Community Involvement
Community Involvement
Community Events
Gray Chevrolet is proud to be an active part of the community in the Poconos.
Here are some of the events our facility and our employees have participated in.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Gray Chevrolet has hosted a number of blood drives in association with the American Red Cross of Monroe County. Our last event drew over 40 donors, including a number of our own staff members; we want to thank everyone who volunteered or donated.
In March 2013 there was a 31% increase in blood collections!
Watch our Facebook and Twitter profiles for announcements on our next blood drive.
Poconos Kiwanis Daybreak Club
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time." The Pocono Kiwanis Daybreak Club has continued their annual Christmas/Thanksgiving Family Project with Developmental Education Services, benefiting local families of children with special needs for the past five years. The goal is to make a difference in their lives during the holiday season. Scott Judy, (Gray Chevrolet sales & service digital manager) has been the Chairman of the Music Show project from its inception. Every year prior to the shows our members would take funds from their pockets to help needy children in our community. I decided to have two Music Shows a year to fund our Holiday Project. Gray Chevrolet has been a major sponsor of this event for five years.
Poconos Kiwanis Daybreak Club
Pocono Medical Center Auction
Several of our employees have volunteered for the auction planning committee.
Our general manager has been the chairperson of this committee for a number of years, and IT/Internet Department manager Bryan Hiberman has taken item photographs and designed advertising.
Gray Chevrolet Toys for Tots Program
Gray Chevrolet has helped collect toys for disadvantaged children as an official drop off center for the Toys for Tots program.
Chevrolet Youth Baseball
Now in its fifth year, Chevy Youth Baseball is a grassroots initiative that establishes a positive relationship between local dealers and the communities they serve. Chevy Dealers sponsor their local youth baseball leagues as a part of Chevrolet's nation-wide commitment to support youth sports, one community at a time.
The ATHENA Award Program
The ATHENA Award Program celebrates the potential of all women as valued members and leaders of the community and recognizes those who support them. The ATHENA Award honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of professional accomplishment -- women and men who excel in their chosen field, have devoted time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and who also open paths so that others may follow.
2014 Athena Award Winner
Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D
Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. was appointed as the 13th president of ESU in April 2012 by the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and assumed her role as the first female president of ESU in July 2012.
Dr. Welsh earned both her undergraduate degree in physical sciences and masters degree in anatomy from Colorado State University, and her doctoral degree in anatomy from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She has published numerous articles in academic journals, has presented at a number of national conferences, and has been involved with a variety of community organizations, She is serving the local and regional communities in multiple capacities including: the Northampton Community College Monroe Campus Advisory Board, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities (NEPACU), and the Buck Hill-Skytop Musical Festival board. As president of East Stroudsburg University, Dr. Welsh is also a member of the Marine Science Consortium (MSC) board of directors, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), and the Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce.
Since her appointment, President Welsh has implemented new committees and initiatives such as ESU's Administrative Council, a Summer School Task Force, an Enrollment Management Task Force, and an Academic Affairs Task Force. Under her leadership, ESU has: opened its new Lehigh Valley Center in Bethlehem; helped to unveil the Philadelphia Multi-University Center (PMUC); established collaborative degree programs with The Commonwealth Medical College and Marywood University, both in Scranton, Pa., and the College of Sport and Health Science at Ritsumeikan University in Shiga, Japan; announced the launch of LYME-AID, the first commercial licensing agreement of faculty/student research at ESU and within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); opened a new Student Veterans Center at ESU; hosted ESU's first-ever Economic Outlook Summit to raise awareness of the economic development initiatives underway in Monroe County; launched a new website, Made in the Poconos, in cooperation with the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, Pennsylvania CareerLink and the Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation to promote and encourage residents and visitors to shop locally; and assisted Pocono Medical Center in the facilitation of focus groups and the creation of an online platform to match residents with health professionals, social service agencies, workshops and other events geared toward health concerns. Dr. Welsh also supported a partnership with Pocono Medical center to train ESU student volunteers to act as health coaches for patients in the Pocono community, ESU’s hosting of the International European Union Simulation (EUROSIM) which brought students from nearly 20 universities in Europe and the U.S. to ESU for political role-playing at its highest level, and the university's participation in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program to assist veterans with tuition costs.
Dr. Welsh pursued both administrative and academic career paths prior to her presidency at ESU. She began her academic career in 1978 as an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She remained at USC for 23 years, rising through the ranks to professor and also serving as chair of the Faculty Senate and acting chair of her department before being named associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. Later in her career, she was named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost of Adelphi University in 2001, a position she held for seven years. Dr. Welsh then became provost of Towson University in 2009, and also served as interim president of the university during 2011. She is married to Dr. Louis Terracio, vice dean of research and professor at NYU's College of Dentistry. They have three children: Nate, Matthew, and Mallory, and one grandchild, Giovanni.
2013 Athena Award Winner
Ann M. Pilcher
March of Dimes
Gray Chevrolet is a proud sponsor of the annual March of Dimes Golf Outing.
Prizes are given for closest to the pin and other games. The March of Dimes organization was established to help mothers have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.
2011 Stoudsburg High School Queen Parade
General Manager Ed Defebo provides superior chauffer services for the 2011 Stroudsburg High School Queen
in a beautiful 2011 Chevrolet Corvette