Overland Park & Johnson County Community Service

Olathe Ford is located just 2.5 miles from Overland Park and sells more vehicles to Overland Park residents than any other automobile dealership. As one of the 100 largest Ford Dealers in the county, Olathe Ford has the largest selection on new and used cars trucks and vans in the metropolitan Kansas City area.

At Olathe Ford, we take our role as a corporate citizen seriously. Olathe Ford sponsors Hurricane Katrina Relief, a college scholarship, supports the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4-H, the Johnson County Fair, Spring Hill Fall Festival, Johnson County Old Settlers, YMCA, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, Olathe Community Theater Association, Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Johnson County Christmas Bureau, numerous youth sports teams and many other community events. Olathe Ford hosts blood drives with Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City and child identification programs.

Olathe Ford recently provided this golf cart for the
Olathe Police teen alcohol awareness program

Drive for Education

As part of our continuing commitment to the surrounding community, Olathe Ford offers a fund raising program to Overland Park and Johnson County, Kansas area youth organizations and grade & middle schools.

In the Drive For Education program, one week is set aside in which Overland Park area school and youth organizations earn $10 for each parent that comes in and test drives a new or used car. This program can be done any time of the year. Please contact Marketing Manager Keith Stokes at olathe@olatheford.com for more details.
 

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Olathe Ford actively supports the MDA, providing vehicles for use in the various MDA Overland Park area Jail & Bail events, and participating in the sale of Shamrocks to benefit MDA.  From 1999 - 2002, Olathe Ford hosted portions of the the Kansas City Muscular Dystrophy Association's Labor Day Jerry Lewis Telethon and contributed $100 to MDA for each vehicle sold that week. To date, over $70,000 has been contributed to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

Olathe Ford Lincoln Mercury Scholarships

For 15 years, Olathe Ford has offered scholarships to graduating seniors at area schools. Olathe Ford has awarded over $80,000 in scholarships to area students. The scholarship program has been significantly for 2009, but Olathe Ford Lincoln Mercury is still offering a $1,000 college scholarship to be received by high school senior who is participating in FFA at Olathe North High School or Spring Hill High School.

Details on applying for the Olathe Ford FHA College Scholarship. The deadline for applying for FFA Scholarship is February 15, 2009.

Olathe Ford Sales Manager adopts 6 children
from Children's Hope International

Olathe Ford was the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce 1995 Corporate Citizen of the year.

Copyright © 1996-2009 Olathe Ford is the largest dealership of any make in the state of Kansas and one of 100 largest Ford Dealerships in the United States. We have been serving Johnson County, Overland Park and the surrounding area with the same owners and senior management for over 30 years. Olathe Ford is the largest Ford Business Preferred Dealer in the United States - year after year.