A Generosity of Spirit

A Message from Our President

Our customers know that EuroMotorcars Bethesda and EuroMotorcars Germantown are much more than cars, units, service hours and sales figures. You know this from our dedication to the annual Toys for Tots drive that we participate in year after year and the continuous corporate donations to various school events and fundraisers. And as the Christmas season nears, it reminds us to be kinder of heart, gentler and more generous towards our fellow man and woman. But that ideal should ring true for the whole of the year, not just a season. And this generosity of spirit does ring true throughout the year at EuroMotorcars.

On October 13, 2008, as some of you may know, Chris Amoss, a long time parts advisor, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at the early age of 32 due to sleep apnea. Chris was a true friend to all at EuroMotorcars, quick with a smile, a joke and a tendency towards loud music. He worked for us for many years. His passing showed the true spirit of generosity and care of EuroMotorcars towards the family he left behind. The donations and care of his loved ones began early with a small contribution of no more than $200 from a employee and grew quickly without any corporate organization.

Yet as the contributions grew, we organized a method in order to collect the contributions for his family. And as they grew, management was encouraged and upped the ante, tripling all employee contributions with company contributions to the Amoss Family Trust fund. The employee contributions were given by all types of employees, some barely even knew him, others were best friends, and even outside vendors that Chris worked with. Some employees came with tears in their eyes with their donation and left quickly, saying only a few, necessary words. Others wanted to do more and many even tapped into their vacation days in order to be able to give to someone in need. We hope that Chris's family, his wife and two young daughters, will be heartened and encouraged by the care and love that these contributions show. And we hope that they know that he will not be forgotten at a place that was much more than work to him.

This tragic event highlights the goodness and spirit of the people who work at EuroMotorcars even in light of life's darkest moments. No one asked or demanded that others give to his loved ones or care about others in need, yet they did. And we hope that you can see that above and beyond the beautiful cars, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maybach and smart, there are people here who care for one another and celebrate the generosity of spirit even out of season, without Santa, reindeer and all the trimmings. In closing, we wish you and yours a very happy holiday season and hope that we can all celebrate kindness and generosity to others throughout the year.

Sincerely Yours,

Nick Scanniello

President