Charlie's Community Involvement

Charlie and his family feel it is very important for people to have top-notch health care in the local community. Charlie's is happy to be a major contributor to the Hospital Project, with a multi-year donation of $200,000. If you have a chance to visit the new facility, make sure you visit the maternity ward which Charlie and his family have sponsored. MaineGeneral offers a range of pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care services, classes and amenities in their warm and inviting Maternity & Pediatrics center at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. In 2024 Charlie's Family of Dealerships presented MaineGeneral's Harold Alfond Center for Cancer with a check for $56,500 for breast cancer awareness month, well over our goal or $30,000. Charlie's is also going to be a major sponsor for the center's upcoming expansion that will hopefully be starting soon.

Charlie's is proud to be a major sponsor for the new Nancy Shuman Animal Shelter in Augusta. The shelter, named after Charlie's wife, has been a lifelong dream of the Shuman family. The Charlie's organization has donated almost 2 million dollars to this project that cares for so many animals until they can find their forever homes. Since 1927 the Kennebec Valley Humane Society has provided shelter, food, and medical services to local animals in need. Our mission is to care for, protect, and place animals for adoption in lifelong homes; to prevent cruelty to animals by educating our communities in the proper or humane care of all animals. Our vision is to end pet overpopulation and to advance the humane treatment of all animals.

Charlie's has been involved with the United Way of Kennebec Valley for over 25 years. This is an organization that is not only near and dear to Charlie himself, but to every one of his employees. Charlie's employees donate money to this great cause through payroll deduction. As a matter of fact, over the last 10 years Charlie's has had 100% of its employees donate to the cause. Charlie and his family have chaired the annual fundraising for this cause in the past because they are so passionate about it. Charlie and his wife received the Norm Temple award for outstanding community service a few years ago. This honor goes to a community person/business who has truly gone above and beyond to help their community members in need. Charlie's is pleased to say that they donated $160,000 to the United Way of Kennebec County last year, and has donated approximately $1,400,000 over the last 10 years to this great cause who helps so many.

Charlie's is so excited to be a major supporter of the new Children's Center here in town. The center does so much to help children with special needs get the attention that they deserve to learn and grow. With the new project, the capacity of children that can attend the center has grown by over 100.

Every year around the holidays the Charlie's Dealership Group does a company-wide collection to make sure that Military families in need in the area have presents on Christmas morning. The dealership raises over $7,000 company-wide for this great cause and has done so for the past five years. No child should go without presents on Christmas morning.

Charlie's is proud to be the major sponsor of the new multi-sport turf field project for the Winthrop School system. This new facility will be a great place for the children of Winthrop to compete in sports such as football, field hockey, and soccer. The facility that adds to the beautification of the downtown area is also open to the community members of Winthrop for their enjoyment.