OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 5 2024 Issue 3

In the Community

Joe Holland Chevrolet & Imports

(1) After 28 years of providing masterful F&I compliance services and management to the Joe Holland Chevrolet, Hyundai and Volkswagen team, Leisha Burgess becomes the 64th person to retire from Joe Holland. We’ll miss you, Leisha, and we wish you the best of luck. Thank you for such an outstanding 28 years — you’re the best!

(2) After two decades of outstanding service, Stoney Dotson is bidding farewell to Joe Holland as he enters retirement. He leaves behind a legacy of trust and dependability, having earned the respect of three generations of the Holland Family. We thank him for his dedication and wish him a happy retirement. Stoney is the 66th Joe Holland retiree.

(3) After 19 years of service, Doug McGrew is replacing his worn, sturdy, working cap with a brand-new, fresh retirement cap. Through three generations of Hollands, Doug remained steadfast, solid and sturdy, with a strong sense of responsibility. Doug supported his manager like a rock — present every day and reliable. Not only that, but he was very punctual too. Much like a well-fitting, comfortable hat, it’s hard to find ‘em made like Doug anymore. So our hats are off to Doug. We will miss you, Doug, and we wish you well in your retirement! Doug is the 67th retiree from Joe Holland.

Cole Chevrolet

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On Father’s Day, we celebrated the dads of Cole Chevy with some delicious donuts! Whether you’re a cool dad, a dog dad or a fatherly figure, we appreciate all that you do, and we wanted to show our gratitude with a sweet treat! Here’s to all the amazing dads out there — you rock! We hope their morning was #JustBetter with some donuts in hand.

Moses Auto Group

Moses Cadillac GMC is proud to have teamed up with Piedmont Elementary School to provide new basketball equipment to students. We are thrilled to be part of Piedmont’s success in providing education and opportunities to the children in our area. Moses and our community are a real slam dunk! We can’t wait for the students to enjoy their newly improved playground! Go Panthers!

Bill Cole Automall — Bluefield

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In honor of the Fourth of July, Team Cole fired up the grill and served up delicious hamburgers and hot dogs for our amazing staff! Nothing like good food and great company to celebrate our nation’s freedom!

River City Subaru

We’re humbled to have received this Customer & Community Commitment Award and to be nationally recognized for retailer excellence. We’re so grateful to our amazing customers and our wonderful community!

Premier Nissan of Uniontown

Our donation for the month of June went to South Union Volunteer Fire Company! We are happy to donate $2,000 to the brave people of South Union VFC! Thank you for all you do!

Toothman and Sowers Ford

Thank you, Toothman and Sowers Ford, for providing market vendors and visitors with a mobile cooling unit powered by the Ford F-150 Lightning, cold water, and free wipers and installations!

Matheny Truck Group

When we call our team “extended Matheny family members,” we are so proud and thankful to have team members like Ed Eakins, who has been an integral part of our growth and success. Ed is kind, a great leader and mentor, and he is a legend in our industry. Happy 70th birthday to our GOAT (greatest of all time), the service director extraordinaire — who biologically looks 60 and is loved by us all! We salute you, El Jefe (boss)!

Matheny Motors

If you see Melinda Ollom Hill, congratulate her on her 25-year anniversary at Matheny Motors! She is now a GOAT (greatest of all time) for reaching her 25 years at the dealership!

Thank you to our AWESOME loyal customers and the Matheny team for helping our dealership to be honored with the 2023 GM Mark of Excellence Award!

Hill International Trucks

Hill International Trucks had a great time attending and sponsoring the Ohio Vintage Truck Reunion! There were some amazing classic international trucks that were displayed at the show!

Dan Cava’s Toyota World

Dan Cava Toyota World celebrated 21 years! Thank you to all who have supported us over the years. We couldn’t have made it here without the support of our loyal customers. Also, a huge thank you to all of our team members, who are the best in the business and work so hard every day with smiles on their faces. We are so blessed and grateful!

Dutch Miller of Ripley

We kicked off our Family Gathering a week early to celebrate the much-anticipated retirement of the one and only Toby Painter!

Toby, you’ll be incredibly missed by everyone here! We treated Toby and the crew to a delicious send-off and thank you. We enjoyed some mouthwatering pulled pork BBQ, baked beans, and mac and cheese from Bowles Boyz. Plus, Cheryl Durst wowed us with three amazing desserts, topped off with an ice cream cake for her birthday!

Big shoutouts to our Salespersons of the Month for June 2024: Austin Fisher for Ford and Chuck Hicks for Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. And a special congratulations to our Employee of the Month for July 2024: none other than Toby Painter!

We’re so thankful for everyone who made this celebration unforgettable!

I-79 Honda

This year marks the 20th anniversary of our Car & Cash Giveaway event. From the first event until now, we’ve given away 21 brand‑new Hondas. All proceeds benefit the Stepping Stones Recreation Facility for people with disabilities in Morgantown. To learn more about this amazing nonprofit, visit www.steppingstoneswv.org.

A total of 2,500 tickets will be sold with 1,000+ people attending the live event. This year, Jim Justice will be with Baby Dog, of course. He is donating over $1 million to add an all-inclusive playground — which Stepping Stones Director Monica Martin-Marietta has been working hard to get. 

“My dad was on the board at Stepping Stones for 20 years, and recently, I’ve taken his seat there,” said Rachel Puccio, operations manager at I-79 Honda. “We have been able to raise $60-$90,000 for Stepping Stones each year with this event, and they’ve been able to use those funds to put in swimming pools, a miracle field baseball field and hold all types of special programs and activities for the disability center.”

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