Chicago Area-Based FreedomRoads, Nation's Largest RV Retailer, Announces Significant Donation To and Corporate Partnership With Leading International Relief Agency World Vision.LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Company to donate $100 per RV sold now through the end of January; Customers to have opportunity to contribute additional funds in dealerships Chicago area-based FreedomRoads, the nation's largest RV retailer with revenues that exceed one billion dollars, today announced it will donate $100 dollars to World Vision for each RV the company sells in January and is guaranteeing a minimum donation of $200,000. FreedomRoads sells more than 35,000 RV's annually. The company will also offer customers visiting dealerships an opportunity to donate funds to World Vision through the dealerships, potentially increasing the level of donation. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. FreedomRoads Chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Co-Founder Marcus Lemonis, "As a result of the enormous destruction and suffering that resulted from the tsunami in Asia, our employees were jolted into a higher awareness that as a company we had the power and obligation to help people in need. They wanted our company to act," he explained. "We all decided that we wanted our efforts to be company-wide and to focus on children facing both acute emergency situations as well as chronic conditions brought on by poverty such as disease and lack of educational opportunities. We selected World Vision because it is an exceptionally effective relief organization which will efficiently put our charitable dollars to the highest and best use in the areas of greatest need," he stressed. "We are very pleased to have FreedomRoads as a corporate partner," said World Vision President Richard Stearns There are several publicly-known people called Richard Stearns:
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for 2,000 families affected by the Asian tsunami. For families who have
lost everything, this is literally a life-saving gift. We are thankful
for corporate citizens like FreedomRoads."
FreedomRoads will kick off their program immediately in each of their 51 RV dealerships across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About FreedomRoads FreedomRoads is a dynamic national network of well-established local and regional RV dealerships who have united to benefit customers, employees, suppliers and the RV industry. FreedomRoads operates as a multi-store retail chain engaged in the retail sale, finance and service of recreational vehicles. FreedomRoads is America's largest RV retailer. It currently employs over 2000 associates and owns and operates 51 locations in 19 states including; Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington. To learn more about FreedomRoads visit www.freedomroads.com About World Vision World Vision is a relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. World Vision serves the poor - regardless of a person's religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. For more information, visit www.worldvision.org |
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