Dealer anniversaries

50 with Ford

Tommy Alexander, third from left, vice president of Alexander Ford in Boaz, Ala., receives a 50-year award from James Gwaltney Jr., second from left, Ford Motor Co. regional manager. Also pictured are Jackie Alexander, left, Alexander Ford president, and Chris Alexander, general manager.

25 with GMC

James Boyle, right, owner of Tuck’s Trucks, a GMC dealership in Hudson, Mass., receives a 25-year award from Jeffrey Wormald, General Motors zone manager.

Citizenship

• The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and its Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation’s 2022 New Coat Program distributed a record 58,000 coats. During the program’s 15 years, 180 dealers have donated more than 575,000 coats, equivalent to about $8.9 million.
• Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz., and Sanderson Lincoln in Phoenix raised over $1 million in food, toys, clothing and monetary donations for underprivileged children over the holidays. Proceeds were distributed to five charities. The dealerships donated a vehicle, which was raffled off as a prize for people who made donations.