VIP Tires & Service officials present a check for $164,517.42 to Make-A-Wish Maine. From left are Kate Vickery, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Maine; Tim Winkeler, president and CEO of VIP Tires & Service; John Quirk, owner and executive chairman; Gary MacCausland, senior vice president of operations; and Mary Daigle, senior manager of communications.

AUBURN — VIP Tires & Service announced another round of donations to Make-A-Wish as part of its longstanding commitment to charity and community.

In recent years, VIP customers and employees have raised more than $1 million on behalf of young children facing life-threatening medical conditions.

In 2022, Auburn-based VIP raised and donated over $164,000 to Make-A-Wish chapters across New England, including new record-level donations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

During its Season of Wishes campaign, VIP customers and employees raised over $82,000 and John Quirk, VIP’s executive chairman and owner, matched that, bringing the total to just over $164,000.

In recent years, VIP customers and employees have raised more than $1 million on behalf of young children facing life-threatening medical conditions.