southwest Florida since 1980. Today, they include Scanlon Lexus and Scanlon Acura, both on South U.S 41 in Fort Myers.
For more information about Habitat, call (239) 652-1684. For more information on Scanlon Auto, call (239) 433- 2277 or visit www.scanlonauto.com.
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