Toyota Greensburg

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Stop by Toyota of Greensburg today to test drive a 2012 Camry and receive a $25 American Express Gift Card!

Posted by Toyota of Greensburg on 11:31 AM

Greensburg Auto Dealerships Donate $22,000 to Food Bank

Posted by Toyota of Greensburg on 6:40 AM

The Westmoreland County Food Bank works for a great cause. We were happy to be able to help!

A combined donation of $22,100 from two Greensburg car dealerships means thousands of meals for area families in need.

"There's going to be a lot of people this Christmas who won't have to know the anguish of hunger," said Jennifer Miller, development director of the Westmoreland County Food Bank. "When community organizations come together and do something so amazing like this, it means a lot."

Gary Semanchek, general manager of Hyundai of Greensburg, and Toyota of Greensburg general manager Dan Owens presented two checks on Friday to Miller at Dino's Sports Lounge in Greensburg during a Food and Fund Drive being held by radio station 107.1 WHJB.

With a new philosophy at Hyundai, Semanchek said, community organizations will be seeing more good will from the dealership. Hyundai donated $10,600.

"We're taking portions of our profits every month and donating it back to the community," he said. The food bank is the first to benefit.

Toyota's Owens said he just wanted to help the community and people who have fallen on hard times. The dealership contributed $11,500.

"Things are a little tougher out there now," he said.

Any donation means a lot to the food bank, Miller said. Cuts to the program have been significant: This year federal funding has dropped from $100,000 to $8,000, and the food bank is receiving $33,000 less from the state, she said.

Monetary donations go far: For every dollar donated, the food bank can purchase $5 worth of food, Miller said. The most-needed items are the ones that are typically the most expensive, including peanut butter and cereal.

The food bank feeds 15,000 people monthly, and Miller said the car dealers' donations will help stock up and replenish funds.

Toyota Shareathon

Posted by Toyota of Greensburg on 10:56 AM

TORRANCE, Calif. (December 12, 2011) – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today launched the second annual Shareathon program, where customers can tweet about their plans to buy or a lease a new Toyota during Toyotathon and earn a $500 prepaid debit card. Building on the success of last year’s program, the 2011 Shareathon has announced an additional reward program for those who rally their followers to retweet the original message. Each retweet increases the debit card amount by $50, up to a maximum of $500 from these retweets, for a total of $1,000.

From Dec. 12 through Dec. 21, shoppers who register online, tweet a scripted Shareathon message, and then purchase or lease a new Toyota vehicle on or before Jan. 3, 2012 will be eligible for a certificate and unique coupon code redeemable for a $500 prepaid debit card. Participants will then have 48 hours to encourage their followers to retweet the initial message. As an added bonus, those followers who retweet the message will be entered to win a 2011 Prius from Toyota.

“This year Shareathon not only rewards shoppers for tweeting about their plans for a new Toyota, but is also a fun and unique way for us to engage their friends and followers,” said Kimberley Gardiner, national digital marketing and social media manager for Toyota. “Last year’s Shareathon was such a huge success that we decided to add an incremental element to expand the social footprint and impact of the program.”

Beginning at 11:00 a.m. EST on each day of the program, certificates will be available to the first 140 people who register on the site and tweet about their plans to get a new Toyota during Toyotathon. After the new vehicle is purchased, each participant will need his or her unique coupon code and VIN to receive the prepaid debit card. Participants must submit for redemption no later than Jan. 31, 2012.

In addition to enabling users to register for the program, the Shareathon site will also generate interactive visualizations tracking the original tweets and their subsequent retweets. Users can see the journey of their tweets—as well as the tweets of others—mapped out in circular graphs in which each point represents a retweet, with color-coding to distinguish original retweets from second- and third-generation retweets.

Courtesy of pressroom.toyota.com

From December 12th - 22nd, you can earn a prepaid debit card worth $500 just by tweeting about your newToyota. Earn up to $500 more by collecting retweets from your followers. Formore information visit toyota.com/shareathon.

Posted by Toyota of Greensburg on 3:39 PM

Toyota and Discovery Education announced the launch of their Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge – a competition that invites high school students to create a two-minute video showing how they would encourage safe driving to fellow students. The challenge is part of Toyota and Discovery Education’s Toyota Teen Driver program, which offers educators, students, and parents a variety of powerful tools and materials designed to help teens stay safe behind the wheel.

Entries will be judged on creativity and originality. Entries will be narrowed down to ten finalists which will appear on the Toyota Teen Driver website and Facebook page during a “fan voting” period where the public will be invited to vote to determine the grand prize winner. The grand prize winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize and the remaining nine finalists will each receive $1,500 in cash. Students in grades 9-12 can submit their two-minute videos on the Toyota Teen Driver web site through February 16, 2012.

“Toyota is dedicated to building awareness among teens about the dangers of distracted driving and encouraging people of all ages to adopt safe driving habits,” said Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of philanthropy for Toyota Motor North America. “We’re excited to launch the new Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge and empower young people to be advocates for responsible driving within their own peer groups and schools.”

“Discovery Education is proud to work with Toyota as we fulfill our commitment to finding creative and engaging ways to captivate students’ attention on current and relevant topics that span beyond the classroom,” said Mary Rollins, Discovery Education vice president of education partnerships. “The digital learning resources available from Toyota Teen Driver combined with the ability for teens to educate each other on safe driving are critical in creating a safe driving experience on the road.”

For more information please visit: http://toyotateendriver.discoveryeducation.com/