Community Members Add $1 Million to Local Philanthropic Leaders’ $2 Million; First Lady Abby Cox’s Show Up Utah Organizes Volunteers to Sort Donations Beginning Next Week; Monetary Drive Runs through March 31
SANDY, UT (March 17, 2022) – The Larry H. Miller Company and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation announced the Driven to Assist community fundraiser and donation drive to benefit refugees fleeing Ukraine received 250 bins, enough to fill approximately 13 semi-trucks, of donated goods and $1 million in community donations.
“The outpouring of generosity and love we’ve seen from this drive is absolutely astounding,” said Gail Miller, chairman of the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation. “Your donations from a pair of socks or one dollar up to pallets of blankets and truckloads of diapers add up, and each act of kindness matters. Thank you for making a difference and enriching lives here at home and around the world.”
First Lady Abby Cox’s initiative, Show Up, will help organize volunteer efforts to sort and prepare donations for distribution. Volunteer shifts will be available in the coming days.
“The governor and I have been humbled by the grace and generosity Utahns have displayed as we’ve taken in these donations. When there is a need, Utah shows up time and time again,” said Abby Cox, Utah’s First Lady. “My team and I are working anxiously on a plan to organize these donations for our sisters and brothers overseas, and we look forward to coming together with Utahns in the coming days to sort and ship them. We’ve also received thousands of notes and pieces of artwork at the Governor’s Mansion, which will be included in the shipment and bring heart and hope to those who are suffering.”
The Larry H. Miller Company would like to thank the many community partners who made this initiative possible, including:
- Utah Food Bank for transporting and storing donations.
- Show Up Utah for organizing volunteer efforts, including sorting donations and note cards for Ukrainian children.
- Vivint Arena, Rio Tinto Stadium, Smith’s Ballpark, Daybreak, LiveDaybreak, Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres at Jordan Commons, Thanksgiving Point, and Legacy Crossing for collecting donated items.
- Intermountain Healthcare for providing transportation from donation drop-off locations to the storage facility and other large donations.
- Sister Goods for encouraging the donation of period products.
- doTERRA for donating two pallets of emergency hygiene kits.
- Sunrun for donating 1,500 solar lights.
- Sew Sweet Minky Designs for donating 1,600 blankets.
- Onset Financial for donating 150 boxes of emergency items.
- Minky Couture for donating 900 blankets.
Monetary donations made to the Community Foundation of Utah (CFU) through LHM.com will be matched up to $2 million with contributions from the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation, Todd and Andie Pedersen Family, Ryan and Ashley Smith, Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation, Kem and Carolyn Gardner Family, the Huntsman Family Foundation, Jeremy and Kristin Andrus Family Foundation, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Ron and Janet Jibson Family Foundation, Bert and Lynnie Zimmerli Family Foundation, Ann and Mitt Romney Family, Brent and Jill Bishop, Zions Bank, and other anonymous donors. CFU will distribute donated funds to trusted organizations on the ground.
About the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation
The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation was established in 2007 to continue the philanthropic spirit exemplified by Larry and Gail Miller for future generations. The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation supports programs that enrich lives and communities in the areas of health and medicine, shelter and food security, education and training, jobs and economic self-reliance, and cultural and spiritual enrichment.
About the Larry H. Miller Company
Headquartered in Sandy, Utah, the Larry H. Miller Company (the LHM Company) is a privately-owned business with operations located mainly across the western United States. As a portfolio of companies and investments, the LHM Company’s focus falls within the primary categories of real estate, health care, finance, entertainment, sports, and long-term strategy and investments, as well as philanthropy. For more information about the Larry H. Miller Company, visitwww.lhm.com.
