HAMPDEN — Coastal Auto parts donated $16,000 to the Maine Veterans Project on Jan. 22. The money will go to RH Foster to provide heating assistance for Maine Veterans.
Coastal Auto Parts is a family-owned Maine company that owns and operates 30 NAPA Auto Part Stores throughout the state. The original store and corporate Office is in Ellsworth.
The campaign kicked off Nov. 17 and ran in conjunction with Coastal Auto Parts’ Milwaukee Tool Sale through Dec. 31. During that time Coastal Auto Parts sold paper MVP logos at all their locations and gathered donations from NAPA Auto Care Centers.
We appreciate the efforts of all our stores and communities, but we would like to recognize the following towns for going above and beyond. Caribou raised $3,700; Belfast raised $2,900; Ellsworth and Bangor raised $1,200 each. In the three years Coastal Auto Parts has been doing this project it has raised over $35,000.
The Maine Veterans Project offers a variety of programs and services for veterans. Through strategic partnerships, sponsorships and generous donations they are able to keep these programs going strong while continuously striving to improve their reach.