Mindy Brooks and Dee Ann Leslie of the Monaco Miracles Indiana Committee present a check for $4,000 to Dick Deardorf, Chairman of the Toys For Tots campaign in Wakarusa/Nappanee.

 

Toys For Tots Contribution

Any chairman of a fund-raising committee will tell you how difficult it is to get financial support for a new project, but that didn't daunt the corporate giving committee at Monaco Coach in Indiana in their efforts to hold their first fundraiser for the Family Christian Development Foundation/Toys for Tots program. Mindy Brooks and Dee Ann Lesley presented a check for $4,000 to Dick Deardorf, Toys for Tots Chairman, just in time for their Jubilee Celebration in December. “We were overwhelmed with such an outpouring of generosity from our corporate neighbors,” he said.

From the inception of the corporate giving program, the focus has been on local community support. A direct-giving program has been established along with partnerships within the local community. A mission statement has been developed to outline the goals and focus of the committee. Both Oregon and Indiana have adopted similar mission statements and are committed to making a meaningful and positive impact on the communities where our employees live and work. Each month a meeting is held to discuss and review all charitable solicitations.
Recently, a donation was approved for the purchase of new aluminum bleachers for the Wakarusa Summer Baseball program. In addition, Monaco Coach Corporation has made a sizeable pledge toward the capital campaign for the Elkhart County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Money raised will be used to purchase a new facility along with equipment and furnishings to meet the challenge of an increasing population in our county. In the coming months, we will be reviewing the March of Dimes “Walk America” campaign, and computer needs for the Head Start program connected with the Family Christian Development Foundation.

We welcome input from our employees involved with charitable work. Monaco Coach’s employee involvement not only shares our company’s greatest asset-it’s people-with the non-profit sector, it also ensures that our donations reach a diverse array of institutions within our communities. It takes a certain amount of financial backing to support properly a project like this, and Kay Toolson has been willing to do just that.

–Dee Ann Leslie, Executive Assistant