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Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock named 2024 Jimmy Fund Captain

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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BOSTON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will once again serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain this season.

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  • BOSTON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will once again serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain this season.
  • The Red Sox have partnered with the Jimmy Fund since 1953, the longest and most successful charitable partnership in sports.
  • "We are thrilled to have Garrett Whitlock as our Jimmy Fund Captain again this year," said Suzanne Fountain, vice president of the Jimmy Fund.
  • Upcoming Jimmy Fund fundraisers include:
    Strike Out Cancer with the Jimmy Fund – Red Sox fans can help strike out cancer all season long by pledging a donation of any amount for each Red Sox win this season.

Napleton Auto Group Improves Top Ranking Among National Dealer Groups as Most Responsive to Website Customer Inquiries

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230917964138/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230917964138/en/
    Compared to typical auto industry performance, fifteen of the seventeen dealer groups scored higher than the overall auto industry average.
  • Victory Automotive Group, Napleton Auto Group and AutoNation also improved substantially from 2022 to 2023.
  • For the top scoring dealer group, Napleton Auto Group, 80% of their dealerships scored over 80, while only 9% scored under 40.
  • The 2023 Pied Piper PSI® Dealer Group Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Study was conducted between May 2023 and July 2023 by submitting website inquiries directly to a sample of 1,614 dealerships nationwide representing seventeen national dealer groups.

How Quick and Easy Is It to Schedule Service for Your Car? Top Auto Dealer Groups Ranked

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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“The auto industry has long focused on the experience of customers who bring their vehicle in for service, but what really happens leading up to the appointment?

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  • “The auto industry has long focused on the experience of customers who bring their vehicle in for service, but what really happens leading up to the appointment?
  • STE fills-in that gap.”
    The study was completed between January 2023 and May 2023, when Pied Piper phoned each of the 1,739 dealerships owned by the seventeen largest auto dealer groups, posing as a service customer attempting to schedule a service appointment.
  • 62% of the total score is determined by efficiency measurements, while 38% of the total score is determined by quality measurements.
  • An auto dealer’s relationship with a service customer typically starts with a customer phone call to schedule a service appointment.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund Celebrates 75 years of Progress and Impact on May 22

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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Special anniversary events will continue throughout the summer to celebrate 75 years of the Jimmy Fund and support of cancer care and research at the #1 ranked cancer center in New England.

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  • Special anniversary events will continue throughout the summer to celebrate 75 years of the Jimmy Fund and support of cancer care and research at the #1 ranked cancer center in New England.
  • Not only did he get his wish, but more than $200,000 was collected and the Jimmy Fund was born.
  • Activities for the Jimmy Fund’s 75th (#JimmyFund75) anniversary include:
    Proclamation – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will issue a City of Boston Proclamation, announcing May 22 as Jimmy Fund Day.
  • Light Boston Blue for the Jimmy Fund – Many of Boston’s most popular landmarks and structures will light up in the Jimmy Fund’s signature blue to celebrate the Jimmy Fund on the evening of May 22.

Mohammad Mirazimi joins BMW of Shrewsbury Luxury Car Dealership

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Saturday, April 13, 2019
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BOSTON, April 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Mohammad Mirazimi has 33 years of experience in the automotive industry, twenty-two of those years specifically working with luxury BMW vehicles.

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  • BOSTON, April 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Mohammad Mirazimi has 33 years of experience in the automotive industry, twenty-two of those years specifically working with luxury BMW vehicles.
  • He is excited to bring his extensive product and industry knowledge to BMW of Shrewsbury in the greater Boston area.
  • Mr. Mirazimi spent 14 years with Herb Chambers BMW of Sudbury and the past 2 years with BMW Gallery Norwood.
  • Matt McGovern is willing to invest in his people and dealerships to create a culture of success," said Mohammad Mirazimi.

Game on For Autism Research (GoFAR) Foundation Thanks Sponsors for Critical Support of Life-Changing Autism Technology

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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The Herb Chambers Automotive Family, the foundation's first corporate sponsor, has led the funding effort that has raised more than $70,000 to date.

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  • The Herb Chambers Automotive Family, the foundation's first corporate sponsor, has led the funding effort that has raised more than $70,000 to date.
  • Other donors include the Endicott Family, Rodman for Kids, the Plimpton Shattuck Fund at the Boston Foundation, the Litch Family, and the Mosko Family of the Bahamas.
  • The GoFAR Family Assistance Program is the brainchild of Jamie Menhall, the foundation's teen founder who is currently a 12th grader at Boston University Academy.
  • "He took a chance on a teen with a vision of advancing autism research and innovating new assistive technologies.