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THE PULSE OF GIADA
Honoring GIADA V.I.P. Members
Always in our thoughts and never forgotten: Additionally, I want to thank ALL of our
• Jeff Wilkinson - Wilkinson Used Cars members. By being a member and renewing
LLC - Founded 1978 your membership every year, you are the
• Joe Addison - Joe Addison Motors reason we can make changes and remain
Inc. - Founded 1969 strong, especially in Legislative procedures.
If you know of a dealer that is not a member,
Thank you for your hard work and please convince them of how important
dedication. It has been a pleasure to bear their support is to the Used Car Industry.
witness to the passion you have put in all that Together we are strong and our voice can be
you do. We could not have asked for more heard!
dedicated volunteers, and words cannot
express how grateful we are to all of you. It is We all are looking forward to next year. Let’s
GIADA EXECUTIVE truly an honor and a privilege to have you be hope that inventory is easier to find and
DIRECTOR, a part of our association. prices level off. Keep your families strong,
Amy Bennett healthy and emotionally uplifted. Help your
I also want to thank all of our current neighbors, support your communities, be
I am extremely honored to write a special board members. We have 40 active board kind and pray for our country!
article for GIADA’S V.I.P. Members. To members that give much of their time and
be included on this list, you must be a efforts to incessantly serve the Used Car Sincerely,
member in good standing and over 65 Dealers in Georgia. We continue to be the
years young! Many of these members most influential association in the country
started the association that we are all a part because of their devotion and concern.
of today. During the early years, they put
their own hard-earned money in to get the
association up and running. What started
out as a small group of car dealers working DOWNLOAD
very hard for the Used Car Industry in
Georgia has evolved into the LARGEST The GIADA Auction Coupon App!
ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTRY!
Normally we recognize these members
at our yearly convention but due to the
national pandemic, sadly our convention
was cancelled this year. I don’t want to miss
the opportunity to say thank you to all of
our V.I.P.s. Get thousands in savings
• Sherold Salman - Sherold Salmon right at your fingertips.
Motor Company Inc. - Founded 1969
• Claude Rainwater - Rainwater Motor
Company Inc. - Founded 1975
• Wayne Reaves - Wayne Reaves
Computer Systems Inc. - Founded $$$
1973
• Dennis Pope - People’s Financial -
Founded 1967
• Larry Mannion - M & M Motors -
Founded 1973
• Sandra Chitwood Gresham - Check out our dedicated webpage:
President Emeritus GIADA.ORG/GIADA-COVID-19-UPDATES
• Charles Teel - Member since 1990 for the latest information and resources for GIADA members
• Larry Carter - A.R.A GPS - Dealer regarding COVID-19, announcements from the Governor,
since 1972
small business assistance programs and other key topics.
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