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Collin Sewell ReceivesDealer Education Awardidentified by their teachers as being potentiallyat high risk for suffering from hungerduring the weekend. Today, over 1,200students receive food each Friday andover 300 volunteers sack food each week.As a charter member of the EducationFoundation of Odessa, Mr. Sewell wasinstrumental in initiating and organizingmany events for the foundation. He hassupported an annual fundraiser that hasgenerated more than $1 million in donationsover the past ten years within thelocal school district and The Food 2 Kidsprogram to help those in his communitywho live in poverty. Sacks of food aresent home on Fridays with school childrenMr. Sewell also helped to launch theAVID Scholastic program within theschool district focused on creating lifelonglearners and college graduates. This initiativeadopted by the local district now hasmore than 1,400 students involved andhas seen over 100 students attend collegewho otherwise would not have gone. He isalso heavily involved in the organizationEQUIP, a program that provides leadershipteaching to over 5 million peopleinternationally.Locally, he is the recipient of theGeorge E. “Buddy” West LeadershipAward, presented annually to individualswho demonstrate leadership comparableto the great presidents of the United States,and the Heritage of Odessa Award. Northwood University is proud to present CollinSewell the Dealer Education Award for his ongoingcommitment to, and support of, higher education, hiscommunity and the automotive marketing industry."TEXAS TRADITIONS"TADA Annual ConferenceApril 15-16, 2012The Driskill HotelAustin, TexasGlenn Mercer who conducted the NADA Factory Image programstudy will headline April’s TADA Annual Meeting. This is the hottesttopic in the industry today and you can hear it in person on April16th at the Driskill Hotel in Austin.Victor Vandergriff, Chairman of the Texas Motor Vehicle Board,and political expert and forecaster, Ted Delisi will provide insightinto one of our most critical state agencies and define the currentpolitical landscape so crucial to the success of franchised dealers.We have reserved the entire Bob Bullock Texas State History Museumfor the opening night Chairman’s dinner. So bring the family, tour themuseum, enjoy the music of Stephen Smith while honoring TADA’s2012 Chairman of the Board Stacey Gillman Wimbish.Please make your plans to join dealers statewide.2012 SPRING 23