Category Archives: Community Involvement

SOCKtember 2023

SOCKtember 2023

What is SOCKtember? We are so glad you asked! September is the month we dedicate to collecting NEW SOCKS that we will donate to local charities in our community. Socks are one of the most high-demand items that are needed for people of all ages. Our Team will be competing with other teams throughout the world (yes, there are other countries competing!) to try and collect the MOST new socks for charity. This Annual Sock Raising Competition started in 2020. We joined Jon Isaacson's Team in 2021 & 2022. This year we started our own Team: The SOCK-et Wrenches! Who are The SOCK-et Wrenches? Our Team is made up of 10 Auto Repair Shops across the United States! How do we know each other? We met through ATI -- the Automotive Training Institute. Our group meets on a monthly basis to collaborate, learn, and grow together. This year we decided to team-up to collect socks together, across the country. At the end of the month, eac ... read more

Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show 2023

Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show 2023

The Prairie Street Rod Car Show in Yelm, WA! Each year at the end of April the Yelm Chamber of Commerce holds the Yelm Home and Garden Show. As part of the event, the Prairie Street Rod Association hosts a Car Show. Last year was our first time participating as the Car Show sponsor. Our Team had the opportunity to sponsor the Car Show again this year. A big shout out to Bart and Amber for being this year's judges! Check out our short video to see this year's winners. There were so many Car Show participants this year, it was hard to choose! But we think Bart & Amber made some excellent choices. Thank you to the Yelm Community for another successful and fun event!   Please give us a call or click here to schedule online. ... read more

Thank You Yelm Businesses!

Thank You Yelm Businesses!

We want to give a HUGE shout out to the Yelm Businesses who participated with us in our Grand Opening celebration!! Because of you we were able to give away lots of fun prizes to our guests, through our free raffle drawing. Thank you so much! Watch our short video below to see the prizes. If you'd like to see a longer video of our event, it's coming soon! Scroll down to see info about each of the Yelm Businesses who participated with us. You will also find links to their websites. Thank you Yelm! Thank you to the Team at 507 Taproom and Filling Station! Link to their Website: 507TapRoomandFillingStation.comLink to their Social Media: Facebook  ... read more

Socktember 2022 at Graham Auto Repair

Socktember 2022 at Graham Auto Repair

During the month of September Businesses are collecting New Socks that will be donated to local charities. At Graham Auto Repair we are one of the drop-off locations! This annual sock raising competition started in 2020. We joined up in 2021 and are excited to participate again this year! Please help our team meet our goal of raising 100,000 socks this year!!! You can learn more about SOCKtember by watching the DYOJO video Here: You can also watch the Graham Auto Repair video with Jon from ARES in 2021 Here: Drop off your New Sock Donations in September at Graham Auto Repair! We will be accepting sock donations at both of our locations. Choose the location nearest to you: Graham, WA or Yelm, WA. If you live in the Graham Community, you can also drop off your socks at one of the other locations that are part ... read more

Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show 2022

Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show 2022

Graham Auto Repair had the opportunity to sponsor the Car Show last month, at the Nisqually Valley Home and Garden Show. Our Marketing Manager, Lacie, attended the Car Show with her two daughters. They got to choose one of the winners of the Car Show! Check out our short video below to see the Sponsor's Choice Winner. Even though it started to rain pretty hard right at the end of the show! The sun came back just in time for us to shoot some pictures with the winner. Our team is looking forward to being part of the Yelm Community. Check out our recent blog for a quick update about about our second shop, which is located in Yelm, WA. We are hoping to open our 2nd shop by the end of May 2022. Keep watching our social media, like Facebook and Instagram ... read more

What Is Socktember?

What Is Socktember?

What is SOCK-Tember?? In this video Lacie from Graham Auto Repair, met-up with Jon from ARES "Advanced Restoration Environmental Services" in Graham, WA. They discuss SOCKtember, what it is, how it works, and why we are doing it.   During the month of September businesses are collecting New Socks that will be donated to local charities. There are many different teams competing to collect the most New Socks this year! At Graham Auto Repair we are a drop-off location for TeamARES aka "The Best Dang Sock-Raising Team" in Pierce County, WA. We want to raise A LOT of socks this year so that we can WIN!! And of course to support local charities! Here Are the Sock Drop-Off Sites for our Team:  - Graham Auto Rep ... read more

Socktember 2021 at Graham Auto Repair

Socktember 2021 at Graham Auto Repair

  Have you heard about SOCKTember?? During the month of September Businesses are collection New Socks that will be donated to local charities. Our Team at Graham Auto Repair has joined up with TeamARES as a drop-off location for all of your sock donations!! Who is TeamARES? ARES is a local business that is partnered with the Graham Business Association, just like we are. ARES stands for "Advanced Restoration Environmental Services." Their team assists their clients through the process of Home Repair Insurance Claims, for things like fire and water damage. You can check out their website here: https://www.aresrestoration.com/ We will be making a video for SOCKtember next week. In the meantime, you can check out this YouTube video by The DYOJO:     Drop off your New Sock Donations in September at Graham Auto Repair! Thank you so much for your support! If you have any questions or would ... read more

Thank You Graham Fire & Rescue!

Thank You Graham Fire & Rescue!

Click on the Link or the Picture Above to watch our YouTube Video or find us on TikTok! Guess what today is? International Fire Fighter Day! There is no better time to stop what you're doing and say, "Thank you!" to your local Fire Fighters! We are so thankful for the Fire and Rescue Crew in Graham, Washington, and for everything that they do to continuously protect our community. There are 5 Fire Stations with 93 Crew Members who serve our area! They are awesome, and we want to make sure that they know how much they are appreciated. We decided to show our thanks by giving them a Free Oil Service at Graham Auto Repair for one personal vehicle for each Fire Fighter. O’Reilly Auto Parts in Graham joined us by donating the Oil Filters. Thank you Graham Fire ... read more