Several of Manheim’s Northeastern locations from Philadelphia to Albany, N.Y., provided their time and support to various Ronald McDonald Houses in their areas over the summer.
More than 20 of the company’s members participated in the over-40-year heritage of the Ronald McDonald Houses, giving support to families of injured and ill children. The teams gathered together to help feed more than 100 parents, siblings and extended family members in Albany, Boston and Philadelphia via the service organization.
Tim Van Dam, the market vice president for Manheim’s Northeast Market sales team, was glad his employees could give back to their communities.
“I am so proud of our team’s efforts,” Van Dam said. “I am not sure our volunteers realize the impact they had on the families of serious ill and terminal children. These parents, siblings, grandparents and other family members are going through very rough times, so a meal and a smile can really brighten their day a little bit.”
Manheim Northeast Ronald McDonald House Breakdown, provided by Manheim:
- On July 30, a group of five volunteers cooked and prepared a meal of cheeseburgers, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, potato salad, macaroni salad, fresh green bean salad, French fries and a variety of deserts to 35 family members staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Albany, N.Y.
- More than 50 people were treated to a meal of regular and kale salads, potatoes salad, vegie burgers, hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken tenders, and a several assortments of deserts by a group of six Manheim volunteers at Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia on July 16.
- A group of five members of the Boston Area Field Sales Team cooked dinner for the residents of the Ronald McDonald House in Boston. They provided a buffet-style meal of baked stuffed chicken and sides for 20 people in June.
Manheim announced that six of its auctions wiill celebrate fifty or more years of business this year. Manheim Area Illinois, which opened in 1949, will celebrate its 65th year of business on Sept. 16, when it will host a 65-inch television raffle and other assorted giveaways. Manheim locations in Seattle, Chicago and New York will turn 60 this year, as well with locations in Toronto and Albany turning 50.
Moving along to a few ServNet auction members, KCI Kansas City, which created a community outreach program, KCI Cares, three years ago, continued their history of giving back to their community with a voluntary trash pickup via the Adopt-A-Highway program. Adorned in orange vests and gloves and wielding pokers along a mile-long stretch of I-29, the KCI staff spent three hours cleaning the area, filling 70 bags of trash. KCI members also spent time a few weeks later at Camp Quality, a week-long camp for children suffering through cancer.
Moving southeast to the Sunshine State, Florida’s own Sanford Auto Dealers Exchange have partnered with Ally Remarketing/SmartLane for a ten-week promotion that includes a raffle, with chances to win one of ten Wolfe RX50 scooters. The promotional event kicked off on Aug. 5 and will continue through Oct. 7.
The former president of the United States, NFL teams, Hollywood celebrities and more. They’ve all joined a wave of Americans participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for the ALS Association, which said as of Friday, it has received $53.3 million in donations in less than a month.
And you can also count the auto business as part of those efforts.
For instance, at Akron Auto Auction, president Chad Bailey estimated on Friday the auction had raised more than $3,200 in only five days. Akron’s video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRVTku18qc.
The good folks at Splash Media — appropriately enough — shared a few Ice Bucket Challenge links with Auto Remarketing on Friday, as well: Kelley Blue Book chief executive officer Steve Lind challenged Autobytel CEO Jeff Coats, who then challenged Mike Maroone of AutoNation, John Holt of ADP Dealer Services, and Scott Painter of TrueCar. Those videos can be found below:
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And don’t think we’re not going to dive in. Auto Remarketing editor Joe Overby took part in staff-wide challenge on Friday, and he’s challenging John Heid of Manheim, Chris Basso of Carfax and Jason Hockett of Auction Broadcasting Co. The video can be seen above.
For more information about The ALS Association or to donate, visit www.alsa.org.
Dealerships from all over New Jersey have raised over $500,000 for The Valerie Fund. Currently 177 different dealerships have come together to collect donations for the fund, whose mission is to raise money to support the comprehensive healthcare of children with cancer and blood disorders.
The campaign, titled New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite, began June 1 and will run through September 30, with a celebratory event on September 14 to reveal its “My First Car” coffee table book, featuring first car stories from various New Jersey athletes, celebrities and public figures.
Those that test drive a vehicle between now and August 30 at a participating dealership will receive a voucher for a car giveaway sweepstakes, with nearly 2,000 registrants already tallied for the event. Three additional vouchers are given to those that purchase a vehicle.
James Appleton, the president of the New Jersey Coalition of Auto Retailers, applauds his organizations charitable donations to its community.
“Auto retailers contribute millions of dollars to hundreds of charities every year in virtually every community throughout New Jersey,” Appleton said. “The New Jersey auto retail community has come together like never before to support the thousands of children with cancer and blood disorders and the tremendous care they receive from The Valerie Fund.”
For more information about the New Jersey Auto Retails Unite campaign, The Valerie Fund, and the New Jersey Coalition of Auto Retailers, visit their site here.
ADESA announced this week that is has raised $157,856 via several of its auction locations to donate to JDRF.
Formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to eradicating juvenile diabetes while leading the funding for type 1 diabetes research.
Auctions in five different locations worked with Ford’s Global Action Team during the two-month campaign to bring awareness to JDRF.
Tom Caruso, the chief client officer of KAR Auction Services, was proud of the charitable donations raised from the ADESA events in Indianapolis, Boston, Phoenix, Buffalo and Los Angeles.
“Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our dealers and our employees, we were able to raise funds for this worthy cause,” Caruso said. “For the past three years, Ford and ADESA have partnered to support JDRF. We couldn’t be more proud that our team was able to exceed our goals and make such a significant contribution.”
Ford, who has partnered with many organizations such as ADESA, has invested more than $45 million in funding for JDRF’s research.
The Ford Motor Co. will host its 2014 Ford Neighborhood Awards for the eighth consecutive time this weekend. For the first time in Atlanta, the ceremony, hosted by Steve Harvey, will continue its tradition of honoring local leaders and organizations for their contributions to their neighborhoods.
For the second year, a $30,000 check will be given for the winner of the Community Leader of the Year Award, which will be used as a donation to the winner’s nonprofit organization of choice.
The Neighborhood Awards will kick off on Friday with Ford’s first-ever “Pink Friday,” which will raise money for breast cancer research via the Susan G. Komen local affiliate from the Ford Warriors in Pink, who will donate $20 for each of the first 250 test drives the company offers at the event.
Shawn Thompson, Ford’s manager of multicultural marketing, looks forward to continuing the event’s legacy of giving back to those who give to their communities.
“Our goal as a brand is to not only go further when it comes to our products, but also as it relates to our communities,” Thompson said. “With this award and donation, we are able to play a role in directly impacting the local community of this year’s winner – extending our involvement beyond the actual awards show.”
Thompson added: “For eight years, Ford has remained committed to this event and what it represents. We look forward to recognizing everyone who is being honored this weekend, in addition to sharing some of our newest products and technologies with attendees.”
Described as “the Oscars with an urban flair,” there will be a bevy of awards presented at the event. Ford will also be showcasing several of their new models on site including the 2014 Fusion and 2015 Expedition. For more information about the event, visit the 2014 Ford Neighborhood Awards website here.
Jerry’s Auto Group in Maryland is joining forces with the local Muscular Dystrophy Association Chapter next week for an inaugural golf classic to help those living with the condition.
Scheduled for Monday at Hayfields Country Club in the Hunt Valley area of Baltimore County, Md., the golf event will include the dealership group along with its vendors, clients and business contacts. It has a 9 a.m. (EST) tee time.
“The two entities decided to partner in a common cause for the welfare of those who have been affected by this disease. With 43 types of muscle disease known as muscular dystrophy, awareness of these diseases rose sharply in the late '60s thanks in part to the efforts of the MDA,” a statement from the associated indicated.
“Jerry’s Auto Group feels strongly to help area families that are living with a muscle wasting disease and has engaged in a relationship with the MDA in order to bring more awareness and aid to area children and adults," it continued.
More information about MDA's efforts in the Baltimore area can be found here.
Philanthropic activities continued by ServNet auctions recently with a pair of inaugural events orchestrated by two member facilities — KCI Kansas City and Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies.
Back on May 8, KCI Kansas City held the first KCI Cares charity auction of the year with the proceeds benefiting Sheffield Place. Since Sheffield Place empowers homeless mothers and their children, KCI scheduled the charity auction the week before Mother’s Day and encouraged customers, staff and business partners to get involved.
“The support we received this year was absolutely amazing,” KCI Kansas City co-owner Doug Doll said. “With the overwhelming generosity and support, we were able to raise $16,209 for Sheffield Place which is the most money we have ever raised during a charity auction.”
Customers, staff and business partners participated in a silent auction with items ranging from Coach purses, Tiffany & Co., jewelry, body lotions, candles, meals at local restaurants and more.
Auction staff indicated the most sought-after silent auction item was lunch provided by “3 Girls and A Grill,” which included lunch for 15 people cooked and served by auction managers Kay Nordhausen, Morgan Mackey and Melissa Miller. After a bidding war between two customers, the item eventually sold for $1,300.
Other fundraising efforts included a bake sale and donations from dealerships including Miller Investment Group, Zeck Ford, McCarthy Auto Group, Landers McLarty Group, Randy Reed Automotive Group, Anderson Ford, Fenton Auto Group, DM Northwest, Tyson Auto Source, Excel Motors, SS Auto, and Wholesale One.
KCI Kansas City also donated a portion of the sale’s proceeds to Sheffield Place.
In addition, KCI set up bins for staff and customers to donate much needed supplies for Sheffield Place. Twin sheet sets, non-perishable food items, diapers, and personal hygiene supplies were among the items donated.
More than 300 pounds of supplies were donated and hand delivered to Sheffield Place, according to auction management.
“I want to thank everyone for their overwhelming generosity and participation,” Doll said. “We’re on track to surpass our fundraising goal this year, and I know it wouldn’t be possible without the support from our staff and customers.”
DAA of the Rockies Holds Charity Golf Tournament
Dealers Auto Auction of the Rockies held its inaugural charity golf tournament at the Inverness Hotel & Conference Golf Course in Englewood, Colo., on May 19. A portion of the proceeds were donated to SafeHouse Denver.
Management highlighted that among the sponsors for the event were Best Car Buys LTD, Groove Automotive, Larry H. Miller Automotive, AutoNation, and The Auto Connection.
At the awards luncheon following the tournament, prizes were awarded to the top three teams as well as to the team with the highest score. The Inverness Golf Club created a special prize for the foursome that arrived with only one ball for the whole day.
The DAA Rockies inaugural golf tournament had 130 attendees which included customers, vendors, and employees.
“We lucked out with perfect weather on the day of the tournament, a miracle when you consider that it had snowed the week before,” said Alex Zyla, marketing manager at DAA Rockies. “Our sponsors and participants really enjoyed themselves, and we were able to support a great Denver charity.”
Zylva also pointed out that DAA Rockies is gearing up for its upcoming fourth annual live charity auction, which will benefit The Family Tree.
For more than three decades, Family Tree has provided innovative, life-changing services designed to end child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and homelessness. As the only organization in the Denver metro area working to address the interconnectedness among these issues, Family Tree is changing how individuals, families and communities see, respond to and overcome them.
This year’s charity auction will take place on Thursday after DAA Rockies’ regular sale.
“Each year it is difficult to choose one charity out of the hundreds of local charities for our event,” Zyla said. “This year we chose an organization that focuses on helping families within our community.”
DAA Rockies charity auction will include special appearances from Miles, the Denver Broncos mascot, two Denver Broncos’ cheerleaders, and Miss Colorado. Roses Creamery will also be supplying ice cream cups for everyone at the event.
For more information about this event and other upcoming promotions at DAA Rockies, visit the auction’s website at www.daarockies.com.
Auctions in the business of selling proved they can also give back, with several auction events raising thousands for community causes.
First up, Brasher’s Northwest Auto Auction, in what has become an eight-year tradition, hosted the Brasher’s Golf Challenge to benefit the Natasha Melton Medical Fund.
Fourteen-year-old Natasha, the daughter of Brasher’s Northwest general manager Mark Melton, works to overcome the effects of spina bifida. This year's tournament and raffle raised $30,500 to help defray Natasha's medical expenses.
Held at Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, Ore., the day also sported several winners on the greens, including Bruce Klouda, who shot a hole-in-one on No. 13; Mike Noreen of Wells Fargo Dealer Services, winner of the putting contest; Alex Perkins of Enterprise, winner of the chipping contest; and Marcus Olmstead of Auto Network, with the longest drive of 326 yards.
Turning in the lowest score for the tournament were Dave Cooley, Keith Strange, Pat Wilcox and Jared McDonald.
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Meanwhile, Carolina Auto Auction and its dealers raised $5,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project throughout the month of May, as part of the annual Support the Troops campaign.
The funds benefit injured soldiers from the U.S. Armed Forces who have suffered wounds during combat efforts.
All eight lanes at the independent auto auction were silent in honor of the many soldiers who fought for our freedom, and auction general manager Tommy Rogers spoke in honor of them.
As part of the ceremony, 35-year Air Force veteran Ray Daniel, owner of Ray Daniel Auto Sales, was named Dealer of the Week.
Stay tuned for more auctions giving back to the community in an upcoming edtiion of Auto Remarketing.
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Manheim Riverside has received recognition from the City of Riverside, Calif., for its philanthropic efforts on behalf of community nonprofits, including teen crisis center Operation Safehouse.
Also among its recent community efforts was participating in a fundraiser with Make-A-Wish, joining two other Manheim locations in California.
More than 80 employees from three Manheim operating locations in California and their family members took part in the Make-A-Wish “Walk for Wishes” fundraising event at Castle Park in Riverside, Calif., on April 12.
The groups from Manheim California (Anaheim), Manheim Riverside and Manheim Southern California (Fontana) participated in the walk and raised $8,520, the second-highest amount raised among sponsors of the Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire event, the company shared.
All three auctions also held bake sales and raffles.
