Tom’s Car Care Center Holds Annual ‘Lube-A-Thon’ for Hospice Care Center

Tom’s Car Care Center of South Bend, Indiana, is holding its 19th-annual Lube-A-Thon to benefit the Center for Hospice Care, according to 95.3 MNC.

Taking place July 26, those who attend the event and donate $45 or more to Center for Hospice Care will receive a complimentary oil change and car wash at Tom’s Car Care Center. With an oil change at the shop typically costing $54.99–$84.99 with a car wash thrown in–the event will save customers money while supporting a good cause.

Additionally, those who donate will also receive a T-shirt, goodie bag, and a coffee and baked treat from the neighboring coffee shop. According to a Facebook post from the Center for Hospice, the South Bend Medical Foundation will also be on-site at this year’s event to collect blood donations.

Dennis Zmyslo, co-owner of Tom’s Car Care Center, said that all the proceeds earned from the event will go to the Center for Hospice Care. For the past decade, the shop’s oil suppliers RelaDyne and DuraMax have donated oil to the shop to use for Lube-A-Thon.

“Years ago we were looking for an organization to help out and we heard a lot of good things about the Center for Hospice Care–and that was before we had ever had an experience of using the Center for Hospice Care,” told Zymslo. “Since then, I’ve had multiple grandparents that have had hospice care, and we hear from a lot of our customers the good things they do for people in their time of need.”