How Safelite AutoGlass helps shield Columbus’ needy

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Tom Feeney
president and CEO
Safelite AutoGlass
(614) 210-9000 | www.safelite.com
 
A window into giving
How Safelite AutoGlass helps shield Columbus’ needy
 
Safelite AutoGlass has been involved in giving back to the Central Ohio community for more than two decades since the company’s corporate headquarters moved to Columbus in 1990. Safelite AutoGlass’s charitable outreach includes both financial and volunteer support.
Directed by CEO Tom Feeney, Safelite gives all its associates two paid days off to volunteer — one at an organization of their choice and one as a team or department.
The Safelite Charitable Foundation has donated almost $4 million since its inception to support organizations that support human services. The foundation was created in 2005 as the 501(c)(3) giving arm of the company, aimed at supporting organizations that promote the health and well-being of families through monetary and in-kind contributions and volunteer hours.
Among the numerous organizations that have benefited from Safelite’s generosity through the years are the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus and the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Safelite also participates in National Giving Week and presents an annual charity golf tournament.
“We are thankful for the continued support of Safelite’s leadership and employees,” says Michael Carroll, who retired in 2012 after a long term as CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus. “Their continued commitment to our communities — as demonstrated by their support of so many of our programs, including providing leadership at the board of directors level — is a great benefit to us and the people living in Central Ohio.”