HESSERT HUGS!
Hessert Chevy has the utmost passion for cars and our local community which is why we created Hessert Hugs as an extension of our current business. The local Philadelphia area has a wide array of different causes, charities, and events that we're absolutely honored to be a part of. Check out our most recent community events below! Hessert Hugs is a proud member of the Philly community and we hope you will be too!
AUGUST 20: BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY! 
The end of summer means it's time to get ready to go back to school! For the second time, Hessert Chevy found a way to give back to the community during this time. We hosted a Back To School event at the dealership where we gave away over 400+ backpacks full of essential school items including notebooks, pens, pencils, pencil case, and more! Community members came to fit their children for new backpacks and enjoyed a pizza food truck and ice cream! It was a beautiful day on Roosevelt Boulevard to bring our community together for children!
OCTOBER 23: HALLOWEEN COSTUME GIVEAWAY!
This fall, Hessert Chevy wanted to give back to the community in a new way. We decided to throw a Halloween costume giveaway event where we gave out hundreds of children's Halloween costumes! We had a variety of children's costumes from princesses and fairies, to firefighters and superheroes! Hundreds of people came out and children were able to choose their Halloween costume. People then enjoyed beverages and pizza from a pizza food truck. It was a great day to give back to our community!
OCTOBER 17: COMMUNITY COAT DRIVE AT HESSERT CHEVY
Every year, Hessert Chevy joins the Auto Dealers Association CARing for Kids Foundation at the Philadelphia Convention Center to give away new winter coats to children in need. Since the event was canceled this year, we decided to host an event at our dealership! We gave away 380+ coats to children in need for the winter. It was a sunny fall day and where we had aPizza Food Truck and beverages for employees and customers to enjoy throughout the event. Hessert Chevy is a proud member of the Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and we're proud to have hosted the coat drive at our dealership to support the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation.
SEPTEMBER 5: 400+ BACKPACKS FOR STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA
Hessert Chevrolet hosted a Community Day on Saturday September 5th where team members helped assemble bags of essential school items for children. Cradles to Crayons provides children living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school, and at play. Supplies included folders, notebooks, rulers, crayons, and more. We had "Stuff The Bag Stations" where employees helped assemble the backpacks, and also "Note Making Stations' where we created handwritten notes to include in each backpack. We will also had a Pizza Food Truck and beverages for employees and customers to enjoy throughout the event.We donated over 400 backpacks full school supplies to Cradles to Crayons for children in the Philadelphia area. Thank you to GM Financial for the support and all who came out to help!
DECEMBER 3: WOGL'S RADIOTHON AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Back for our second year, Hessert Chevy was proud to participate in 9.81 WOGL Love Our Kids Radiothon at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia! For two days, WOGL sets up their radio station in the atrium at CHOP and interviews patients, families, and staff to hear their stories of courage and hope. Every donation during Radiothon goes to CHOP. Back for our second year, Hessert Chevy sat down with Nicky G to discuss the importance of getting involved in our community and giving back.
OCTOBER 20: BOWLING FOR KIDS SAKE!
Hessert Chevy was a sponsor of this years Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids Sake event on Sunday, October 20th at Laurels Lanes in Maple Shades. This event was a great celebration to raise funds and highlight the organizations goal to serve more children! The family friendly brought together the Hessert Chevy team, friends, and family to enjoy an afternoon of bowling, games, and treats!
OCTOBER 8: DRIVING AWAY THE COLD!
Hessert Chevy teamed up with the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation to provide new winter coats to children from local Philadelphia schools. Buses loaded in hundreds of children from local Schools to the Pennsylvania Convention Center where Hessert Chevy and other local dealers fitted children with brand new winter coats. 1 in 6 children in Philadelphia lives in poverty, without daily essentials like a warm winter coat. In 2019, the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation will donate over 50,000 new coats, bringing their total to over 400,000 coats that the foundation has given away!
SEPTEMBER 17: GIVING BACK AT MAYFAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As the new school year began, Hessert Chevy wanted to give back to a local school. Hessert Chevy donated a class set of instruments to the music department at Mayfair Elementary School! One of the first things that is typically affected when making budget cuts in school is the music department, and we feel it's very important to give students the ability to explore their creativity in music. On September 17th, Hessert Chevy teamed up with Entercom radio station, B101 with DJ Mark Shepperd, and the Philly Pops, to bring a day of music to the Philadelphia school! Activities were provided by the local radio station and their mascot, Buzz Bee! Live music was played throughout the event by the Philly Pops. The excitement had over 300 third graders running around the gymnasium all morning!
AUGUST 10: HESSERT CHEVY OPEN HOUSE!
What better way to celebrate summer than with hot dogs, ice cream, and Chevy's of course! Hessert Chevy celebrated summer with a carnival themed Open House on Saturday, August 10th for our neighbors, friends, and employees! Local radio station, 9.65 TDY brought their team out and had great music playing and there were fun games all day! Wee had great food from J-dogs catering and activities like a face painter, inflatable basketball, and ring toss!
JUNE 9: PHILLY PRIDE WITH 96.5 TDY!
Hessert Chevy had a blast at their first ever parade, The Philly Pride Parade on June 9th! Hessert Chevy transformed a Camaro into one big rainbow convertible! We teamed up with Philly radio station 9.65 TDY and had Coop & Casey from their hit morning show, Coop & Casey, ride in style and waive rainbow flags as they paraded down Locust Street to Penn's Landing!
APRIL 27: HESSERT CHEVY PARTNERS WITH THE SANDY SPRING!
Hessert Chevy is proud to have partnered with the Sandy Sprint this April. The Sandy Spring is a 5k/10k canine sprint hosted by the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Center to raise awareness and support for Ovarian Cancer. The event was held on a beautiful morning outside the Philadelphia Art Museum, in front of the famous Rocky Steps! It was a beautiful day outside where friends, families, and adorable puppies came out to support a great cause!
APRIL 13: HESSERT CHEVY YOUTH BASEBALL
Chevy Youth Sports connected Hessert Chevy with local Youth sports team, the Holy Terrors! The Hessert team was honored by throwing out the first pitch at their opening day at a Baseball field in Mayfair! The festivities included a DJ, delicious snacks including local favorite Factory Donuts, a bounce house, and of course, tons of Baseball games! It was a great day for Baseball and to get to know our community!
HESSERT CHEVY SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL POLICE!
Hessert Chevy proudly supports the Philadelphia Order Of Police Lodge #5. The FOP represents 14,000 active and retired officers of the Philadelphia Police and Sheriff's Department. Hessert Chevy makes a monthly donation to support active, retired, and their families. Thank you for protecting us and our city!
MARCH 24TH: HESSERT CHEVY SUPPORTS GET YOUR REAR IN GEAR
Hessert Chevrolet is proud to announce our partnership with the get your rear in gear event which supports people that have battled or are currently battling colon cancer. The event took place on March 24th at the Please Touch Museum. We are honored to announce that winner, Jim Flick is currently in remission from colon cancer. Congratulations Jim!
DECEMBER 2018: WOGL RADIOTHON & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA REACH THEIR GOAL WITH DONATIONS FROM HESSERT CHEVY
This past December, Hessert Chevy partnered up with WOGL FM and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for their annual Radiothon. Money raised supports Tomorrow's Breakthroughs for young patients and their families. Hessert Chevy attended Radiothon at Children's Hospital and proudly donated $3,000 to the cause. Check out WOGL's Marilyn Russell and Harvey Holiday's interview with Tom Hessert on Hessert Chevy's Facebook page and listen as they reach their goal during the interview!
OCTOBER 2018: HESSERT CHEVY DONATES COATS FOR PHILLY'S YOUTH
Approximately 8,500 students from local Philadelphia schools will receive new winter coats this year because of Auto Dealers CARing For Kids Foundation. One in dix children in the Great Philadelphia region lives in poverty. The More Than Auto Dealers Association distributed over 50,000 brand-new coats this past winter for children in need. Hessert Chevy joined forces with the association and other dealers to hand out coats to children at the Convention Center. We helped the children as they came in and picked out their coats with their friends.
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