AIADA Honors Minnetonka, Minn., Dealers With Grassroots Advocacy Award
Click here to convert message back to HTML <http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/AIADA_recipient_conversion.cfm?recipient_id=690083556&message_id=2654069&user_id=AIADA4&jobid=14096911&convert=HTML> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2013 Contact: Libby Newman NewmanL@aiada.org mailto:OliverH@aiada.org 703-519-7800 Hannah Oliver OliverH@aiada.org AIADA Honors Minnetonka, Minn., Dealers With Grassroots Advocacy Award WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2013) - The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today honored Minnesota auto dealers Morrie Wagener and Cindy Wagener Robin with its Legislative Action Network (L.A.N.) Grassroots Award at the association's 7th Annual International Auto Industry Summit in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes their advocacy in reaching out and engaging Congress and other policy makers on issues important to the international nameplate auto dealer community. "Engaging one's legislators is a pivotal part of being an effective dealer, something this father-daughter team epitomizes," said AIADA President Cody Lusk. "The future of America's international nameplate auto dealer industry rests on the involvement of people like Morrie and Cindy. I can think of no one better to receive this award." Morrie Wagener began his career as a mechanic after graduating from Minnesota's Dunwoody Institute and opened his first dealership in 1960. Today, he operates Morrie's Automotive Group, which encompasses 10 brands and 13 locations. His daughter, Cindy Wagener Robin, serves as the company's senior vice president. Together, they are active in the auto industry and with their legislators on the local, state, and national levels, including the Automotive Free International Trade Political Action Committee (AFIT-PAC), Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, and AIADA. Wagener and Wagener Robin are also active in the Twin Cities region. Together, they have donated time and resources to multiple causes--including Perspectives Family Center, Sharing and Caring Hands, and Toys for Tots--through the initiative "Morries Gives Back." Wagener has served on the Dunwoody Institute board of directors for 35 years and supports his alma mater through fundraising initiatives. AIADA's Grassroots Advocacy Award is presented by its grassroots initiative, the Legislative Action Network, to recognize members who have worked to improve awareness in Washington, D.C., of issues impacting America's international automobile franchises. AIADA seeks to connect auto dealers with the legislative process, enabling them to be heard on concerns that impact their businesses. For more on the award, visit www.AIADA.org. ### About AIADA: Established in 1970, AIADA is and continues to be the only association whose sole purpose is to represent America's international nameplate automobile franchises that sell and service the following brands: Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Saab, Scion, Smart, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. These retailers have a positive economic impact both nationally and in the local communities they serve, providing more than 500,000 American jobs. Visit AIADA online at www.aiada.org.Use this link to unsubscribe: http://www.magnetmail.net/Actions/unsubscribe.cfm?message_id=2654069&user_id=AIADA4&recipient_id=690083556&email=submit@theautochannel.com&group_id=1045281