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Each year the Tindol Team collects thousands of dollars worth of toys to help support The United States Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Program. We also host a Mustang & Truck Run in which driver's chaperoned by The Sheriff's Department parade around Gaston County for the benefit of the kids. This attention really helps us gather more toys and donations for the less fortunate in this area by raising the awareness of the program.

The Tindol Team showed our appreciation for the First Responders in our local community by feeding them a drive-by-lunch from Chick-fil-A and honoring them with an award that signifies our appreciation. We fed over 400 Hometown Heroes from all 5 branches of our County's First Responders; County Police, City Police, Fire, EMT, and Sheriff. "We are thankful for our First Responders and our Military. You sacrifice your safety to protect ours. You are compassionate, noble, generous, and driven to protect our communities. We are eager to show our support and respect for you and to be faithful stewards of the freedom and safety we have been granted. It is because of you that we celebrate these joys. Behind you brave men and women, there are family members and loved ones who share in the sacrifice and provide unending support so you can do your best for us. We are grateful for your families, and for their dedication to your servant leadership and the unselfishness you prove every day." - Natalie Tindol

Thank you to everyone for attending our 29th Annual Custom Car Cruise In! We raised over $10,000 for the Piedmont Council Boy Scouts! Our Subaru Team also helped over 20 pets get adopted into loving homes!

Tindol Ford is honored to receive our third consecutive President's Award, one of Ford Motor Company's most prestigious honors! The award is given annually to dealerships that demonstrate exceptional achievement in customer satisfaction. Each year Ford Motor Company gives awards to a select few Ford dealers across the country. This award means so much to us because it is based on our actual customer surveys and on the great customer experiences provided by our team here in Gastonia, NC. Try Tindol, Trust Tindol, Love Tindol!

The Tindol Ford Team has been delivering face masks to members in our local community on behalf of Ford Motor Company's #FinishStrong initiative. Over 1M million masks have been donated to North Carolina and Ford's goal is to donate 120,000,000 masks across the country!

It's Official - ROUSH Performance has named TRP the #1 ROUSH Dealer in the World! For the 6th time we have had the highest ROUSH retail sales and for the 5th time Tindol ROUSH Performance has been named The #1 ROUSH Dealership in the WORLD by ROUSH Performance! We would like to thank everyone who helped us achieve this honor which is bestowed on the dealership with the most combined vehicle and parts sales. Special thanks to all of our Tindol ROUSHKATEERS for your continued support throughout the years. TRP has an entire team dedicated to creating the ultimate ROUSH ownership experience for all of our ROUSHKATEERS. Our ROUSH Team is led by The Crazy Mustang Man, Lyle Sturgis.

The Toys For Tots program was founded in 1947 by The United States Marine Corps Reserves to collect toys for less fortunate children in the local community each year at Christmas time. With the generosity of our customers and team members, Tindol Ford Subaru ROUSH helps to collect hundreds of new toys for the program annually, and every second Saturday of December we also host a Toys For Tots Mustang Run. Cruisers show up early, donate toys, then participate in a police escorted cruise throughout Gaston County to raise awareness for the event.

On December 9th, 2020 Tindol Ford & Subaru honored local first responders from the Gastonia Police Department, Gastonia Fire Department, Gaston County EMS, Gaston County Sheriff's Office and Gaston County Police. After our ceremony, Chick-fil-A Franklin Square provided 500 lunches for local first responders. The Tindol team handed out bagged lunches to first responders as they drove through the dealership parking lot. The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association handed out Hometown Heroes shirts and magnets to show their support. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event happen. With your help, we were able to show our appreciation for the first responders that keep our community safe.

Like most things, the 28th Annual Cruise In at Tindol was quite a bit different in 2020. Instead of a Cruise In, the event was changed to a Cruise Thru. Drivers lined up at Tindol Ford early Saturday morning, then pulled out for a cruise down Franklin Boulevard in Gastonia, then on to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Like previous years, proceeds from the event were used to benefit the local Boy Scouts. The event also included Tindol Subaru's Annual Pet Adoption, which is a part of our Subaru Loves Pets Month efforts to help local shelters and pets in need. At least 37 pets were adopted, making this the most successful event ever! The Tindol Team appreciates the support of our community and customers which allows us to raise funds for local youth organizations and help local pets find a loving home. Thank You!

Our dealership utilizes Pure Spaces - a new standard of purity. It uses electrolyzed water technology to disinfect environments. It is a non-toxic disinfecting agent that is 100 times stronger than bleach but yet it’s all natural. It is patented technology that makes it safe for broad applications because it produces hypochlorous acid without salt. The electrostatic spraying combined with this product make it the safest and most effective way to disinfect. Surfaces that can be missed by manual cleaning or even hidden areas are misted by the E sprayer automatically. It ensures that any contaminated areas are disinfected and all pathogens are destroyed. This technology is invaluable in preventing the spread of germs, illnesses, and diseases. This solution kills the flu virus, Norovirus, human coronavirus, rhinovirus, MRSA, HIV, and all known bacteria and super bugs or funguses. It is all natural, non-toxic, and green certified. It meets the strength requirements of EPA hospital grade disinfectants and use against COVID-19. It gives us the comfort of working in a sterile safe environment. It is important to Tindol to protect our customers, employees and families.

On May 7th, 2020, Tindol Ford Subaru ROUSH took on the look of a drive thru restaurant, feeding Chick-fil-A lunch to 400 first responders in Gaston County. Fire trucks, police cruisers and EMS lined up outside the dealership for a free chicken sandwich, chips and dessert provided by the restaurant, Tindol and Harris Teeter and Food Lion. Natalie Tindol and others kept a quick pace in getting the emergency vehicles in and out of the parking lot. The event was held to thank those essential workers on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. We are thankful for all our local hometown heroes and appreciate their dedication and commitment to our community.

The Warlick Family YMCA has a huge impact on the Gaston County community. The annual Pledge 2 Plunge event raises money and awareness for YMCA programs. As one of 17 teams that participated in the event in March, 2020, Team Tindol raised over $2,000 to support the YMCA. The money is used to provide a safe place for kids to come after school, to provide a summer camp experience for kids in the community, to help fund the Safety Around Water program that teaches life-saving water skills, and to support the LiveStrong at the Y cancer wellness program that helps cancer survivors find support and wellness free of charge. Tindol Ford is fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful community and appreciates the impact the YMCA has on our local youth and community members.