Dick Hannah Dealerships Helps Raise $515,000 and Counting for the Children's Cancer Association

Vancouver, WA, February 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Dick Hannah Dealerships partnered with the Children’s Cancer Association and radio station 105.1, The Buzz (www.1051thebuzz.com) for their annual Valentine’s Day for CCA radiothon to help raise money for children with cancer. The annual event brings awareness and support to the Children’s Cancer Association (www.joyrx.org), a Portland-based nonprofit focused on bringing joy to children, teens and their families through its innovative programs and services.

A dozen Dick Hannah Dealerships employees volunteered their time to staff the phone bank and were present when the winner of the largest raffle item, a new car provided by Dick Hannah Dealerships, was drawn. The winner, Bernadette Ainsworth, was offered the choice between a brand new Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Kia Soul, Volkswagen Jetta, Jeep Patriot, Hyundai Accent or Subaru Impreza. She chose the Subaru Impreza. There were 2500 raffle tickets available for purchase at $25 each and all were sold generating $62,500. “We were so pleased when Dick Hannah Dealerships offered to donate another new car this year. Our heartfelt thanks go out to them for their generosity,” said Leslie Pfau, Marketing Manager for The Buzz.

Family owned since 1949, Dick Hannah Dealerships is dedicated to providing excellent customer service, maintaining a positive and productive work environment, and conducting business in a way that promotes the highest principles of integrity and ethical behavior. Dick Hannah Dealerships features franchise auto dealers selling both new cars and used cars through their Acura, Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Subaru, Toyota-Scion and Volkswagen Dealerships. As the largest privately owned auto dealer company in the state of Washington, Dick Hannah Dealerships is also setting the standard for environmental best practices for automobile dealerships. Teaming up with the National Arbor Day Foundation, Dick Hannah Dealerships plants a tree with every car they sell. So far close to 50,000 trees have been planted. The Dick Hannah Dealerships Collision Center recently converted to the all-new environmentally sound PPG’s Envirobase High Performance waterborne painting system. “In our area of the country, thinking green is a way of life,” says Rick Stoker, director of Dick Hannah Collision Center (www.dickhannahcollisioncenter.com ). “For us, being responsible stewards of environment is simply the right thing to do.” To learn more visit www.dickhannah.com.

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