Press Release - November 2015

 Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat Invites the Chattanooga and Cleveland Communities to Support Feeding Children Everywhere 

The Crown dealerships are hosting a volunteer opportunity on Saturday, December 12, where community members can join dealership staff to pack 40,000 meals for the hungry in the Chattanooga and Cleveland areas.

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE-- Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat of Chattanooga is proud to announce its involvement with and support of Feeding Children Everywhere, an organization devoted to empowering and mobilizing people to assemble healthy meals for hungry children.


On Saturday, December 12, the employees and families of Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat in Chattanooga invites members of the community to come to the dealership to help package meals for those in need in Chattanooga and Cleveland. There will be two shifts available-- the first one from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and the second from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.


Crown is underwriting the cost of the 40,000 meals. That isn’t the only way that Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is supporting the cause. The dealerships will also make a donation to Feeding Children Everywhere on the behalf of each customer who purchases a vehicle between now and December 12. In addition to that, all customers will have the opportunity to make a donation of their own while in the showroom or service center.


“This is a cause that is near and dear to us, and that we care about deeply,” said Dennis Henry, General Manager of Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Chattanooga and Cleveland. “One in four Chattanooga-area children lives below the poverty line, and may not know where their next meal will come from. Feeding Children Everywhere is an incredibly worthy organization that will provide us a way to feed these needy children in our community and we’re proud to have the opportunity to give back.”


Customers who would like to learn more about Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and the dealership’s involvement with Feeding Children Everywhere can visit CrownCarsTN.com. To sign up to package meals on December 12, register here.

Crown Hyundai Used Car Technician Discovers & Returns Lost Envelope Containing $10,000

Brett Cadorath of Crown Hyundai found the envelope and returned it to its rightful owner, an area woman who was recently widowed. 


ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA-- An employee of Crown Automotive Group recently discovered an envelope containing $10,000 cash in a vehicle that had been traded into the dealership, and with the help of his manager, made sure it was returned to its rightful owner.


Brett Cadorath is a used car technician at Crown Hyundai in St. Petersburg, and he found the envelope as he was cleaning out a Hyundai Elantra trade-in. Service Manager Chris Sanborn worked with Cadorath to find the owner-- a 70-year-old area woman who had recently been widowed. Though she prefers to remain anonymous, she said that the money had been put away as a surprise gift from her late husband.


The woman’s daughter, Belinda Sawyers, told reporters that her father passed away about two years ago, and that the Hyundai Elantra had been a gift from him to his wife. She and her mother were both very grateful to Cadorath, Sanborn and the Crown Automotive Group team.


“The entire staff at Crown Automotive Group is committed to honesty and integrity, and events like this one highlight that fact,” said Sanborn. “This is an organization that I’m proud to be a part of.”


Those who are interested in learning more about this story, or in finding out what Crown Hyundai has to offer, can visit the dealership at 5301 34th St. N in St. Petersburg or online at http://www.crownhyundai.com.