Greener Monroe Receives Boost With Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Superstore Support

City Parks, Recreation Center Recycling Programs And 'Green' Auto Checkup Part of Effort For Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep

Green Checkup Saves Auto Owners Money And Environment Carbon Emissions

MONROE, Mich., Sept. 3, 2008 - Efforts to create a "greener" Monroe, Michigan, are receiving a big boost thanks to the efforts of Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Superstore.

The hometown dealer is part of a citywide effort that places additional recycling bins in city parks, recreation centers, and its own showroom to collect soda cans, water bottles and other items that would otherwise end up in a landfill, and part of a national effort to promote September as "Green Checkup" month.

The free "Green Checkup" provides a service evaluation of a vehicle's oil, air filters, engine performance, tire pressure and emission controls -- all of the things that most affect fuel economy. The goal is to highlight simple measures that car owners can take to save money at the gas pump and cut greenhouse gas emissions through proper vehicle maintenance.

"We're proud to be a part of an effort that helps our community's children and families enjoy clean spaces to play, while promoting recycling and other practices that can help us all," said Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Superstores President and Owner Ralph Mahalak, Jr. "We've got a long history of hometown support, and showing area residents easy things they can do to save money and boost their fuel economy falls right in line with that history."

The Green Checkup is part of a national effort by the McLean, Virginia-based National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).