Wacker Neuson and its dealer, AGF Machinery of Dothan, Alabama, have united to raise more than $111,000 for a charity, the Fisher House Wisconsin, which serves hospitalized veterans’ families.
And to this day, the contributions to support veterans continue from this dealership, AGF Machinery.
To raise the $111,000, Wacker Neuson auctioned a compact track loader, which was wrapped in the stars and stripes of the American flag, during its annual Dealer Summit in Milwaukee in October. More than 70 dealerships took part in the live auction, with many dealers bidding generously. AGF Machinery won the ST31 vertical track loader.
That money went to the Milwaukee VA Fisher House, which provides lodging for families of veterans or service members who are receiving treatment. Situated on the Milwaukee VA Medical Center grounds, it provides 16 bedroom suites for single travelers or larger families at no cost to them.
But the generosity and patriotic support has continued for the dealer, with branches situated in the vicinity of three military air facilities in southeastern Alabama. There are plenty of current and retired military personnel here, near the Gulf in the Wiregrass region, where, on any given day, helicopters and Blue Angels flight squadrons soar overhead. Patriotism runs high here.
So still wrapped in Old Glory, the track loader is being proudly displayed in AGF’s stores. These days it’s drawing attention at a branch that opened last February in Enterprise, Alabama, AGF owner Jeff Washington tells Equipment World.
“It will travel for the first three months between our four branches, and then come spring, it will go on rental,” Washington says of the flag-draped loader.
