Sconda Blog’s 1st info graphic and what a fitting one it is! It highlights just a few of the great photos we’ve accumulated over the years of Scott Sailboats spotted all over the country, on TV, in print and the internet!

Take a look at some of our many other Scott Sailboats that have been spotted

Here are three boxes of Swag that were put in the mail yesterday!

If you see a Scott Sailboat in a unique, fun or far away place, be sure to take a pic and send it to us in any number of ways:

• email – ScottSailboat@ScottHonda.com
• Tweet it to – @scondablog with #scottsailboat
• Instagram it to – @scondablog with #scottsailboat
• Drop it on our Facebook Page
• or put the Post Office to work and mail it to

While you might call a situation like this stressful, Scott Honda Receptionist, Jen Lower calls it…a typical Monday morning.

It is because of her amazing ability to handle predicaments like that, with a smile and a calm tone of voice, as well as her many other great traits, that we award the January employee of the month to Jen Lower.

While Jen technically started working here as a booker 4½ years ago, because of her father, Parts Manager Tom Worthington’s long tenure with Scott Honda, Jen has essentially grown up a “Sconda Kid”.

“I was doing data entry after school when I was 14.  I just always just assumed I would work at Scott Honda,” she said with a grin.

While many know of her receptionist skills, what you may not know is that Jen is an avid blogger and overall social media maven.    Her blog, called MamaZEN is a must visit for parenting tips, fashion conversation, ideas for your home and help with how to raise your little ones.  Jen’s Mama Zen alter ego can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

So how does Mama Zen deal with the pressure and multi-tasking needs of manning Scott Honda’s helm in the showroom?

“It can be difficult being ‘Up’ all the time for employees and customers, but I do my best,” she says.

What she enjoys most about her position is “working out in the open, by the large windows and I also enjoy helping with the company newsletter too.”

Along with her new parking spot, gift card to a local eatery, Jen is the first to get to pick the colors of a new Sconda Pen, an added reward for EOTM winners! Look for her pink, orange and green creation coming  soon!

Congratulations Jen and thank you for all the little things you do to help us steer the  Scott Sailboat!

Anthony, one of our loyal spotters, spied this Scott Sailboat on the West Coast, while driving in Los Angeles, California.  The back of this, gold, 1997 Saab 900 S is home to a prefect black sailboat that survived 14 years, at least one trip across the country and the unfortunate bankruptcy of her nameplate.

Anthony your reward of a Sconda Hoodie will be placed in the mail for your hard work as Scott Sailboat Spy…well done.  Take a look at some of our many other Scott Sailboats that have been spotted!

If you see a Scott Sailboat in a unique, fun or far away place, be sure to take a pic and send it to us in any number of ways:

• email – ScottSailboat@ScottHonda.com
• Tweet it to – @scondablog with #scottsailboat
• Instagram it to – @scondablog with #scottsailboat
• Drop it on our Facebook Page
• or put the Post Office to work and mail it to

Many of the neat, cute, necessary and even fun things that go on within our walls that you maybe never really thought about how they actually happened are the direct result of the hard work, care and effort put forth on a daily basis by Administrative Assistant Sara Pyfer.

Sara joined the Scott team 4 years ago to help our growing company stay organized, stay connected and stay fun, ok well she may have added that last part on her own.

“Sara has been an invaluable member of our company since day one,” says General Manager Michael Contino.  “I nominated her for employee of the month because I know how much work and dedication she puts in to her job and I thought she deserved a public thank you from me and Duke.”

Along with that “Thank You” comes a parking spot for the month right next the dealership and a $75 gift card to Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant that will come in handy this hectic holiday season.

“It’s very nice to be recognized by the people you work with everyday,” says Sara.  “I was actually very surprised to get this award, but it’s nice to feel appreciated and to be thanked for your work.”

Speaking of “Thank You’s” one of the new parts of Sara’s job is posting many of the great Thank You notes we get from customers every day on a cork board in the employee kitchen at Scott Honda.  Make sure you read some of the great things our customers are saying about their experiences here.

So when the sprinkler test is passed, the back flow gets certified and the copier counts are tabulated, just know it wasn’t one of Santa’s Little Helpers, it was Sconda’s Little Helper, Sara Pyfer.

]]> http://scondablog.com/2011/12/09/scott-employee-of-the-month-december-sara-pyfer/feed/ 0 scondablog Congratulations to Sara Pyfer, our December Employee of the Month! http://scondablog.com/2011/11/23/scott-honda-donates-20-thanksgiving-dinners-to-chester-county-families/ http://scondablog.com/2011/11/23/scott-honda-donates-20-thanksgiving-dinners-to-chester-county-families/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:26:38 +0000 douglas p. scott http://scondablog.com/?p=491 Continue reading →]]> The refrigerator was filled with milk, butter and pumpkin pies.  The conference table was covered with boxes containing packs of stuffing, cans of corn, beans, the all important cranberry sauce, oh and there were 20 Turkeys in the Service Drive.

No, this wasn’t the makings of a huge company party or a new viral YouTube video of wild Turkeys running through a dealership, it was the lead up to 20 boxes being filled with all the necessary items for a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner for 20 area families.

Scott Honda and our employees once again helped to make the lives of families in our area a little brighter during this holiday season.  We teamed up with the amazing folks at Big Brother Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania (BBBS SEPA) to make sure that 20 more families in Chester Country were able to sit around the dinner table with those they love and eat a proper Thanksgiving meal complete with all the fixins!

“This is by far my favorite cause that Scott Honda donates to,” said Human Resources Manager Cindy Chrupcala, as she hauled a cart full dinners through the dealership.  “This is something I look forward to every year because I know we are having an immediate  and positive impact on good people in our own backyard.”

Once the frozen Turkeys were put in the boxes, four cars from BBBS SEPA pulled in the drive and we all began to load their trunks with holiday cheer (Not surprisingly the orange Honda Fit with a Scott Sailboat on the back took the largest load).

“Year after year we all are amazed by the generosity of the Scott Honda team,” said Lauren Brown MACP, Manager, Program for BBBS SEPA.   “These turkey dinners feed a lot of mouths and make the Thanksgiving holiday so much better for the recipients.  Thank you again for your efforts to make it happen!”

Scott Honda is honored to partner with BBBS SEPA whose mission is to help children achieve their full potential by providing them with a volunteer mentor who serves as an additional friend and positive role model.

We know the food drive makes a big difference for families in our community, especially considering that Chester County’s poverty rate has increased 62% in the last decade; and 7,100 Chester County children are living below the Federal Poverty Line according to BBBS SEPA.

The reaction of one women who received final box of food summed it up best for us.

Lauren told us that as the last family came to the office to pick up their dinner she “opened the box (of food) and the mother’s face lit up and she let out a long ‘WOOOOOOOW! ‘  She could not believe her eyes.”

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Scott Honda and Scott Select!

In all 12 employees joined the friendly (and tasty) competition to see who was the best pie or cake baker in all of Scondaland.

“We thought it would be a fun way to follow-up on our Chili Contest  from a few months ago,” said Event Organizer and Administrative Assistant Sara Pyfer.  “I was very excited to see so many people join in and for there to be such a great variety of pies and cakes, was very cool.”

The only rule was that the item could not be store-bought and it was the bakers job to make sure their entry could be consumed by as many voters (hungry co-workers) as possible.

After the last bite was taken and the final vote tallied, it was Sales Manager Joe Collins who went home with 1st place.  It was at home, with the help of both of his kids Callie and Max that his Country Bread Pudding was created.

“It was actually the kids idea and they did most of it themselves,” Joe said.  “They really had a great time with it and I’m happy for them that it turned out so well!”

The top prize of $75 will be used for the entire Collins family to go out and have a nice meal at a local restaurant together where someone else can bake them dessert.  Congratulations area also in order for runner-up Robin Moore and there was a tie for 3rd place between Clint Rupert and Phil Dunbar!

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Recipe for Country Bread Pudding

A loaf of Italian or French bread (firmer the better)

 3 ¼ cups of milk

 3 eggs

 2 teaspoons of vanilla

 ¾ cups granulated sugar

 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

 ¼ cup pecans or more or less

 ½ cup brown sugar

Cut bread into pieces,(let sit out over night to stale).  Add sugar and cinnamon into a bowl, mix milk with eggs (lightly beaten) add vanilla to milk egg mixture. Add bread to a casserole dish, mix all the above together and pour over bread and mix together. Once mixed together , take pecans mixed together with brown sugar and add into the mix.  Preheat oven to bake at 350 and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly brown.

Enjoy!

It’s his helpful nature and great customer service that make him a favorite of both customers and employees.

“I’m a big advocate of helping people,” Marius says.  “I never say no to anybody and I believe that goodwill comes back around when I need help.”

Being helpful may seem like an obvious way to go through your day, but it is easier said than done and it’s a core of both the FISH Philosophy and the “Give ‘em the Pickle” customer service training we have received over the years.

Marius, who grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, began working here 14 years ago in March 1998.  He, his wife Melanie and two daughters now live in Oxford.

His customer service and friendly way with customers has them still asking for him  by name (although they ask for “Mario” half the time) when it’s time to buy another Scott Honda, even though he’s been a sales manager for the last 4 years.

Fellow Sales Manager Joe Collins, who consistently refers to Marius as his “Little Buddy”‘ says it’s easy to see why people are drawn to him.  “He’s easy-going, honest and helpful, he and I have been good friends since the first day he starting working here.”

Marius’s choice of restaurant gift cards for winner employee of the month was easy, “I’ll take the one for Limoncello!  I’ve been promising to take my wife there for three years, so this is the perfect opportunity.”

Congratulations to Marius for earning this award and we hope he enjoys his dinner at Limoncello…Sconda Blog will be happy to help find a babysitter!

This 4th generation 2012 Honda CR-V, which is built on the classic Honda Civic platform, has more visual similarities to the Honda Accord Crosstour at first glance.  If the concept photos are to be trusted, the new CR-V makes big changes in the looks department and according to Honda the improvements don’t stop there.

“With a new design, enhanced features and improved fuel economy, the 2012 CR-V is designed for you and your friends to be in the center of the action,” Honda says on the official webpage for the new CR-V.  “The exterior…is sleek and stylish, while the accommodating and spacious interior promises a host of new possibilities.”

Much like the release of the 2012 Honda Civic, redesigned and released last Spring, the new 2012 Honda CR-V has some big shoes to fill.  Year after year the CR-V is consistently at the top of its’ class in both sales and segment reviews, but Honda isn’t worried.

“Long considered the benchmark for packaging and user-friendly design in the small SUV segment, the all-new CR-V will offer an added dimension of style, amazing interior versatility and Honda’s latest technologies for convenience and refinement,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda.

Honda said in a press release, that compared to the current-generation CR-V, the concept model takes on a more aggressive stance with deeper sculpting of the body lines and a bolder front fascia. The front bumper’s smooth-flowing lines are highlighted by a horizontal three-bar grille and deeply set multi-reflector headlights. The lower front bumper wraps smartly upward to convey SUV capability with a generous approach angle, while the lower front bumper design now integrates more smoothly with the fascia for improved aerodynamics.

Scott Honda is very excited to receive our first batch of CR-V 4.0′s this December and we’ll be sure to let you know via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, the moment these new beauties arrive!

“That was a great honor for me and an additional responsibility, but it meant a lot.”

It was a little high school peer pressure that got Chris into the automotive repair world.

“All of my friends were in auto shop and they made fun of me because I didn’t know how to fix cars,” he said.

Ironically it was in the Air Force that Chris fine tuned his skills, not by fixing air planes, but by fixing automobiles.

“There were 20 vehicles for every 1 airplane and I was much more interested in working on the cars.”

Chris is a father of six kids ranging in age from 2 to 13-years-old.  They keep he and his wife Jennifer plenty busy on his days off.

What are Chris’s plans for the future? He’s thinking green, green technology that is.

“I’d love to go back to school to learn more about emerging energy, like solar and wind power.”

Chris, do us a favor and make that a night school endeavor, because we need you in the shop!  Congratulations on winning Employee of the Month!

Family favorites Rio, How To Train Your Dragon, Tangled, Ponyo and Despicable Me were all put in the rotation for your child’s (and sometimes your) viewing pleasure!

“I have two little girls at home and when they enjoy a movie I put it in my mental que,” says Scott Kids Spot Caretaker, Douglas P. Scott.  “These five movies are fun, colorful, beautiful and will be very much enjoyed to our littlest customers!”

We also added 8 new, fresh and clean games to the hand-held section, called “Something for Kids” and put fresh new covers on our big comfy chairs.  Make sure you and your child stop by the Scott Kids Spot next time you’re in for sales or service, where we say “The only problem is your kids won’t want to leave!”