2009 SALUTE TO DEALERS NOMINEES
Alfred Anderson
Anderson Ford Mercury, Cleveland, TX
· Chamber of Commerce
· Rotary Club
· YMCA
Thomas A. Barton, Jr.
Beach Ford and Barton Ford Lincoln Mercury, Virginia Beach, VA
· Boy Scouts of America
· United Way
· Youth Education Activities
Joel Bechtold
Luther Family Ford, Fargo, ND
· Fargo and West Fargo Park Boards
· Salvation Army
Kirk Bengtzen
Legacy Mazda, St. George, UT
· Christmas Wish Program
· Dixie Regional Medical Center
· St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
John Bergstrom
Bergstrom Ford, Neenah, WI
· Make-A-Wish Foundation
· United Way
Frank C. Black
Vogler Motor Company, Carbondale, IL
· American Red Cross
· Habitat for Humanity
· United Way
Donald C. Brenengen
Brenengen Ford – Mercury, Inc., Sparta, WI
· Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse
· Junior Achievement
· Salvation Army
Richard Burd
Burd Ford, Indianapolis, IN
· Youth Education and Athletic Activities
· Lawrence Township School Foundation
· Lawrence Township Boys Basketball League
John Crane
Hawk Ford, Oak Lawn, IL
· Boy Scouts of America
· JDRF
· United Way
Harry J. Dahl
Dahl Ford LaCrosse, Inc., LaCrosse, WI
· Boy Scouts of America
· United Way
· YMCA
William J. Demmer
Jack Demmer Auto Group, Wayne, MI
· Brain Aneurysm Foundation
· Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan
· University of Michigan Scholarship Foundation
Frank Downing, Jr.
Towne Automotive Group, Orchard Park, NY
· Heart Walk 500 Club
· Trocaire College / Canisius College
· YMCA
Donald Dupuis
Dupuis Ford Lincoln Inc, Casselman, Ontario, Canada
· Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
· ESTIC Chamber of Commerce
· Race Against Drugs
James L. Ferman, Jr.
Ferman Mazda, Tampa, FL
· Make-A-Wish Foundation
· Moffitt Cancer Center
· Tampa Museum of Art
Stephen Giordano
Maplecrest Lincoln Mercury Ford, Vauxhall, NJ
· Franciscan Charities
· St. Anne’s Soup Kitchen
Joe Hall
Joe Hall Ford Lincoln Mercury, Lewiston, ID
· Boys & Girls Clubs of America
· Lewis Clark State College Foundation
· United Way
Dennis M. Hirsch
Hirsch Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Michigan City, IN
· Muscular Dystrophy
· Salvation Army
· Youth Education Programs
James Hodge
Heritage Ford Mercury, Inc., Corydon, IN
· F.O.R.D. (Focusing on Responsible Decisions)
· United Way
· YMCA
Robert Hudson
Middleton Motors, Inc., Middleton, WI
· Annual Senior Citizen Vehicle Winterization Program
· Middleton Business Watch
· Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Anthony E. Jones
Gerald Jones Mazda, Augusta, GA
· National Science Center
· Red Cross
· United Way
Leo Kaytes, Sr.
Leo Kaytes Ford, Warwick, NY
· Humane Society
· Rotary Club
· Winslow Therapeutic Riding
Bob Kerr
Lake Shore Ford-Mercury, Inc., Chesterton, IN
· Boys and Girls Club
· JDRF
Donald F. Klimkiewicz
Cavalier Ford, Chesapeake, VA
· American Cancer Society
· Fanconia Anemia Research Fund
· Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Jim Koons
Koons Auto Group, Vienna, VA
· Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology
· The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
· Make-A-Wish Foundation
Rich and Linda Lovering
Lovering Volvo, Nashua, NH
· Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua
· Partnership for a Drug-Free NH
· Teen Driver Safety Program
Gus Machado
Gus Machado Ford, Hialeah, FL
· American Cancer Society
· Hialeah Chamber of Commerce
· Kiwanis of Little Havana
Stephen G. Magowan
University Volvo, Charlotte, NC
· Brain Tumor Foundation
· Lance Armstrong Foundation
· Youth Education Activities
Kevin P. Meehan
Imperial Ford Corporation, Mendon, MA
· Hasbro Children’s Hospital
· Milford Regional Hospital
· Salvation Army
Stanley L. Moffitt
Moffitt’s Inc., Boone, IA
· Greater Des Moines YMCA
· S.L. Moore Foundation
· Youth and Shelter Services
Jerry Mullinax
Mullinax Ford, Apopka, FL
· “Drive for Success”
· Race for the Cure
· Seminole County School System
Robert Nelson
Nelson Mazda, Tulsa, OK
· Christian Relief Organizations
· Feed the Children
· Junior Diabetes Association
Bill O’Flanagan
Reedman – Toll Lincoln Mercury, Langhorne, PA
· Police Athletic League
· Fox Chase Cancer Center
· National Kidney Foundation
John W. Oliver Jr.
Oliver Ford Sales Inc., Plymouth, IN
· Boys and Girls Club
· Breast Cancer Awareness
Daniel B. Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer Lincoln Mercury Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
· American Cancer Society
· Faith Hospice of Byron Center
· Metro Health of Grand Rapids
Christopher Price
Price Ford, Millington, TN
· Millington Chamber of Commerce
· Navy’s Morale Welfare and Recreation Fund
· University of Memphis Athletics
Don Price
LaFayette Ford, Fayetteville, NC
· Charitable Military Activities
· Kiwanis Club
· Principal of the Year Program
Rhett Ricart
Ricart Ford, Columbus, OH
· American Red Cross
· Columbus Children’s Hospital
· Mid-Ohio Food Bank
Scott Rigell
Freedom Ford Norfolk and Freedom Lincoln Mercury, Norfolk, VA
· Cerebral Palsy Foundation
· Food Bank of Southeastern VA
· Special Olympics
Benjamin J. Robles, Sr.
Bartow Ford Company, Bartow, FL
· “Drive for Excellence” Program
· Polk Education Foundation Scholarships
· Youth Education Activities
Robert Satter, Sr.
Volvo of the Triad, Winston-Salem, NC
· Anysoldier.com
· Brenner’s Children’s Hospital
· March of Dimes
Thomas Shankie
Friendly Ford, Inc., Monroe, MI
· Holiday Camp
· Mercy Memorial Hospice of Monroe
· St. Nick’s Club
Vince Sheehy
Sheehy Ford, Fairfax, VA
· Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure
· Youth Education Activities
Loren W. Sheffer
Volvo of Ft. Myers, Ft. Myers, FL
· Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce
· Delray Beach Youth Vocational Charter School
· Parkway Academy
Marsha McCombs Shields
McCombs Ford and McCombs Ford West, San Antonio, TX
· Ronald McDonald House
· Salute to Education
· United Way
Phil Smith
Dick Smith Ford, Raytown, MO
· Guatemalan Ministry
· Jackson County Prison Ministry
· St. James Food Kitchen
Robert Soerens
Soerens Ford Inc., Brookfield, WI
· Boy Scouts of America
· D.A.R.E.
· Elmbrook Humane Society
David S. Stein
Roger Beasley Volvo, Austin, TX
· Best Buddies
· Austin 100 Club
· SPCA Humane Society
Larry Taylor
Beau Townsend Ford, Vandalia, OH
· Big Brothers Program
· Miami Valley Hospital
· Youth Education and Athletic Activities
Jack TerHar, Jr.
Sill-TerHar Motors Inc., Broomfield, CO
· Bal-Swan School for Autistic Children
· Broomfield Community Foundation
· Youth Athletic and Education Activities
Natalie Maree Tindol
Tindol Ford Lincoln Mercury, Gastonia, NC
· Education Foundation
· Girl Scouts of America
· US National Whitewater Center
Ronnie Thompson
Ronnie Thompson Ford Mercury, Ellijay, GA
· Boy Scouts
· Care Packages and Assistance to US Troops
· Youth Education and Athletic Activities
Colin and Richard Wickstrom
Wickstrom Ford Lincoln Mercury, Barrington, IL
· Barrington Community Stadium / Friends of the Stadium
· Hospice of Northeastern Illinois
· JDRF
Bess Wills
Gresham Ford, Gresham, OR
· Guide Dogs for the Blind
· Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
· Muscular Dystrophy Association
Gerry Wood
Woodbridge Ford Lincoln Limited, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
· Down Syndrome Research Foundation
· Tom Baker Cancer Centre
· Salvation Army