GNYADA April 2019 Newlsetter

17 Auto Dealers Deliver 50,000th Coat to New Yorkers in Need

Once again, dealers went above and beyond in their efforts, displaying decorated drop-off bins in their showrooms, promoting the drive on their websites, and creating videos and social media posts to encourage customers to donate. “I’m extremely proud that our New York auto dealers continue to be the top multi-location coat collecting partner for the New York Cares Coat Drive and that we have achieved a tremendous milestone like this: helping 50,000 New Yorkers in need stay warm in the winter,” said Mark Schienberg, President of GNYADA. GNYADA offers an enormous thank you to the dealers who participated in the 2018-2019 coat drive, helping the Association remain New York Cares’ single largest corporate coat donor. GNYADA also thanks the students from Lincoln Technical Institute who assisted with loading the trucks and a special thank you to Freeman Decorating for providing extra helpers and the two 26-foot trucks used to deliver the 8,000 coats to New York Cares.

GNYADA President Mark Schienberg, Volvo Manhattan President Brian Miller, & Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. deliver GNYADA's 50,000th donated coat to New York Cares Chief Program Officer David DeLuca

In the thick of this winter’s bitter cold, franchised new car dealers in the New York metro area have hit an impressive milestone by collecting 50,000 winter coats for those in need. This year, GNYADA delivered more than 8,000 coats our members donated and collected to New York Cares, bringing our all-time 7-year total to over 50,000 coats.

GNYADA commemorated this milestone at Volvo Cars Manhattan joined by its President Brian Miller, New York Cares Chief Program Officer David DeLuca and Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. This year, 180 GNYADA dealerships signed up as collection sites. The coats these dealerships collected and donated make up 10% of the total coats collected by New York Cares.

Congratulations!

It’s a boy! In the very early morning of December 4th Kelsey Hering, Dealer Services Coordinator and her fiancé Ryan Kuil, welcomed Dylan Thomas. Dylan made his entrance at 8 lbs. and 19.5 inches long. Later that same day, GNYADA receptionist, Saphia Virapen and her partner Glenford David welcomed welcomed Sethford Lee Wyatt David. Seth weighed in at 7.4 lbs. and was 19.7 inches. It’s a girl! GNYADA’s In-House General Counsel, Julie Mercer and her partner Armin Hamidovic welcomed Stella Elizabeth to their family on February 17th. Stella weighed in at 7 lbs. 3oz. and was 19.5 inches.

Seth

Dylan

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The Newsletter • April 2019