LANCASTER – Spreading a message of “Helpful after the Holidays” and to raise awareness for local food bank donation needs, the Helpful Honda Guys in Blue have been traveling around Lancaster helping residents in a variety of unexpected ways this month.
“As we recalibrate from the holidays and settle into the New Year, it’s sometimes easy to forget that those less fortunate still need our help, and the importance of staying helpful in our communities like Lancaster,” Honda said in a statement.
Most recently the Helpful Blue Shirts were spotted volunteering at Lancaster Community Shelter and painting Monte Vista Elementary as part of the 6th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
They have also been surprising residents with small acts of kindness, such as opening doors, carrying groceries, distributing reusable bags for shoppers, keeping residents hydrated with water and picking up litter around town.
Over the next few weeks, the Guys in Blue will be handing out complimentary roses on Valentine’s Day and volunteering at local food banks and blood drives.
They’re encouraging residents to lend a helping hand, as well, to local organizations such as Grace Resource Center.
Get fun tips and location clues from the Helpful Blue Shirts at facebook/socalhonda or on Twitter @HelpfulHonda.
Stinger says
I didn’t know that there is a Sam’s Club in Lancaster… And those deciduous trees seem to be doing very well for the winter, too…
equipoize says
SO happy that MOnte Vista got some fresh paint! Let’s keep making heros of people who do Service!!! Wonderful!!!
irishgirl_lucky says
Awesome!…Now, just what IF?, EVERYONE EVERYWHERE would do at least ONE act of kindness and goodness a day what a better place Earth would be to dwell on??!!!…IMAGINE THAT!!! :)
irishgirl_lucky says
I guess I can only HOPE and try to always think possitive
J. Ripper says
Are they from Honda corporate or from Lancaster Honda?
Bob says
Southern California Honda Dealers Association which is incorporated.
So it’s not from Honda’s main corporate office, though I am sure due to licensing and such they probably had to receive corporate permission.
Southern California seems to be the only place having this go on, at least that I have heard so far.
J. Ripper says
It just seems that the article only mentions they’re doing it in Lancaster, which implicitly gives credit to Lancaster Honda over Robertson’s Palmdale.
Bob says
As far as corporate advertising goes, this is pretty good. I’d love to see more huge corporations go around doing random and helpful things like this.