Gettel Donates
$10,000 to Backpack Drive 

As part of its 9th annual Pack a Backpack drive, the Gettel Automotive Group’s Gettel Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the Education Foundations of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Marion and Alachua counties. Each foundation received $2,000.
Gettel Automotive collected donations of new school supplies for needy students at each of its 17 locations including Bradenton, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Punta Gorda, Gainesville and Ocala. Pictured left to right: David Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer and James Gettel, President.
Anderson Subaru Donates to Technical College

Anderson Subaru recently donated a used car to George Stone Technical College. Owner Phil Anderson said he hopes it will be a great opportunity for students in the Automotive Technician field to learn with their hands and get experience in what goes into building and maintaining these vehicles.
39th Annual Rick Case Bikes for Kids

The Rick Case Bikes for Kids program is celebrating its 39th anniversary! Since 1982, this remarkable charity has provided more than 125,000 bikes to children. This year's collection runs from October-December, with a goal of collecting 6,500 bikes to donate to local charities this holiday season. Pictured is Rita Case with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.
Thank you CAR-PAC Contributors!
Thank you to our CAR-PAC contributors for your continued generosity. This is a year of big battles in the Legislature and we need every member to dig deep, contributing to CAR-PAC like never before!
Jacksonville Automobile Dealers Assoc $20,000
South Motors Auto Group $20,000
Allen Turner Auto Group $16,000
Fields Automotive $15,000
Gunther Motor Group $15,000
Tampa New Automobile Dealers Assoc $15,000
Tom Bush Family of Dealerships $13,000
Bozard Ford Company $11,000
Alan Jay Automotive $10,000
Beck Automotive Group $10,000
Crown Automotive Group $10,000
Douglas Jeep Chrysler Dodge $10,000
Ed Morse Automotive Group $10,000
Gettel Auto Group $10,000
Hill Kelly Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram $10,000
Mahalak Auto Group $10,000
Morgan Auto Group $10,000
Murgado Automotive Group $10,000
Panama City Automotive Group $10,000
Parks Automotive Group $10,000
Phil Smith Automotive Group $10,000
Reed Automotive Group $10,000
Ritchey Automotive Group $10,000
Scott McRae Automotive Group $10,000
Sonic Automotive $10,000
Lynch Auto Group $8,000
Ken Page Auto Group $7,500
Mullinax Auto Group $6,000
Pines Ford Lincoln $6,000
Williams Automotive Group $6,000
West Coast Auto Group $5,120
Bean Automotive Group $5,000
Bert Smith Automotive $5,000
Davis Auto Group $5,000
Deardoff Automotive Group $5,000
Dimmitt Auto Group $5,000
Gator Automotive Group $5,000
Kelly Auto Group $5,000
Kraft Auto Group $5,000
Lehman Auto Group $5,000
Lokey Automotive Group $5,000
Step One Automotive Group $5,000
Stingray Auto Group $5,000
Ussery Automotive Group $5,000
Williamson Auto Group $5,000
Bill Nero Auto Group $4,000
Proctor Auto Group $4,000
Sam Galloway Automotive Group $4,000
Arlington Toyota $3,500
Castriota Chevrolet $3,500
Rivard Buick GMC $3,500
Pete Moore Auto Group $3,000
Red Hoagland Hyundai $3,000
Stephen Germain Auto Group $3,000
Cannon Automotive $2,500
Conley Buick GMC Subaru $2,500
Dimmitt Chevrolet $2,500
Ferman Auto Group $2,500
Fitzgerald Auto Mall $2,500
George Moore Chevrolet $2,500
Preston Hood Chevrolet $2,500
Bob Steele Chevrolet $2,000
Kisselback Ford $2,000
O'Steen Auto Group $2,000
Al Hendrickson Toyota $1,000
Bartow Ford Company $1,000
Bill Cramer Chev Cad Buick GMC $1,000
Bob Boast Volkswagen $1,000
Dixie Buick GMC Truck $1,000
Gordon Chevrolet $1,000
Hodges Mazda at the Avenues $1,000
JM Lexus $1,000
Jim Browne Automotive Group $1,000
Kelley Buick Auto Group $1,000
Kia AutoSport Pensacola $1,000
Maher Chevrolet $1,000
Massey Yardley DCJ Ram Fiat $1,000
McKenzie Motor Co. $1,000
Nissan of Melbourne $1,000
Orlando Dodge Chrysler Jeep $1,000
Prestige Imports $1,000
Regal Automotive Group $1,000
Rick Matthews Buick GMC $1,000
South Dade Dealership Group $1,000
Southport Truck Group $1,000
Suncoast Chry Jeep Dodge Ram $1,000
Tamiami Auto Group $1,000
Tyrone Square Mazda $1,000
Vann Gannaway Chevrolet $1,000
Victory Layne Chevrolet $1,000
Wallace Automotive Group $1,000
Anderson Subaru $500
Centennial Imports $500
Chipola Ford $500
Gem Mazda $500
Key Scales Ford $500
Paul Clark Ford $500
Tropical Ford $500
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Distributed Septermber 7, 2021