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On Tuesday, August 18 th, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted 20 students and 4 volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club of Wissahickon. The itinerary for the students included a tour of the dealership’s facilities which included the sales showroom, service center, accounting, finance, and much more.  Many of the students had never visited a car dealership before and asked many excellent questions about the automotive industry and Toyota.  The age group ranged from 11 to 18 years of age. Ryan Pesin of Ardmore Toyota took the students on the tour of the facilities and afterwards the students learned about the ins and outs of buying a new or used car. Thank you to Toyota Financial Services in the Horsham, PA offices for helping to coordinate a wonderful morning for these students. Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia prides themselves on creating once in a lifetime opportunities for youth that they would not be able to find anywhere else. They offer a variety of insightful programs aimed at enhancing the lives of members, from participating in competitive athletic leagues, to building character and leadership skills. Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. It is the place where great futures are started each and every day. To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club, visit here http://www.bgcphila.org/.

On Tuesday August 4 th, 2015, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota participated in National Night Out 2015 in Suburban Square for the 10 th year in a Row! Attendees were greeted at the entrance of the National Night Out Event by a new 2015 Toyota Prius c in an amazing Sun Fusion Yellow as well as a 2015 Toyota 4Runner TRD Limited Edition in a summertime Inferno Orange. In addition, all attendees received a free ice cold bottled water to enjoy in the 90 degree plus heat at the event and Toyota key chains were handed out to everyone as well. People took #jump photos in front of the Toyota’s and posted them to their Facebook pages. We thank everyone for posting their photos! National Night Out was another huge success in Ardmore, PA. Thank you to Matt and his team for putting on a fun, safe and successful National Night Out. Thank you to The Lower Merion Police Department, the Lower Merion Fire Department and emergency medical staff for always being there to support our community. Ardmore Toyota supports you all the way! We are already looking forward to the 2016 National Night Out.

On Thursday July 23 rd, 2015, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted another successful New Owner Celebration for new Toyota owners. Customers were treated to a wonderful deli-style buffet dinner from Hymies Deli in Merion, PA. New owners had the opportunity to meet Service Directors, George Davis and Chuck Bradshaw from Ardmore and Central City Toyota respectively. Jamie Haberle, General Manager of Central City Toyota, was the guest emcee for the evening and had the new Toyota owners laughing and enjoying the fun while learning about their new Toyota’s. Technicians Gerard, Ian and TJ as well as technology genius Dario were on hand answering customers questions. Customers even had the opportunity to meet Max Paul at the Celebration, as Max stopped by to thank the customers for their business and continued loyalty. At the end of the celebration, there were a dozen prizes handed out and one winner, Anil, won a new iPad! Congratulations to Anil and all Ardmore Toyota new owners. Want to learn more about the Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota New Owner Celebration? Find out more here: http://goo.gl/45qcbi

It was a hot day on Tuesday, July 21 st at Max Paul Park on 46 th & Market, but that didn’t stop dozens of children and their families from visiting the park to enjoy an afternoon snack and drinks prior to the first ever book reading at Max Paul Park. Children and parents in attendance were treated to a book reading by Nahjee Grant. Nahjee read his book “Newie-Big City Dreams” to the children. Also, on behalf of Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota and The Enterprise Center, children left with a signed copy of Nahjee’s book titled “Believe in yourself: A Mirror of Hope.” We hope everyone had a wonderful time at the book reading. Stay tuned for more events at Max Paul Park!

On Thursday May 14th, 2015, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted students from The Haverford School. Students chose to visit Ardmore Toyota for their Senior Project to learn about aspects of the Automotive Industry and car buying and maintenance. Students were treated to an amazing PowerPoint presentation by one of the top salespeople in the entire region, Ryan Jones. Ryan created a presentation that allowed the students to learn about the process of buying a car. Aspects such as features and benefits, pricing, credit, trade-ins, leasing versus buying, negotiating, finance and warranty protection were just a few of the important details that Ryan Jones educated the students from The Haverford School about. In addition, Service Director Ivan Loi treated the students to an educational experience in the Service & Parts Department where they learned about vehicle repairs and maintenance and different aspects of vehicle maintenance such as oil changes, brakes, tires and much more. We thank the students from The Haverford School for choosing Ardmore Toyota as their location to perform their Senior Project and wish them all the best in their future endeavors!

On Sunday May 3 rd, 2015 Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted a Yoga session for Emily’s Entourage. There was a wonderful turnout for the event and all proceeds went to Emily’s Entourage. “Emily’s Entourage raises money and awareness to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with a focus on rare mutations. Nearly 70,000 people worldwide with CF are waiting with bated breath for life-saving breakthroughs. We’re mobilizing friends, families, businesses and communities to join Emily’s Entourage on our quest for new treatments and a cure.” Learn more about it here: https://www.emilysentourage.org.

On Thursday April 21st, 2015, Families Forward Philadelphia presented an award at the 4th Annual Jannie Blackwell Humanitarian Award Dinner to Max Paul's Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota. The award was in recognition of the commitment by Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota to vulnerable families in Philadelphia and the commitment Families Forward Philadelphia. On hand to represent Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota was General Manager Jamie Haberle who was applauded for the many years that Ardmore and Central City have remained committed to such a wonderful cause. To learn more about Families Forward Philadelphia, visit their website: http://familiesforwardphilly.org/

Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota are giving out Blarney Stuffed Animals to give out to our customers children here at the dealerships when they visit Sales & Service. Blarney represents a donation made on behalf of our companies in support of seriously ill children who are staying at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to everyone for helping to support a wonderful cause!

On Sunday February 8th, Ardmore Toyota hosted their annual Living Beyond Breast Cancer Yoga event. This was a kickoff event for the annual YOGA on the STEPS event. There were over 90 people that attended the Yoga session at Ardmore Toyota. Attendees enjoyed refreshments and giveaways. Professional Yoga instructors were on hand to give everyone an amazing Yoga Experience. Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a cause that Ardmore Toyota has been very involved with over the years and the Yoga event at Ardmore Toyota has drawn awareness not only for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, but also for the signature YOGA on the STEPS national fundraising event. Thank you to everyone who participated and congrats to Abby on winning a free detail of your car!

Mary Ware arrives at the Tree of Life Clinic in Tupelo at 6:40 a.m. to ensure she will have a place in line for treatment when the free medical clinic opens at 4:30 that afternoon.  Now, with the efficiencies instituted in the clinic – thanks to the partnership with Toyota – she can arrive later with assurance she will be seen that day. Since January, members of the Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi have partnered with Tree of Life Clinic to provide on-site support – free of charge – helping to improve the clinic flow while preserving doctor/patient interaction time.  The improvements include increasing the number of patients seen while reducing waiting time for those patients by an average of 24 minutes and decreasing the length of the clinic workday for volunteers by an average of one hour. Established in 2010, Tree of Life Clinic is a free medical clinic that provides basic medical and dental care for people in North Mississippi that is fully staffed by volunteers and 100% funded by donations.  Open two days a month (1st Wednesday and 3rd Saturday), the clinic sees approximately 80 patients on Wednesdays and 120 on Saturdays for those who do not have health insurance, cannot afford to pay for medical care or may not be eligible for Medicare/Medicaid. Read more here.

On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, Susan Campbell, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House (PRMH) and Linda Parry, the Director of Volunteers at PRMH arrived at Ardmore Toyota to accept a very generous donation from Max Paul. The Max Paul Family Organization through Ardmore Toyota, provided PRMH with two new 2013 Toyota Sienna vans to provide reliable transportation to and from the hospital for families staying at PRMH while their children receive lifesaving medical care. This year marks the 23rd year that the Max Paul Family Organization has been providing PRMH with vans to transport their families. Every three years Ardmore Toyota replaces the vans with new vans at no cost to PRMH. The van services enable families to maintain their well-being by helping to reduce their transportation-related stress and expenses during their time at our House. Every day from 9am to 9pm, the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House provides scheduled van transportation service to and from eight area pediatric hospitals, with the majority of volunteer-provided shuttle trips to and from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. All families staying at PRMH are eligible to utilize the van service. Families meet in a dedicated meeting spot outside of our kitchen area prior to our regularly scheduled van departures and reminders about departing vans are issued via the House intercom system. In 2012, we provided approximately 3,500 van runs to the hospital. Without the generosity of the Max Paul Family Organization, this daily service to families would not be possible.

Hymie’s Deli of Merion uses Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota as their official vehicle of transportation for their World Famous Deli. To learn more about Hymie’s click here. Question of the day:    What is your favorite Deli meal?