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Scott Honda, Proud Participant in the Holiday Extravaganza 2010

Guest Blogger – Jennifer Worthington Lower (pictured above)

As a contributor to Chester County Moms and a member of the Scott Honda team (a proud sponsor of the Chester County Moms) I was thrilled to be able to attend the Holiday Extravaganza 2010 last Thursday.  The event, also a Toys for Tots drive, was held at the Downingtown Country Club and in addition to being an incredible night out for moms, it was also a wonderful and rewarding event to contribute to.  The Marines in attendance were actually getting choked up when they told us the total number of toys collected and how many lives would be touched this holiday season.

Here are the numbers:

9,500: families in Chester County that will be touched by Toys for Tots this year

450: Children in the Chester County area that will receive toys from this year’s Holiday Extravaganza

150: guests that attended Holiday Extravaganza

1,363: toys collected for Toys for Tots at this event (that’s two truck loads and an additional trailer if you need a size reference)

51: largest number of toys donated by a single person

13: number of sponsors raffling off prizes

According to Toys For Tots, the Holiday Extravaganza 2010 was the top Toys for Tots drop site in the state of Pennsylvania to date!

Here’s how the event worked:  Moms brought toys for the toy drive in exchange for ten raffle tickets per donation.  Those tickets were to be placed in the running for great prizes offered by the sponsors.  Scott Honda offered a 3 pack of DVD’s, a music package including instruments from Makin’ Music, a Samsung portable DVD player, a professional detail package and (drum roll, please…) a Toy Story 3 edition Power Wheels Lil’ Quad.  The items were raffled off to all the lucky winners and then we all got to eat delicious h'ordeuvres catered by Downingtown Country Club and desserts made by The Masters Baker (yum).

The evening was also plugged in to the world of Twitter, with various moms and attendees tweeting all night long about the great event using the hashtag #HE10 so others could follow along.  Tweets like this from @JCSLuv520, “Thanks @ChescoMoms for an amazing event for a great cause – Toys For Tots! Keep doing what you guys do, it’s awesome!” could be read all night.

 At the end of the night all attendees walked away with a “bag of swag” including awesome coupons and certificates, shampoos and conditioner from Calista Grande and lots of little goodies that all moms can appreciate.  There was also a fantastic “Oprah Moment” when it was announced that we would all be receiving a Tassimo coffee maker when we left! 

The night was spectacular and it was all for a good cause.  Can you get any better than that?  I am honored to be one the moms that contributes weekly to the blog and to be part of a team like Scott Honda that considers an organization like Chester County Moms and the charitable work they do valuable to our community.

Read the post Holiday Extravaganza 2010  wrap-up by the Chester County Moms.

Scott Donates 200+ Coats to Area Children

Scott Honda was proud to be a part of another succesful coat drive organized by the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia. 

"While we all wish the need for such an essential everyday item didn't exist, the Foundation staff congratulates (it's participating auto dealers) for truly making a difference in your community," said Kevin Mazzucola, executive director of the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation, in a press release.  "To date, more than 56,000 brand new winter coats have been provided to children in the five-county area of Philadelphia via the Foundation's Driving Away the Cold efforts!"

In three years of participation Scott Honda has donated nearly 600 coats and this year alone 150 area car dealers donated over 20,000 in the Philadelphia area.

"Car dealers can get a bad reputation sometimes, but year after year it is car dealers who participate in great programs like Driving Away the Cold that are making a huge difference in communities all over the country," says Douglas P. Scott, marketing manager for Scott Honda.  "I was lucky enough to get to distribute coats to children at the West Chester YMCA this year and they were thrilled.  It was a great feeling."

Just as in years past, our 200 coats were given to the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County, an organization that has been helping the Chester County families that need it most for the past 15 years. 

"Thank you so much for supporting us again this year," said Courtney Coleman, Community Health and Volunteer Coordinator for MCHC.  "Scott Honda's generosity is greatly appreciated!"

Here are a few quotes passed along by some of the parents and children that received coats:

The Mother of Aryan, a 22-month-old said, “I felt really good when she (Family Health Advocate) gave me a coat for my son.”

Three-year-old Odaliss remarked “Thank you for my coat! It’s going to keep me very warm.”

Elizabeth,a 4-years-old was thrilled by the color. “Thank you for my purple coat, I love it! Purple is my favorite color!”

Picutred above are (left) Michelle Sanchez, Special Projects Assistant, your humble Sconda Blogger, Douglas P. Scott in the middle and to the right is Beatriz Polk, Business Manager for MCHC.

Artist of the Month for April is Julia!

I know, I know it's July, but our budding artists deserve to have their work shown.  Congratulations to Julia and her wonderful Scott Sailboat named "Fabulos".  Your hard work earned you the title of Sconda Artist of the Month for April.

I have actually noticed some adults doing their best to stay within the line while coloring their sailboat.  I may have to start a grown up category!  Keep on coloring and we'll see you soon for May, June and July's AOTM.

Ella Wins Artist of the Month for March

It may not look like our traditional Sconda Artist of the Month, but something about Ella E.'s funky Scott Sailboat caught my eye.  It may have been the rainbow.  It may have been the bear with the peace symbol on it or what may be a green UFO flying in the upper right corner.  Either way the unique look of this psychedelic sailboat was enough to claim the AOTM for March.

The only problem for Ella was that she didn't name this beauty so that means we get to.  So from this blog post forth, the sailboat above will be known as the "Peace Bear Boat".

Stay tuned for the AOTM from April through July to be named on Sconda Blog in the coming days!

While you and your kids are in for sales or service, make sure they receive one of our free coloring books and crayon 4-packs at the receptionist desk or in the Scott Kids Spot.  It will help them pass the time and they could win the much sought after Sconda Artist of the Month Award.

Artist of the Month is Back!

After a brief sabbatical, Sconda's Artist of the Month is back and better than ever!  Just because the Sconda Blogger got bogged down in the creation of Scott Select didn't mean that our amazing artist's slowed down at all.  The main waiting room in service was crawling with new masterpieces just waiting to be discovered.

So a big congratulations goes out to Gracie, who took her time and did a great job on a Scott Sailboat she named "Odyssey", most likely named after the Honda minivan that took her home later that day. 

"There were so many really nice colorings, but this one just caught my eye," said Artist of the Month Judge, Sara Pyfer.

Stay tuned for the AOTM from March through July to be named on Sconda Blog in the coming days!

While you and your kids are in for sales or service, make sure they receive one of our free coloring books and crayon 4-packs at the receptionist desk or in the Scott Kids Spot.  It will help them pass the time and they could win the much sought after Sconda Artist of the Month Award.

Liam Wins 2010's First Artist of the Month

Our first budding artist for 2010 is Liam, with his beautiful boat named "Rain Bow".  This boat really caught our eye for multiple reasons.  The first being the really neat vertical stripes on the sails and the horizontal stripes on the hull.  He managed to make four colors look like more with his consistent color patterns.

The other aspect we loved was the way he colored SCOTT by outlining the interior with read, yellow, then green and coloring the rest in with blue.  It just really stood out amongst the over 30 sailboats that were colored during the Holiday vacation when the dealership was filled with kids.

Way to go Liam and congratulations for being the Sconda Artist of the Month for January!

While you and your kids are in for sales or service, make sure they grab one of the free coloring books and crayon 4-packs at the receptionist desk or in the Scott Kids Spot.  It will help them pass the time and they could win the much sought after Sconda Artist of the Month Award.

5 New Movies for the Scott Kids Spot

New year, time for some fun new movies in the Scott Kids Spot Theater.  We tried to use a crowd pleasing cross-section of brand new digitally animated hits and old school cartoon classics for our youngest customers to enjoy.

Now when you and your child are in for sales or service you can watch family favorites like Bolt, The Little Mermaid, A Bug's Life, 101 Dalmatians and UP.

"We like to try to keep the movies fresh," says Douglas P. Scott, Manager of the Scott Kids Spot.  "We had a good run with our last batch of movies, but even we were ready to see something new.  We hope the kids love the new additions."

Athina Wins December Artist of the Month

With the winter school break upon us there was a bevy of sailboat beauties to choose from for this December's artist of the month.  There were easily five very well done and creative boats, but Athina's creation, named "funbolya" came out as the big winner.

Her stripped Scott sailboat had a unique patterned design that was a first in the well over 1000 colorings that we have received thus far.  Athina's attention to detail and clean lines really allowed her boat to stand out above all others.

Some other boats in contention were holiday themed, colored in florescent markers and one even added a spinnaker, which was a great touch.

While you and your kids are in for sales or service, make sure they grab one of the free coloring books and crayon 4-packs at the receptionist desk or in the Scott Kids Spot.  It will help them pass the time and they could win the much sought after Sconda Artist of the Month Award.

Santa Brings Smiles and Gifts to Scondaland

This past Sunday everyone's pal Saint Nick made his annual visit to spread some early holiday cheer to the children and grandchildren of the Scott Honda family.

Over 40 future Scondateers were treated to cookies, juice, music and gifts from the big man in what has become a wonderful tradition at the dealership.

"For over 15 years we have worked out a deal with Santa to visit us on the first Sunday of December," says Vice President, Duke Scott.  "The kids absolutely love it and while he's here we give his sleigh a safety inspection to make sure it's safe for his big night."

As in year's past the musical entertainment was provided by local favorite Makin' Music, who came equipped with their library of Holiday songs and enough instruments for all the kids. 

The overwhelming favorite request for Santa this year was the Nintendo DSi, followed closely by pet ponies and Transformers.

"I asked Santa for a Nintendo DSi because my cousin Meressa has one and I want to play it with her," said, Bella, 7-years-old.

Scott Honda wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a quick note to Santa, the sleigh looks great, you should have no flight issues on Christmas Eve.

Nov. Artist of the Month - AJ's "Sea Sailer"

November's Artist of the Month is a real fun one.  AJ's "Sea Sailer" caught our eye due to its unique style.  The "Sea Sailer" is much more abstract than it's AOTM predecessors and that's what we liked.  AJ took a risk and it paid off.

We particularly liked what appears to almost be a shadow of the mast and sails (in blue with green outline) on the sail of the actual boat.  The jagged waves and great use of all four colors on the SCOTT was also a key part of the winning combination.

If your kids come in for sales or service make sure they pick up one of the free coloring book and crayon packs at the receptionist desk or in the Scott Kids Spot.  It will help them pass the time and they could win the prestigious Sconda Artist of the Month Award.