The Dollar Club: A Merry Music City Christmas 2015
This month we partnered with the Cross Point Church. Watch the video below to see how we made a difference in the community this holiday season.
Mercedes-Benz of Nashville is proud to be supporters of Toys for Tots this Holiday Season. Bring in a toy to donate to the Toys for Tots organization and receive $500 off the price of an in-stock vehicle. We are accepting toys until December 23rd.
September 25th - Y-CAP BOOM
On Friday, September 25, 2015, Mercedes-Benz of Nashville hosted the 4th annual Mercedes-Benz of Nashville Tennis Classic Team Pairing and Pre-party event which included a silent auction benefiting The YMCA of Middle Tennessee and Williamson County Youth Community Action Project (Y-CAP).
On Saturday September 26, 2015, the Mercedes-Benz of Nashville Tennis Classic was held at the Maryland Farms YMCA in Brentwood. At the tournament, participants got to hear from Ivy, one of Y-CAP's recent participants and about her experience in the program. For 2015, the tournament and silent auction raised $30, 569 an increase of $4, 342 over 2014! This event makes a huge impact on the youth in our community and this was clearly evident in Ivy's testimony about the difference YCAP has made in her life. We, at Mercedes-Benz of Nashville, feel privileged to be able to partner with Y-CAP in this important work.
Y-CAP is an outreach program serving teens ages 12-18 of Williamson County by offering dynamic opportunities to grow in spirit, mind and body. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Our mission is to offer new opportunities for teens through volunteerism, team-building, goal setting, relationship building, artistic exploration and life skills development.
Y-Cap is both a prevention and early intervention based program that centers its curriculum around the concept of the "40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents", a study conducted by the Search Institute identifying a set of skills, experiences and behaviors that enable young people to develop in to successful adults who are prepared to make a positive contribution to society.
August 21st & 22nd - Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Tennis Tournament
Mercedes-Benz of Nashville hosted the 5th Annual Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Tennis Tournament at Brentwood Swim and Tennis Club at Wildwood on August 20 & 21, 2015.
Our newest friends from Make-A-Wish, Josh and his mother, Lindsay, were able to attend as well as Sydney, Lily, their mother Lori, and also Caroline.
The tournament had three flights - a 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 levels. The following teams were the winners of the flights respectively: Katrina Amasson & Amy Cessarone; Tara Reidy & Amy Burke; Kelly Hemmert & Amy McEvoy. During the awards ceremony, two teams won the drawing to go to Pinehurst, NC and represent Mercedes-Benz of Nashville in the Eastern Sectional. Kelly Hemmert, Amy McEvoy, Tara Reidy, and Amy Burke were winners of the drawing.
This year's entry fee was a 100% donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The event raised , 600 to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Make-A-Wish - Come True
We met Josh through Make-A-Wish in February 2015. On May 14th, we went to Dwight's farm then on May 15th, we went to the Franklin rodeo so Josh could get ready for his trip. On May 25-30th, Josh and his parents visited the Burnt Well Guest Ranch in New Mexico where he rode horses, roped, enjoyed starlit campfire evenings, and went to a rodeo - giving him the chance to live like a real rodeo cowboy! We are so glad we were able to be a part of Josh's wish and we're happy to have him and his family as part of our Mercedes-Benz of Nashville family.On February 10, the associates at Mercedes-Benz of Nashville met their newest family member, Josh, through Make-A-Wish Middle TN. Josh and his mother, father, and sister visited the dealership that evening where they met Harold Hamilton, General Manager. Harold took Josh and his family on a tour of the dealership so they could meet the Mercedes-Benz of Nashville staff then they enjoyed a Chick-Fil-A dinner with the whole team.
Josh's wish to be a rodeo cowboy will be granted soon. He will be visiting a local ranch and a local rodeo then he's off to a real dude ranch in New Mexico this summer! He has already taken his first lesson to prepare for his visit. To be sure he is ready for his wish, Mercedes-Benz of Nashville has given him everything he needs to be a real cowboy. He couldn't wait to get home and try on his new cowboy attire!
The 4th Annual Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Tennis Tournament was held at Brentwood Swim and Tennis Club at Wildwood on August 21 & 22, 2014. Very special members of the Mercedes-Benz of Nashville family were in attendance.
Our friends we met through Make-A-Wish who we now consider family - Sydney, Lily and their mother Lori, and also Caroline and her family, Logan, Andrea, and Chester were there.
This year's 1st place winning team was Sue Collins & Wendy Ivester. They will advance to the Eastern Sectional at Pinehurst!
The entry fee was a 100% donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The event raised , 575 to help fulfill the dreams of children with life-threatening medical conditions through wish-granting work. It means so much to us to be able to make these children's dreams come true.
In December 2013, Mercedes-Benz of Nashville wanted to grant the wish of a local child through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle TN. Just before Christmas, Make-A-Wish told us about Caroline and her family and allowed us to grant her wish. We asked Caroline, her parents, and her brother, Logan, to visit us at Christmas so we could meet them. When they visited the dealership in December, the associates gathered in the showroom while General Manager, Harold Hamilton, gave Caroline and her family the great news ...in 2014, she and her family will go to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins and also visit Pearl Harbor! There were also presents for Caroline and Logan under the tree from all of us at Mercedes-Benz of Nashville. We look forward to having them back soon so they can share stories from their trip to Hawaii.
On Monday, May 12th, Caroline and her family visited the dealership for a pizza party to celebrate her trip to Hawaii!
Mercedes-Benz of Nashville's 3rd Annual Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Tennis Tournament was held at Wildwood Swim and Tennis Club on August 22 and 23, 2013. The entry fee was a 100% donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The entire event raised $8, 575 to help fulfill the dreams of children with life-threatening medical conditions through wish-granting work.
The 2nd Annual Mercedes-Benz of Nashville Tennis Classic was held at the Maryland Farms Family YMCA on September 21, 2013. The tournament supports the YMCA through Y-CAP, the Community Action Project. Williamson County Y-CAP is an outreach program that serves at-risk youth in Williamson County by offering dynamic opportunities to grow in Spirit, Mind, and Body. Their mission is to offer new possibilities for at-risk youth who would ordinarily be stuck in a cycle of negative choices but because of Y-CAP, they establish positive principles to build healthy spirits, minds, and bodies. Y-CAP ambassador, Isabella, spoke at the tournament and shared her story with the crowd. The Mercedes-Benz of Nashville Tennis Classic enables the YMCA to continue to fulfill their mission and offer hope to those in the Y-CAP community.
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Three very special members of the Mercedes-Benz of Nashville family were able to attend - Sydney, Lily and their mother Lori. General Manager, Harold Hamilton, presented Sydney and Lily with Swarovski Disney pins from the silent auction they had been watching. The pins reminded them of the Disney Cruise Sydney wished for from Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee which was granted by Mercedes-Benz of Nashville in 2012.
The 1st place winning team was Katrena Amason & Kelly Pinkley. They will advance to the Eastern Sectional in November.
The Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships is a grassroots program hosting amateur golf and tennis events across the United States each year, with Mercedes-Benz owners and prospects from Mercedes-Benz dealers' communities participating. Among the most meaningful aspects of the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships is its charitable component. In the inaugural year, the program raised $150, 000 dollars for charity. These funds support many worthwhile charitable organizations, many located within the host dealers' community.
On May 14, 2012, Mercedes-Benz of Nashville hosted the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Golf Tournament at The Governors Club in Brentwood, TN. Donations from the sixty-eight players who participated along with donations from others who were unable to attend, totaled over $8300 for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. These donations will help fulfill the dreams of children with life-threatening medical conditions through wish-granting work. This year's tournament raised enough money to grant the wish of at least one local child.
Callie Fuqua, of Brentwood, TN, was able to attend the tournament this year along with Jordan Cimini. In 2007, the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship tournament raised enough money to grant Callie's Wish. Justin's wish was granted in 2008.