Chris Rembaugh - General Manager
What is an organization that you give back to that is close to your heart, and why?
Oh, that’s a hard one. I’m going to say Land to Hand.
They provide healthy and sustainable food for the community. They have a backpack program where they provide food for kids during holiday breaks or on weekends. They not only feed them, but they send them home with healthy food and snacks.
The people are wonderful. They truly care about what they’re doing. It’s such a need and I love the educational component that goes along with it.
When people think of Corwin Motors, what values do you hope come to mind for them?
As a leadership team we really care about these core values: community, consistency, reputation, and support.
Community means giving back. We do our business here and all of our employees live here and raise families here, so community is really important to us.
We also strive to provide consistency. Whoever you run into while you’re here, the process should feel similar and you should know what to expect. And reputation means that people can come in here and trust us. We want our reputation to precede us.
Are there any upcoming community programs that you are excited to roll out soon?
In addition to supporting multiple non-profits throughout the year, our biggest giving comes during Christmas time. We usually give out about $140,000 between all the organizations we give back to. Our non-profits have the highest need during this time, whether it's the food banks or CASA for Kids. And when you talk about food insecurity, the holidays are one of the scariest times for people. Kids are at home and if their nutrition comes from school, you’re going to see increased need at the food banks, so we’ve really focused on the holiday season for our main giving.
David Murchison - Fixed Ops Director
What is an organization that you give back to that is close to your heart, and why?
Probably the Samaritan’s Purse. Every winter, kids who are in unfortunate situations or don’t get gifts are helped by them. We also do a giving tree that has tons of ornaments and people can come pick an ornament and buy the gift for the kid. This one is close to me because I grew up that way—single mom…poor. It's all about the kids. They really matter.
When people think of Corwin Motors, what values do you hope come to mind for them?
That we have a good reputation. That’s the most important. We’re in a small town, and we’ve been here forever. You’re never going to make everybody happy, but overall our reputation speaks for itself. Our customer retention is the highest in the region for GMs. We have quality staff that help these customers, and I have the lowest staff turnover in the Corwin group, so people don’t leave me, they retire from me. That’s a big deal. Our advisors and our techs just get better and better over time. We want people to trust us, and know that we do good work.
Are there any upcoming community programs that you are excited to roll out soon?
We’re getting into the seasonal times, and that’s when everyone seems to struggle. We give tens of thousands of dollars to all these organizations—the food banks, veteran’s food pantry.
That’s when we really start giving everything out.
Jeremiah Maiden - Service Manager at Corwin Honda
What is an organization that you give back to that is close to your heart, and why?
There’s a couple of them. The first one I would say is the 4H livestock auction. That one’s close to me because we’ve been doing that for years and years, but also because we know a lot of those kids’ parents. They’re our customers, so it hits on a personal level. We get to see the impact, and unlike a lot of other organizations that we give to, we actually attend that event. This year, I went on my day off and I brought my kid with me. It’s a grind, but it’s so fun. We got to meet the kids and visit with the animals, and the bidding was so fun. Then we buy the hogs and take them to the local processing plants. We either donate them or give away to other coworkers. Usually we take two or three animals and also donate them to the food banks.
When people think of Corwin Motors, what values do you hope come to mind for them?
Trust and quality. We spend so much time and resources making sure used vehicles go back on the lot as close to new as possible. We do all the services that need to be done so somebody has a good quality used vehicle that lasts for several years. Not everyone can buy a brand new vehicle, so it’s nice to know that somebody’s really going through them. Sometimes the margin isn’t much, but in order to make it quality and ensure safety, it’s worth it.
Are there any upcoming community programs that you are excited to roll out soon?
Then Christmastime is when we have the big checks. We have all the non-profits come in and we do all the donations. That’s probably the thing I’m the most excited about, handing those out.
In addition to supporting multiple non-profits throughout the year, our biggest giving comes during Christmas time. We usually give out about $140,000 between all the organizations we give back to.