2007 SALUTE TO DEALERS NOMINEES
Tal Anderson
Performance Ford, Omaha, NE
 Children's Scholarship Fund
Thomas Barton, Jr.
Beach Ford, Virginia Beach, VA
 Boy Scouts of America
 United Way
 Youth Education Activities
Robert Beine
Republic Ford, Republic, MO
 Young Presidents Organization
 Rotary Club
 Therapeutic Riding
George Benson
Benson Lincoln Mercury, Pittsburgh, PA
 Family House
 Make-A-Wish Foundation
 Rotary Club
Mike Bickford
Bickford Ford Mercury, Snohomish, WA
 Snohomish High School Safe Driving Program
 Youth for Christ
 Farm Ministries
John Bommarito
John Bommarito Mazda, Saint Peters, MO
 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation
Raymond Bromley
Lehman Motors Volvo, Mechanicsburg, PA
 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
 Kidney Foundation
 Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
John Chandler
John Chandler Ford, Inc., Amarillo, TX
 United Way
 Boys Scouts of America
 Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Wilmer Currie III
Bill Currie Ford, Tampa, FL
 Local public safety/military
 All Children’s Hospital and H. Lee Moffitt Children’s Cancer Center &
Research Institute
 University of South Florida
Mitchell Dale
McRee Ford, Dickinson, TX
 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
 FFA Organization youth scholarships
 Shriners Hospitals for Children
Daniel DeVos
Fox Ford Sales, Grand Rapids, MI
 Helen DeVos Children's Hospital “For Our Kids” campaign
 Grand Rapids Symphony
 Grand Valley State University
Joseph & Sam Difeo
J&S Ford and Difeo Lincoln Mercury, Jersey City, NJ
 Guide Dogs for the Blind
 Liberty Science Center
 Local schools
Joseph Drew
Drew Ford, La Mesa, CA
 San Diego Automotive Museum
 Sharp Grossmont Hospital
 Salute to Education
Daniel Fields
Fields Auto Group, Libertyville, IL
 March of Dimes
 Chicago Chef Auction
David Fischer, Sr.
Suburban Collection, Troy, MI
 Detroit Institute of Arts
 College for Creative Studies (Detroit)
 The Community Foundation
 Make-A-Wish Foundation
 "Teacher of the Year" program
Sam Galloway, Jr.
Sam Galloway Ford, Fort Myers, FL
 Community Cooperative Ministries "The Soup Kitchen"
 Southwest Florida Community Foundation
 Salvation Army
Larry Geweke
Larry Geweke Ford, Yuba City, CA
 Pink October
 Pink October Foundation
Don Gillis
Riverside Ford, Inc., Sumner, WA
 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
 Education
 Safety
Ralph Grubbs
Beach Ford Lincoln Mercury, Myrtle Beach, SC
 Lindsey's Little Miracles
 Make-A-Wish Foundation
Stephen Hazzard
Clinton-Tecumseh Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., Clinton, MI
 Local school districts
 Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts
 Humane Society
 Herrick Memorial Hospital
Joseph Hennessy
River Oaks Ford, Calumet City, IL
 Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago driver education program
 Carmelite Home for Boys
Wesley Hinkle
San Diego Volvo, San Diego, CA
 Devil Pups Youth Program
 La Jolla Festival of the Arts
 Copley YMCA
Robert Hudson
Middleton Motors, Inc., Middleton, WI
 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation – Race for the Cure
 Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation of Madison, WI
Jim Jones
Vernie Jones Ford, Jasper, GA
 Angel Flight
Clarence Kahlig
North Park Lincoln Mercury, San Antonio, TX
 Salute to Education
 Central Catholic High School
 University of the Incarnate Word Capital Campaign
Jewell Lee Kenley
Ed Kenley Ford, Layton, UT
 Anya Kenley Scholarship for the Arts, Weber State University
 Edward A Kenley Amphitheater
Don Klimkiewicz
Cavalier Ford, Chesapeake, VA
 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Race for the Cure
 Safe Prom Nights
 Drug Awareness Programs
Gus Machado
Gus Machado Ford, Hialeah, FL
 American Cancer Society
 Salute to Education
 U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC
Fred Maibach, Jr.
Maibach Ford, Orrville, OH
 Orrville and Smithville School Districts
 Boys & Girls Club
 Wayne County Fair
Thomas McClain
Don McClain Ford, Inc., Manteno, IL
 Bishop McNamara High School
 Religious Education Instructor
 Huddle Club
Michael McDonald
McDonald Volvo, Littleton, CO
 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Fred Moffitt
Moffitt Mazda, Bossier City, LA
 The Foundation for the LSU Health Sciences Center
 Hal Sutton-David Toms Christus Schumpert Charity Classic
 Loyola High School
Randy Morris
Courtesy Ford, Conyers, GA
 Project Renewal for Battered Women
 The Cure and Children Health Care Center of Emory
 Atlanta Braves Relief Foundation
Tom Pettijohn
Pettijohn Auto Center, Bethany, MO
 Local School District
 Boys Scouts
 Girl Scouts
Mat Raymond, Jr.
Sanders Ford Inc., Jacksonville, NC
 Coastal Carolina Community College Foundation
 Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
 Jacksonville Economic Development Commission
E. Scott Rigell
Freedom Automotive, Virginia Beach, VA
 Horizons Hampton Roads
 Orphan Network
 Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia
Hunter Riggins, Jr.
Riggins Motor Company, Inc., Poquoson, VA
 Camp Piankatank
 Langley Civic Leaders Association
 Virginia Baptist Homes
Jeff Robberson
Robberson Ford Mercury, Bend, OR
 Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation
 Pacific Northwest Ski Association
 Rotary Club
Richard Robicheau
Belliveau Motors, Ltd., Church Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
 CIBC Run for the Cure
 Clare Health Centre
Daniel Rowe
Evergreen Ford, Issaquah, WA
 School Supplies for Underprivileged Youth
 Holiday Meals for Needy
John Sarat, Jr.
Sarat Ford Sales, Inc., Agawam, MA
 American Cancer Society
 Easter Seals
 Agawam Lions Club & Rotary Club
Robert Satter
Volvo of the Triad, Winston Salem, NC
 John Walsh DNA Life Print Kit Child Safety Program
 St. Jude's Children's Hospital
 Any Soldier Program
John Scanlon
Scanlon Lincoln Mercury, Fort Myers, FL
 American Cancer Society
 The United Way of Lee County
 Habitat for Humanity
 Junior Achievement
Ken Schnitzer
Park Place Volvo, Dallas, TX
 Big Brothers Big Sisters
 Children’s Medical Center
 Child Abuse Prevention
David Self
David Self Ford, Winnie, TX
 Southeast Texas Relief Fund
 FFA Organization
 Little League baseball
James Shepherd
Shepherd Lincoln Mercury, Richmond, MI
 The Dictionary Project
 Youth activities
 Church activities
Carl Shetler
Shetler Lincoln Mercury, Lake Charles, LA
 Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
 McNeese State University
 Local High Schools’ Basketball Programs
John H. Smith
Smith Motors, Washington, NJ
 Freedom House
 First Aid Squad
 Charles C. Smith Scholarship
Peter Spina
Lincoln Mercury of Wayne, Wayne, NJ
 American Cancer Society
 Passaic County Technical Institute
 Boys and Girls Club
David Stein
Roger Beasley Volvo, Austin, TX
 Best Buddies
 Austin 100 Club
 Profiles in Power Women in Leadership Conference
Nathaniel Sutton
Sutton Ford, Inc., Matteson, IL
 Ingalls Memorial Hospital
 Village of Matteson Economic Development Commission
 Opportunity International - Microenterprise Development
Richard Swope
Volvo of Louisville, Louisville, KY
 Boy Scouts of America
 American Red Cross
 Better Business Bureau of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Robert Tasca, Jr.
Tasca Automotive Group, Inc., Cranston, RI
 Meals on Wheels
 Chamber of Commerce
 Providence College
Terry Taylor
Taylor Ford Sales, Ltd., Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
 Friends of the Moncton Hospital Foundation
Mary Jo Tierney
Sunrise Ford Co., Ft. Pierce, FL
 St. Lucie County Education Foundation
 Restoration House
 Learn to Read
Bruce Toll
Reedman-Toll Auto World, Langhorne, PA
 Abington & St. Mary's Hospitals
 Philadelphia Art Museum
 Police Athletic Leagues
Bradley Tonkin
Ron Tonkin Dealerships, Portland, OR
 Make-A-Wish Foundation
 Kidney Foundation
 Drive for Schools Program
Allan Vigil
Allan Vigil Ford, Morrow, GA
 University System of Georgia
 Southern Regional Health System
 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Morrie Wagener
Morrie's Minnetonka Ford, Minnetonka, MN
 Dunwoody College of Technology
 Toys for Tots
 Caring & Sharing Hands
Richard Willis
Betts Auto Campus, Des Moines, IA
 Boy Scouts of America
 Variety – The Children’s Charity of IOWA
 National Kidney Foundation
 Blank Children’s Hospital
Steve Wood
Ford West, Bellflower, CA
 Children's Hospital of Orange County
 Spiritual and Educational Growth