Chicagoland automotive dealerships do not only sell cars, they also participate in a number of local causes, helping and enriching their communities. One such dealership is Arlington Toyota in Palatine. One of their most remarkable annual community events is Around the World Food Tasting, a unique event featuring some of the best local restaurants in the area. Every year in October Arlington Toyota partners up with Clearbrook, one of the largest human service agencies and charities in the Chicagoland area, to bring joy and happiness to people with disabilities and their families, and to give back to Clearbrook to support the cause.
“It’s 9th year when we hosted the Clearbrook event. We’re giving back to the community, and also giving back to Clearbrook,” says Scott Vicari, vice president of Arlington Toyota. “They have a lot of different families, with different types of disabilities, and for us to be able to open our house and to host them along with other vendors makes us feel a lot better about what we do for the community.”

With more and more recognition coming to the event each year, there are more and more people attending. This year it was approximately 700 people that gathered in the dealership that night.
“It seems that each year we get more and more participation, and that’s what it’s all about – getting out in the community, letting them know what we’re doing, letting Clearbrook get the word out as well, and by the time we do all that we start seeing a growing attendance, which is bringing in additional monies for Clearbrook.”

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