What do you get when you combine 19 soapbox cars, five course features, a water pit, a surprise rainstorm, some incredible costumes, a few crashes, and $10,500 for local nonprofits? One unforgettable 5th Annual Kendall Auto Soapbox Derby! Families, schools, local businesses, community groups, and Kendall teams came together at River’s Edge Golf Course for…
Our community came together for a lively morning of Bingo Brunch at Blacksmith Public House in Redmond, raising just under $1,200 for Furnish Hope as part of Kendall’s Catwalk for a Cause with our store’s Hope Ambassador, Eric Kelley! We are incredibly grateful to Blacksmith Public House for partnering with us to host this special…
The last weekend in September marked the final movie of the Let’s Watch Movie Series with Citizens 4 Community, and we couldn’t have asked for a better way to wrap up the season. Our community bundled up and joined us at Lazy Z Ranch for an outdoor showing of A Bug’s Life in the perfect…
Kendall’s 2026 Catwalk for a Cause returns October 24th, bringing 300 members of our community together to celebrate what hope looks and feels like in everyday people. Community leaders, called Hope Ambassadors, have pledged to raise $2500 leading up to the event, where their efforts will be celebrated with dinner, drinks, a runway that shares…
This September, Kendall Cares is teaming up with The Giving Plate for Cereal for Children, a month-long food drive with one big goal: fill a truck with cereal for local families! Throughout the entire month of September, we’re inviting our Central Oregon community to drop off boxes of cereal at Kendall Auto Group. Any brand,…
The 5th Annual Kendall Auto Soapbox Derby is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see what our community builds this year! Whether you’re putting the finishing touches on your Soapbox car, just getting started, or still thinking about joining the fun, we’d love to invite you to our Soapbox Build Night on Tuesday, August 11th from 5:00pm –…
It’s impossible to fit all the highlights from such an unforgettable week into one recap, but we’re giving it our best shot! The 106th Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo was packed with incredible memories, and the Kendall team was proud to be part of the excitement from start to finish. Between welcoming fairgoers, firing up…
There’s no better way to celebrate Independence Day than alongside the Central Oregon community, and this year’s Redmond 4th of July Parade was one for the books. With 90 floats entered by local businesses, community organizations and beyond, this year’s parade was one of the largest yet. Thousands of spectators lined the streets of downtown…
From supporting local youth to celebrating rodeo traditions, the 2026 Crooked River Roundup was a week to remember. Kendall Auto Central Oregon was proud to partner with several events throughout the week, celebrating the people, organizations, and traditions that make this community so special. The festivities began at the annual Rural Oregon Community Foundation Dinner…
Kendall Central Oregon is proud to partner with Bend FC soccer to help create access for more youth sports programs to have a place to play through a vehicle Raffle to build two more turf fields at Pine Nursery Park. This week, Bend FC Youth Soccer Club officially launched the vehicle Raffle fundraiser at its annual…
