TommyCar Auto Group Donated $3,000 to Springfield Open Pantry

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TommyCar Auto Group was a proud supporter and sponsor of the Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon. The Service Department offered discounts on vehicle maintenance to anyone willing to donate non-perishable canned goods. Thanks to the response and generous support of community members, we received an overwhelming support. In addition, Country Hyundai, Country Nissan and Northampton Volkswagen matched the first $1,000 that was donated by listeners each day. Donating a grand total of $3,000 to the Springfield Open Pantry.

 “It was inspiring to see how many people come out during those 3 days to donate non-perishable items. We were honored to be part of this amazing cause” said Cosenzi.

 This year the annual Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon raised $95,000 for the Springfield Open Pantry. Bax & O’Brien broadcasted 52 hours from the Basketball Hall of Fame in downtown Springfield. Their goal was to fill three, 48-foot trailers with non-perishable food donations.

TommyCar Auto Group Donated Disney Car Themed Tree

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TommyCar Auto Group was excited to celebrate the holidays at the Springfield Boys & Girls Club’s 18th Annual Festival of Trees. Trees were donated and decorated by businesses, civic and social organizations, schools, hospitals, families and individuals and raffled off at the conclusion of the event. Proceeds from the Festival of Trees benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, which serves more than 2,290 Springfield youth each year in areas such as athletics, academics, STEM, career readiness, health and nutrition, and leadership.

TommyCar Auto Group Proud to Support Jakes at the Mill Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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TommyCar Auto Group was proud to attend and support Jakes at the Mills’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Amherst.

A restaurant that has been a breakfast and lunch institution in Northampton for 40 years, with a menu featuring over 50 kinds of hash, will open a second location in Amherst.

“We’re really excited about this,” Washut said. “The location is interesting and it’s a market that we don’t really tap into, Amherst and UMass.”

Washut said “Jake’s 2.0” will be a carbon copy of the restaurant he and Ware have run since November 2011, when they took over the establishment located in the Calvin Theatre building.

TommyCar Auto Helps Bring an End to Bullying

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Giving back to the community is second nature to Carla Cosenzi, President of TommyCar Auto Group, consisting of Country Nissan, Country Hyundai, Northampton Volkswagen and the all new Volvo Cars Pioneer Valley. TommyCar Auto Group was the official partner for Unify Against Bullying for the month of October.  During the entire month of October, each dealership donated $20 for every car sold. Thanks to customer involvement, TommyCar Auto Group was able to donate $4,200.00.

"On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, and all the families of Unify Against Bullying, we couldn’t THANK Carla Cosenzi and the TommyCar Auto Group for thinking of Unify. Her faith and support mean more than you might realize, especially to those families struggling with this pervasive issue. Our organizations mission is to end bullying through the celebration of true diversity and your generous check in the amount of $4,200.00 helps us get one step closer to accomplishing that mission,” says Christine Maiwald, Executive Director of Unify Against Bullying.

“Bullying happens way more than it should, but we have the power to make a difference.

We need to continue to talk about bullying openly and freely, and not be scared to address the issues that happen to us, our family, our friends, or our co-workers” said Cosenzi. “Unify is changing the culture within our communities and the way people are addressing bullying and I knew I had to be a part of that.”