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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Rizza Dealership Taps Facebook to win $3,500 for Erin’s AAIM

Joe Rizza Ford led the push on a Facebook contest, through the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, to win big for the local non-profit.

Gerry Olmsted was a little skeptical at first. The Orland Park resident and co-founder of Erin’s AAIM For Change was pleasantly surprised to find out that in December they had won a contest through Facebook put on by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. Car dealerships from around the Chicago area chose a charity they would represent in the contest, and people could vote for their pick on the association’s Facebook page once a day.  Joe Rizza Ford in Orland Park opted to represent Erin’s AAIM in the contest, and after a about a month of voting between November and December, the two rose to the top. Erin’s AAIM was presented with a $3,500 check from the association on Jan. 14. “We’re older, but we have a lot of younger people on our …

Monday, October 10, 2011

Rizza's McMillan Coughs up the Dough for Pioneers, Sandburg Football

Programs benefit from fund-raising efforts at Gridiron Golf Classic.

In football, you never want to cough it up unless, of course, you're working behind the scenes to help a worthy cause. Such was the case during a brief ceremony between quarters at Sandburg's football game Friday night in Orland Park. Dan McMillan, chief financial officer of Rizzacars.com, was on hand to cough up a check for $1,500 to Pioneers in Pink. Another check in the sum of $12,500 was presented to Sandburg High School principal Debbie Boniface and athletic director Bruce Scheidegger for the Eagles football program. The money was raised at the Gridiron Golf Classic. The Eagles dropped 27-3 decision to Bolingbrook and saw their record slip to 5-2.

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