Pub. 20 2021-2022 Issue 2

N E W J E R S E Y C O A L I T I O N O F A U T O M O T I V E R E T A I L E R S 25 new jersey auto retailer W W W . N J C A R . O R G Additionally, New Jersey’s neighborhood new car and truck dealerships have worked to accommodate the evolving needs of their customers throughout the pandemic with online transactions, no-contact pickup and delivery of vehicles and more. Some of these changes to operations will outlive the pandemic. • Cape May County Chamber Education Foundation (Kindle Auto Plaza) • Habitat for Humanity, Cape May County (Burke Subaru) • Heroes on the Water, South Jersey (Burke Motor Group) • Volunteers in Medicine, South Jersey (Burke Subaru) Essex County • The Nutley & Suburban Essex Chambers of Commerce and Nutley Scouts (Nutley Kia) • Pediatric Nutrition Center- Haiti (St. Cassian Church- Montclair) (Nutley Kia) • The Phoenix Center (Nutley Kia) Gloucester County • Local Kiwanis Club of Greater Swedesboro (Spirit Chrysler Jeep Dodge) Mercer County • Boys and Girls Club of Trenton (Scott Harvey Subaru) • David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (Scott Harvey Subaru) • Ewing Township Police Benevolent Association (Scott Harvey Subaru) Middlesex County • American Cancer Society (Dayton Toyota) • South Brunswick Township Night Out (Dayton Toyota) • South Brunswick Commission on Women (Dayton Toyota) Monmouth County • ARC of Monmouth County (M. Schwartz & Sons) • Camp Quality New Jersey (Chevrolet of Freehold) • Christian Brothers Academy (M. Schwartz & Sons) • Freehold Open Door Food Pantry (Volkswagen of Freehold) • Freehold YMCA Gifts for Children (Volkswagen of Freehold) • Police & Schools L.E.A.D. Program (M. Schwartz & Sons) • Turning Lives Around (Lester Glenn Ford Auto) • YMCA (M. Schwartz & Sons) Morris County • Toys for Tots (Paul Miller Audi and Paul Miller Porsche) Ocean County • CauseWheels Vehicle Donation Program (Causeway Family of Dealerships) • Friends of Island Beach State Park (Lester Glenn Chevrolet of Toms River) • NJ Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (Lester Glenn Buick GMC) • Ocean of Love for Children (Lester Glenn Hyundai) • Robert Gallagher Charitable Foundation (Lester Glenn Mazda) • USO Liberty Chapter at Joint Base McGuire (Lester Glenn Chrysler Dodge Keep RAM) Somerset County • New Brunswick Police Department, New Brunswick North Branch and Green Knoll Fire Departments (BMW of Bridgewater) Sussex County • Pope John XXIII High School, Sussex County (to defray COVID-related sanitation costs) (Nielsen Ford) • PPE Masks Donations (Nielsen Ford) Warren County • Abilities of NW New Jersey (Smith Motor Co.) • ARC of Warren County (Smith Motor Co.) • Local Fire Companies (Smith Motor Co.) Additionally, New Jersey’s neighborhood new car and truck dealerships have worked to accommodate the evolving needs of their customers throughout the pandemic with online transactions, no-contact pickup and delivery of vehicles and more. Some of these changes to operations will outlive the pandemic. The leadership efforts of New Jersey’s neighborhood new car and truck dealerships have garnered favorable national attention during the past year. Rick DeSilva, Jr., Dealer Principal of Liberty Subaru and Liberty Hyundai, was named the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year. This award was presented in part because of the organization’s charitable efforts, including hosting annual pet adoption events and supporting Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, Special Olympics New Jersey Torch Run, Jersey Cares Coat Drive, the Valerie Fund, Ramapo College Foundation, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Bergen Highlands Ramsey Rotary Gift of Life, and other organizations. This review highlights only a few of New Jersey’s neighborhood new car and truck dealerships’ charitable efforts. While capturing this moment in time, it reflects the generous nature of the dealerships and their commitment to their communities.