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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. [gallery]

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. [gallery]

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.

On Sunday January 22nd, 2012 from 3:00 pm-5:30 pm, Ardmore Toyota is Hosting the Living Beyond Breast Cancer Yoga Event. Come enjoy a special VIP yoga class followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvre and spring fashion show. This event is hosted by Ardmore Toyota and the fashion event will be put on by Athleta. If you would like to attend, please RSVP for you and your guest by January 18th to Jeanne Marren Egan at jeanne@lbbc.org. http://lbbc.org/ http://athleta.gap.com/

Have you had the opportunity to visit Linwood Park in Ardmore, PA? This is a very nice summary from our Friends at Linwood Park about 2011: “As we approach one year turning into a new one, it is a time to reflect on  all that has happened in our little park over the past year. It started last New Year’s Eve with a kid’s countdown to 2011 at 8 p.m. The McDonnell’s shoveled a path through the park so there was a way in. Then it was Winter. Lots of snow. Lots. Snowman building and making footprints in clean snow. Snow on the branches of the inkberry hollies and along the wall. Dogs on leash were officially allowed in the Park. Thanks to you all, there has never been a problem with dogs at Linwood. They are happy to be there and happy to take a brisk walk through the park, sniffing all the way. What good owners! The beginning of Spring was marked by the Vernal Equinox Celebration with lots of help from the Penn Valley Girl Scout troop. On a brisk, sunny day kids and adults got to make pinecone bird feeders and plant sunflower seedlings to take home. In the Spring, future Eagle Scout, Dave Gilmour, took on the task of building a composter for the park. He made it into 3 sections so volunteers can turn the compost and use it in the Park. Then the Hoop Jams started again for the season.  Leah Troiano of Loopdihoops and Live Well Holistic Health Center sponsored the fun! So fun! All ages, genders, ethnicities and, sizes came out to hula-hoop. These continued through the spring, summer, and into the fall. The Spring also saw the installation of the sculpture donated by Max Paul and Ardmore Toyota of two children reading on a bench. This sculpture is loved by kids and an endless source of fascination. Also in the Spring, volunteers planted hundreds of perennials and shrubs. Hundreds! That is why the park looked so beautiful this summer. The Lower Merion Conservancy sponsored a Family Watershed workshop and taught us all about the water cycle and why a place like Linwood Park is so important for our environment and our health. More Hoop Jams! Spring and Summer saw the beginning of Fourth Fridays in the park. Neighbors gathering to hang out and share fun and food. Popsicles in the Park! In May, the park celebrated its first Birthday. The cloudy skies cleared just in time for our two hour celebration and we even had a rainbow overhead1  Firinji served smoothies, Live Well gave free chair massages, Leah hooped it up, Riverbend taught us about bats and played bat games with the kids, there was tons of fun! The weekend of Memorial Day had us decorating our bikes and scooters for the Ardmore Memorial Day Parade. It was sooooo hot! We raised enough money from the community to match Ardmore Auto Body’s bench donation and the Cipollone family gave enough for another bench, so we will be getting three new benches installed sometime over the next two weeks. In July there was Movie Night with 6:8 where we had quite the crowd gathering on one of the hottest nights (NO AIR!) to watch “Despicable Me”. Linwood Avenue resident Peggy Ann Waters came to sell water ice and donated all the proceeds to the Friends. Money magazine voted Ardmore one of the best places to live “with a new park recently opened for residents” (that’s us!). In August, there was the First Anniversary of the first couple married at the park. September brought the birth of Harrison Reif, son of Friends of Linwood Park Board members Carrie and Greg Reif. September also brought a rained out movie night – but we tried! September and October brought out the full glory of the park, with the hues of purple and yellow glowing across the landscape. Many questions of “what is that purple stuff in the park?” (Muhlenberg grass). Snow canceled the Jack O’ Lantern Lighting for Halloween. A couple of Fall Workdays had volunteers raking leaves and mulching them to be used in the park. We also planted 1,000 daffodil bulbs! Special thanks to Jim Hasselman, 6:8, Welsh Valley Community Service, and Anastasia Frandsen. In December we officially gained our 501(c)3 status from the federal government. What a long process! Thanks to Amy Weigand for all her help on this. The Winter Solstice Celebration was a hit, with fire pits, s’mores, holiday songs, and luminaries all along the wall. 6:8 co-sponsored this event. There were also baseball games, birthday parties, quiet reading, coffee drinking, peaceful walks, tree planting, flower gazing, bird and bee watching, rabbits eating plants, pogo sticking, sidewalk chalking, quiet conversations, loud shouting, and on and on. Which bring us looking forward to another year of life in the park. Watch the park as it evolves and becomes your space. A special thank you to Lower Merion Assistant Director of Building and Planning, Chris Leswing, who has devoted countless hours to Linwood over the past year. Thank you to the many, many people who continue to make Linwood Park a great place. That is all of you. Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Healthy 2012!”

Do you know someone who is involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America? We have some great news from our partners at Toyota Financial Services. Toyota Financial Services (TFS), as part of its Making Life Easier for YOUth initiative, has partnered with two auto re-marketing firms, ADESA ( www.adesa.com) and Norwalk Auto Auctions ( www.norwalkautoauction.com), to provide a surprise holiday don