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“With the devastation of Hurricane Harvey leaving many stranded and in need of assistance, we felt it was our duty, as fellow Americans, to do anything we can to try and help the people there,” said Angelo DiMarco, President of Marketing & IT at Premier Limousine. “We’re honored to be involved in the Pack the Truck initiative and, with the help of our community, hope we can provide some relief for the people of Houston.”
Donation items included nonperishable food, lightly used clothing, unopened personal hygiene products, household items (including air mattresses, but not including furniture) and baby products. Premier Limousine had a silver 30-passenger limo bus parked at New Britain Stadium and donated two pallets of bottled water—approximately 3,400 bottles.
“On behalf of the Springer Family, we encourage your support for the victims of the devastation in Houston,” said Springer. “We appreciate your generosity in this time of need.”
Other local organizations that partnered in the donation efforts include A-1 Automotive & Transmission and the Connecticut Blue Jays AAU travel baseball team.
After the Pack the Truck event at New Britain Stadium, the Bees hosted the Sugar Land Skeeters for a doubleheader. Anyone who donated received a voucher to the doubleheader. The Bees staff were also on hand, and will continue to collect monetary donations at each game for the remainder of the regular season.
“Our hearts are with all that have been affected by the flooding in Texas,” said New Britain Bees majority owner Anthony Iacovone. “We hope that others will join New Britain in giving something to help the residents of Houston and the surrounding areas get through this terrible time.”
The Pack the Truck initiative to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey that Premier Limousine was involved in last week was a huge success! Some local TV stations covered the event, and here are links to their videos:
Visit premierlimo.net for more information. To see newstories about the Pack a Truck fundraiser, click any of the following: Fox 61: https://goo.gl/PiJEAm, NBC Connecticut https://goo.gl/vRJWdc, WTNH https://goo.gl/c5VRP1.
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Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urged clarity and a level playing field when it comes to landside transportation at our nation’s airports. With deliberation underway of legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, the coalition is asking Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to consider landside transportation issues.
“Ground transportation has become an increasingly important topic given the growing number of stakeholders seeking access to the airport’s limited curb space to provide efficient transportation alternatives for travelers. Our associations strongly believe it is in the best interests of the traveling public and the airports seeking to manage their limited curb space that transportation policy be formulated with the realization that private enterprises must have the ability to (1) compete on a level playing field free from undue and discriminatory regulatory burdens and (2) continue to grow and participate in private investment.”
Nationwide, private motorcoach operators are facing barriers to landside access of federally funded airports. This includes inequitable access such as inconvenient and inconsistent drop-off and pickup locations, as well as exorbitant fees.
The coalition urges the creation of a working group led by the Department of Transportation’s Undersecretary for Policy to study the effectiveness of achieving those goals already set forth in Section 47101 of the U.S. Code - encouraging intermodal connections on airport properties to serve passengers efficiently as well as promoting economic development, economic productivity and global competitiveness.
Visit buses.org for more information.
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Attracting industry members from all over the country, the association’s first-ever fundraising event of this kind was an instant success, not only for its camaraderie but also as a fundraising endeavor.
While the golf outing did help raise money for the association, a portion of the outing's proceeds were donated to The Salvation Army as well as the Police Unity Tour, which not only memorializes fallen officers but also raises money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum. The charities were chosen for the special places they have in members’ hearts—especially Sharenow, who has volunteered with the Livingston Police Department for more than two decades.
Hitting the links was only part of the day’s activities, and attendees were treated to a buffet lunch in the Cherry Valley Country Club’s clubhouse—which was open to all, since not everyone’s golf skills were on par with regulars on the green.
Lunch then gave way to prizes, where those who came out on top at the debut event were given trophies. In addition to those winners of various contests throughout the day, the winning team was recognized for its success.
It was during the luncheon that Sharenow presented each beneficiary with a check: The Police Unity Tour received $5,000 while The Salvation Army was given $7,000.
Check out the October issue of Chauffeur Driven for expanded coverage of this inaugural event.
The next LANJ meeting will be November 6.
Visit lanj.org for more information.
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