IWDC raises funds for military families
IWDC’s member owners and vendor partners topped their fund drive goal during their May 13-15 Sales & Purchasing Convention.
“We set a goal early on to raise $20,000 for the Wish For Our Heroes (WFOH) Foundation and are very pleased to announce we collected $20,860.75 for this noble cause," said Ed Holmes, IWDC’s vice president of Hardgoods Marketing & Supply Chain.
More than 500 convention attendees participated in the convention. Raffles and donations in the form of “WFOH bonds” were mixed in during the three-day racing themed event.
“In addition to supporting Member Owners’ and Vendor Partners’ mutual growth, IWDC through WFOH, was able to help a military family who lost all their belongings to a home fire. We are looking forward to presenting the WFOH Foundation with our check in early June,” said Frank Kasnick, CEO and president of IWDC.
The IWDC is a cooperative of independent welding distributor members across North America. IWDC’s 140 Member companies collectively represent over $2.2 billion in sales, serving a wide range of industries.
The Wish For Our Heroes Foundation, a national charity headquartered in Noblesville, Ind., was established in 2009 as a non-profit foundation whose sole purpose is to grant wishes for active-duty military soldiers and their families.
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