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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
‘Share the Love Event' donates big locally
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — A local car dealership known for its philanthropy in the Valley donated more than $60,000 to local organizations. Boardman Subaru presented a check for $39,229 to Akron Children's Hospital of the Mahoning Valley and a check for $23,042 to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley on Tuesday. The money was raised during the dealership's annual 'Share the Love' event. 'I've been here my whole life. This is truly a hometown local dealer, family-run,' said Boardman Subaru owner Rob Fellman. 'We're all part of the community.' Since 2013, Boardman Subaru has generated over $440,000 for Akron Children's Hospital and Second Harvest Food Bank. This year's Share the Love event was no different. 'Every year during the Subaru Share the Love event, from November through the end of the year, everybody who buys or leases a car gets to choose between four national charities. There are also two local charities that we've partnered up with,' Fellman said. 'When you buy or lease a car, $325 goes to your choice of one of the six charities. Also, anybody in service who gets a routine service done — there's a contribution that goes to that as well.' Tuesday's donation to the local organizations is the largest to date. The money for both will make a huge impact on the community. 'Since this fine organization has been doing this program and helping to raise money for the people in need, 500,000 meals have been produced. We were able to provide 500,000 meals with the money that's been donated by Rob Fellman and Boardman Subaru. That's significant,' said Second Harvest Food Bank Executive Director Mike Iberis. 'We operate in three counties: Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull, so there are thousands of people every year who are being affected and benefit from this donation. This is a big deal.' The donation couldn't come at a better time for Second Harvest, which hasn't been immune to the effects of inflation. 'It's humbling to be here. It's humbling that we were chosen to be one of the recipients. For every dollar that we raise, we're able to provide six meals. Because of inflation, it went from ten meals for a dollar to six meals for a dollar,' Iberis said. 'So we just keep plugging every day, making sure that our 160 pantries are able to feed the people that come to them for help. We're hoping to just continue to do what we do, and with the help of someone like Rob Fellman, it's going to happen.' The sentiment is much the same from Akron Children's Hospital. 'Every dollar raised in the Valley stays in the Valley, so this check will go a long way to supporting our operations. Taking care of kids right here in the Valley, at our Beeghly campus, and also at our Neonatal Intensive Care Units embedded in Saint Elizabeth Boardman Hospital and Saint Joseph Hospital in Warren,' said Vice President of Akron Children's Hospital of the Mahoning Valley, Paul Olivier. 'We rely heavily on philanthropy because our motto and our promise is to turn no child away. So donations like this are very important to our operations. They help pay for staffing. They help pay for supplies. They help pay for things that families come to us in need. And, we're able to provide additional services, such as through our partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, now having our Food Farmacy.' The Share the Love event is just one of many ways Boardman Subaru gives back. The Share the Love event is just one of many ways Boardman Subaru gives back throughout the year. It's made donations to Mill Creek Park through the Subaru Loves the Earth initiative and donations to local schools through the Subaru Loves Education Program. Boardman Subaru has participated in Subaru Loves Pets with pet adoptions and is also involved with Operation Warm, which donates coats to children at local schools. Fellman says all of it is truly a team effort, as his staff participates in all of the programs as well. 'It's real. We don't do it for the publicity. We do it because it's a real deal,' he said. 'We want to be a good partner to the community. We want to take care of our customers, and we plan on being here a long, long time.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
17-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Pittsburgh rabbi reacts search warrant details in attack at Gov. Shapiro's Harrisburg residence
A Pittsburgh rabbi says Gov. Josh Shapiro holds moderate views of the Israel-Gaza war that are in line with where the majority of American Jews stand on the controversial topic. Shapiro's views have come into focus as a search warrant revealed the suspect in the arson attack on the governor's residence was motivated by the governor's perceived views on the war. Rabbi Daniel Fellman of Temple Sinai said he's also a moderate on the subject, saying he stands with Israel while being critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "What I've noticed is the American Jewish community is very divided," Fellman said. "There are people who are on the far left, there are people who are on the far right. The vast majority of the American Jewish community is somewhere in the middle." Shapiro has said both Israel has expressed its right to defend itself and that the death and destruction in Gaza cannot be ignored, which is a comment he made to the Washington Post. Shapiro has also called Netanyahu one of the worst leaders of all time. "He recognizes that Netanyahu is a flawed character," Fellman said. "He isn't saying, you know, Israel's right or wrong. He's saying, look, Israel's got a responsibility to behave properly, but also has to defend itself. And I think that's a moderate position to have." The middle view, he explained, recognizes that multiple groups call the land home and holy, and that Israel has a right to defend itself while Palestinians also have a right to live in freedom and security. Critics have argued Shapiro has gone too far when it comes to some pro-Palestinian protests. Shapiro said he supports those peacefully protesting. He's called some protests antisemitic that others view as peaceful He urged the University of Pennsylvania to disband a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on that campus, which he said had gotten out of control. A demonstrator involved in the protests on the University of Pittsburgh's campus was not available for an interview on Wednesday. For Fellman and countless other Jews, seeing an arson attack on the home of a Jewish governor on the first night of Passover felt like it could not have been a coincidence. "It scared the living daylights out of me. The America I know and love is welcoming and accepting of all faiths," Fellman said. "To think someone would have did that to a Jewish governor on Passover, I found horribly horrifying." Information from a search warrant only helped confirm that his suspicions were not misplaced. "To criticize a governor for a foreign policy issue over which he has no control is misplaced at very best, and to criticize a Jewish governor for a policy related to the land of Israel, to me, is inherently antisemitic," Fellman said. As for the attack itself, he makes one thing clear. "I'm fairly convinced that had he been a Presbyterian governor, the governor's mansion likely wouldn't have been attacked," Fellman said. "I think it's about him being a Jew." It's something he explained that is difficult to think about. "It's painful, it's very painful," Fellman said. "This is the painful reality of living in 2025 in America: the extremes have gotten out of control."
