DARCARS Gives County Students More Than Just A Good Deal

PGCPS CEO Dr. Monica Goldson. PHOTO: RAOUL DENNIS //PRINCE GEORGE’S SUITE MAGAZINE & MEDIA

Community Involvement Reaches Beyond The Showroom Floor

It is like waving a magic wand and making a problem go away.

In truth, it wasn’t magic. For DARCARS Toyota, it was the money.

DARCARS Toyota waved that magic wand in December and made a $25,000 lunch debt go away for hundreds of county school children.

DARCARS Automotive Group announced that DARCARS Toyota will pay off the school lunch debt for every student in Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS).

DARCARS Chief Operating Officer Jamie Darvish presented the $25,000 check to the nonprofit Excellence in Education Foundation for Prince George’s County Public Schools at William Hall Academy in Capitol Heights. “DARCARS Toyota is happy for the opportunity to be able to pay off the current school lunch debt of every student in Prince George’s County,” said DARCARS COO Jamie Darvish. “School lunch debt is a serious problem in this country that impacts the well-being of students and their families. As a member of the Prince George’s County community, we at DARCARS felt it was our obligation to step up and help families in need.”

“By clearing school lunch debt, DARCARS Toyota [gave] a special present this holiday season to the Excellence in Education Foundation for [Prince George’s County Public Schools], our students and their families,” said Dr. Monica Goldson, Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO. “This donation will not only cover debt accumulated from the start of this school year, but help extend the community that surrounds Prince George’s County Public Schools.”

Unfortunately, more than 75% of school districts across the country report having unpaid student school lunch debt, including Prince George’s County. When parents fall behind on school lunch payments, it is the children who ultimately suffer from embarrassment, poor nutrition and potentially long term self-esteem issues. Fortunately, people are becoming educated about this issue as celebrities and ordinary people are stepping up to help retire the debt.

DARCARS Automotive Group was founded in 1977 as a family-owned business. Led by owners John Darvish and Jamie Darvish, the company has become one of the nation’s top-ranked privately owned automotive groups in the country with locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and Florida.