Jim’s Automotive and the Highland High School Marching Band—A Love Story!

A word about our community and a local business that steps up every time.  We parents of the Highland High School Band kids are very proud of the fantastic Hornet band but what with APS budget cuts, the theft of our band truck, and regular ongoing band expenses…….we are always in fundraising mode.  Jim at Jim’s Automotive, on Washington and Lead, has stepped up every time we have asked to do a car wash at his corner.  Not only does he give us permission but he shows up with a couple of easy ups, giant car wash signs (that he must have purchased for us) and two of those inflatable wacky waving tube men.  He does this all on his day off.  Talk about a community oriented man.  We’ve raised about $4,000 at Jim’s car washes in the last 12 months or so and that pays for a lot of buses to take kids to football games, a lot of instrument repair, a lot of music and much more.  Thank you Jim!  And by the way, this band mom has taken her cars to Jim’s for many years and they are fair and honest and talented.

Dawn Graber