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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?

In conjunction with Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, Teen Vogue and Toyota announced on April 4 th, 2013 “Arrive in Style,” a safe driving campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving among teenage girls and inspire them to make a mutual commitment with their mothers to drive safely. In conjunction with the launch of “Arrive in Style”, Toyota released new findings from the Study regarding driving behaviors of teen girls: •Sixty-two percent of teen girls report using a cell phone while driving (handheld and/or hands-free). •Nearly one in three girl teens (30 percent) reads a text or email once or more every time they drive. •Almost a quarter of girl teens (23 percent) respond to a text once or more every time they drive. •Almost one in five (19 percent) of teen girl drivers report that they have extended conversations via text message while driving. •More than half (51 percent) of girls say they search for music on a portable music player, such as an iPod, while driving. •Twelve percent of girls report that they update or check social media, such as Facebook or Twitter, while driving. •Seventy percent of teen girl drivers report they drive with two or three teen passengers and no adults in their car, which is associated with a doubling of a driver’s risk of being killed in a crash, as compared to having no passengers   Click Here to watch a Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaqlN3EN4Us&feature=share&list=UUr7ZFxNlDvb3waeoTN1_3mA Click Here for the Full Story: http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/teen+vogue+toyota+partner+safe+driving+campaign+april4.htm?view_id=39839

On Saturday March 9 th, 2013, Rhea Hughes & 94.1 WIP Tailgate Team visited Ardmore Toyota. Guests were able to win all sorts of prizes including Phillies hats, Eagles hats, T-Shirts, Water Bottles & much more. While waiting to service their vehicles or to purchase a new car, guests got to play NHL 2013 against Rhea and also played other games. There was a BBQ Cookout with Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Baked Beans, Sodas, and much more. Plus, a few lucky winners one Tickets to a Flyers game and a few lucky guests won tickets to a Temple Basketball game. Stay tuned for contests & events on future weekends throughout the year at Ardmore Toyota.

On Tuesday February 5 th, 2013, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted several dozen members of the Ardmore Business Community to discuss plans for their involvement and marketing to an estimated 170,000 visitors during the 2013 US Open at Merion. Among the attendees were USGA Championship Director Hank Thompson, USGA Volunteer and Player Services Liaison John Coppins and Lower Merion Police Lt. Dave Snyder Click here to read the article written by the Ardmore Patch

The Philadelphia Auto Show for 2013 takes place from January 19 th -27th at the  PA Convention Center. Don’t miss out on the amazing show and be sure to check out an amazing display that Toyota has at the Auto Show. It includes a Ride & Drive and some really neat things you can do such as take a photo with the Endeavor Space Shuttle & the Tundra. Plus, there is every Toyota model there to see. Including the all new Rav4 and Avalon! After you are done visiting the Auto Show, don’t forget to stop by Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota! Enjoy the Auto Show!

On November 5th, 2012, Ryan Pesin, VP of Marketing for Ardmore & Central City Toyota, presented a check for $500 to Jenna Jackson, of Living Beyond Breast Cancer ( http://www.lbbc.org/). Their mission is as follows: "Living Beyond Breast Cancer empowers all women affected by Brest Cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life." Throughout the Saturday's in October 2012, Ardmore & Central City Toyota invited customers in to test drive or service their vehicle, and on behalf of those customers, Ardmore & Central City made this donation to LBBC. In addition, to help bring awareness to Breast Cancer and this wonderful cause, all employees wore Pink T-Shits on Saturday's in October. Congratulations to all customers for visiting Ardmore Toyota ( www.ArdmoreToyota.com) & Central City Toyota ( www.CentralCityToyota.com) throughout October to support Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Responding to disproportionate risks that African American and Hispanic children face in motor vehicle-related crashes, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Toyota and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center announced on October 12th, 2012 that they are bringing the groundbreaking national safety education program Buckle Up for Life to Philadelphia for the first time. The program represents a partnership between two of U.S. News’ top-three children’s hospitals and one of the world’s largest automakers to improve the safety of some of the most vulnerable children on the road. To view a video about the program, please click here Click here for the full story.

On Sunday October 7 th, 2012, Ardmore Toyota will be hosting an event that will support Living Beyond Breast Cancer. The Event, called “Get Fit with Focus Fitness & Ardmore Toyota“ will take place at 10:30am at Ardmore Toyota and will be a Yoga Class. All proceeds from the Yoga Class will go to Living Beyond Breast Cancer. At 11:30am, there will be refreshments served immediately after the Yoga Class. In addition, Ardmore Toyota will be making a donation to Living Beyond Breast Cancer based on the amount of customers that come in to test drive a vehicle or service a vehicle on both Saturday October 6 th & Saturday October 13 th. Come out to Ardmore Toyota to support this wonderful cause. For more information, click here: http://www.lbbc.org/Events/2012-10-7-Get-Fit-with-Focus-Fitness

There is never a shortage of cars on city streets, but you’d be hard pressed to find places that sell them – unless you wander into West Philadelphia. Central City Toyota, located at 4800 Chestnut St., prides themselves on being the lone car dealership in the area. Click Here for the full Story by Candice Monhollan, Audra Neff-Williams and Mike Polinsky of the Philadelphia Neighborhoods Blog. A publication of Temple Universities Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab:

These are exciting times at Max Paul's Central City Toyota. The dealership is fully operational for business and has not missed a beat. Jamie Haberle and the Service Department are doing a fabulous job servicing and repairing customer’s vehicles. Chris Carola and the Sales Team are busy upgrading customers into newer vehicles. Meanwhile, there is construction taking place and the main part of the dealership is being knocked down to make way for a new state of the art facility for customers to enjoy. We will continue to keep you updated. Here are a few pictures of the demolition that is currently taking place. If you have any questions, please email us at: contact_us@centralcitytoyota.com.

Max Paul's Central City Toyota & Ardmore Toyota are proud to support the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the University of Pennsylvania. The Event is Saturday, March 31st, 2012, 5:00 p.m. at Franklin Field on the UPENN Campus. Click here to learn more about the Relay for Life.