For a quarter of a century, SCM has served our communities in a way that is almost invisible to anyone who doesn't ride with us. Our white vans with a blue stripe blend in all too well with those of THE RIDE and other services. And our company name, "SCM," doesn't tell much of a story to someone who sees us on the street. How can we better tell people what we do, and why we are different? We have a three-step solution: Rebrand, Reinvigorate, and Recommit.

Rebrand

SCM wants to be the obvious solution for anyone who wisely decides - for themselves or for the environment- that they don't need to drive. We think using a shared-ride service is not just a valuable alternative. It is, in fact, a nifty way to get where you most need to go. It's sort of fun. 
 
To get our ideas out to the public, we are rebranding- which means creating a new "look and feel" that better reflects who we are. First, we have adopted a new service name, Door2Door. Our company name is not changing, because we want to preserve our link to our founding communities of Somerville (S), Cambridge (C) and Medford (M): SCM. Second, we have adopted a new, eye-catching van design in green and white. It's cheerful, with an ambitious swoop, like a happy wave "hello." The re-branding of our vehicles is possible thanks to our new corporate partner, CPCU Credit Union. CPCU is an 80 year old, local, not-for-profit, community credit union. Like SCM, CPCU has a long-standing commitment to our neighborhoods, which makes them a natural ally for our mission of promoting independence through community-based transportation. We are truly grateful for CPCU's willingness to underwrite our re-branding costs.

Reinvigorate

Along with the face lift to our name and vehicles, we are also looking for opportunities to do more for our ridership. For example, this past May we took some of our riders to see the Cantata Singers ... step one in providing more cultural excursion opportunities. And we soon will be offering more options for purchasing private transportation services to all the places you want to go.
 
Recommit

Change is sometimes hard. I hope that, as we make our transition to the Door2Door service name and the newly painted vehicles, you, like us, will find it all worthwhile. Keeping our riders out and about- independent and active - remains at the heart of what we do.

Best,

Reed Cochran
Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCM would like to congratulate Marie "Mum Ma" St. Germain for being the recipient of SCM's Quarterly Kinsey Award for excellence.  Born in Haiti, Marie has been blessing SCM with sssssssstyle since 2005. She is a stand-out and company favorite with her hard work and sense of humor.  And she ain't called Mum Ma for nothing. She does it all while being a mom to three great children.  Thank you, Marie!

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