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Philadelphia — Hollowsands Luxury Limousine is hosting its first-ever Limos by Santa holiday gift donation on Friday, December 22 from 2 to 4pm. The event will benefit children receiving treatment at the Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J.
Co-owner of Hollowsands, Jordan Sanders, plans to bring a Sprinter of toys to the hospital, which will then be distributed to the kids. Sanders is especially excited about creating a new holiday tradition for the eight-year-old company that will spread some holiday cheer to the region.
“I reached out to Cooper to do something for the kids there. To folks in the Philadelphia area, Camden is sort of forgotten, so the hospital really liked the idea.”
Jordan Sanders, Co-owner of Hollowsands Luxury Limousine It wouldn’t be a holiday event for the kids without a Santa Claus, so none-other than Philip Jagiela, CD’s Industry & Brand Ambassador, will don that big red suit. It’s a role he’s very comfortable with—as he’s played the part many times over the years—and it brings him a great deal of joy. When Sanders asked him to be involved, Jagiela accepted without hesitation.
“I guarantee that I get a bigger benefit from it than the kids,” he says.
Sanders is going to post a live video of the even on the Hollowsands Facebook page. It’s his hope that Limos by Santa will become something that people remember so it can grow bigger and better each year.
Visit hollowsands.com for more information.
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Berlin, Conn. — Premier Limousine, a luxury transportation service provider, will be holding its second annual holiday toy drive for the children of New Britain Transitional Center and Klingberg Family Centers in New Britain, Conn. The company will be collecting donations during its Fill the Bus event on December 9 at Toys R Us on 1471 New Britain Avenue in West Hartford between the hours of 9:00am through 2:00pm. Additionally, Premier Limousine will be collecting donated toys at its headquarters on 76 Fuller Way in Berlin between 9:00am through 4:00pm through December 15.
“At Premier Limousine, our holiday toy drive is one of our proudest traditions. Being able to put a smile on kids’ faces when they see a bus full of toys is incredible, and we absolutely look forward to this program all year,” said Angelo DiMarco, president of marketing & IT at Premier Limousine. “We’re honored to help New Britain Transitional Center and Klingberg Family Centers through this toy drive, and we look forward to coming together with our local community to make the holidays brighter for the kids at these organizations.”
Donated toys must be brand new and unwrapped. At the Fill the Bus event, Premier Limousine will have a silver 30-passenger limo bus parked at the Toys R Us parking lot. As a result of Premier Limousine’s 2016 toy drive, the company was able to donate over 300 toys and $200 in gift cards.
The New Britain Transitional Center is one of New Britain’s alternative settings for students from kindergarten through grade 12.
Klingberg Family Centers, founded in 1903, is a private, nonprofit multi-service agency providing help to thousands of persons across Connecticut each year. Through an array of group care, special education, foster care and community programs, children, and parents are given the encouragement and skills they need to function more effectively at home, in school, and in their community.
Visit premierlimo.com for more information.
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Members of KLA with CD Industry & Brand Ambassador Philip Jagiela (fifth from right) Louisville, Ky. — On December 5, the Kentucky Limousine Association (KLA) capped off 2017 with its annual holiday party, as well as formally electing the president and 1st vice president who’ll see the southern association through the next three years. CD Industry & Brand Ambassador Philip Jagiela was among those who attended the festive, intimate gathering.
The business portion of the event started with a brief meeting. President Kent Sparks of Lake Cumberland Limousine introduced Jagiela, who spoke of national trends and discussed how Chauffeur Driven aims to benefit the industry.
Members then zeroed in on local concerns, starting with the sales taxes imposed on chauffeured ground transportation services and legislation being considered for implementation. Jagiela offered insight into the Limousine Association of New Jersey’s (LANJ’s) battle on similar grounds, which ended in success this past January when its members saw a bill passed into law that removed the state’s seven-percent sales tax on transportation services. Jagiela emphasized that the grassroots efforts of KLA’s industry peers to the north were the key to LANJ’s success in seeing the passage of a beneficial, common-sense law, and advised the assemblage of Kentucky operators to follow that boots-on-the-ground, legislatively active model.
Jagiela (left) with 2018 CD Show pass winner, outgoing KLA President Kent Sparks of Lake Cumberland Limousine While TNCs remain a hot issue throughout the industry, KLA members have, for the most part, not felt too much of a sting from the newcomers’ continued encroachment on their transportation turf. The lack of a significant impact is twofold: TNCs are providing services not typically performed by members’ companies (like so-called late-night “drunk runs”) while struggling to find qualified drivers.
Several board positions will be announced in January, but the December meeting saw the installment of two officers, President BJ Burton of Limos By Knight and 1st Vice President NeVelle Skaggs of Skaggs Limousine & Transportation.
Before adjourning the meeting, Sparks thanked all in attendance for their support during his three years on the KLA board, especially during his tenure as president. Spark was also the winner of the 2018 CD Show pass that Jagiela raffled off before the meeting headed to the nearby Bristol Bar & Grille for KLA’s yearly holiday celebration.
The next KLA meeting will be January 9.
Visit kylimo.org for more information.
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