WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations'
Trucking Cares Foundation announced that Marinette, Wisconsin-based Veriha Trucking
Inc. has committed to becoming the 13th member of the Foundation's
TCF Founders Club.
"We wanted to work with the Trucking Cares Foundation because
the work they are doing to marshal and focus our industry's
charitable efforts, while raising awareness of the industry's
countless good works, is so important," said Veriha President
Karen Smerchek. "We are proud to
support the industry's ongoing efforts to make a positive
difference through the Trucking Cares Foundation by becoming a TCF
Founders Club member."
The Founders Club is a special class of donors comprised of
individuals and corporations that have committed to a $100,000 contribution over a 10-year period.
Founders Club members will receive special recognition across
Trucking Cares Foundation programs for their early and generous
commitments to making our mission a reality.
"We are especially proud to welcome Veriha Trucking to the
Founders Club. As the first member not currently part of the
American Trucking Associations' Federation, they represent an
important milestone in the development of the Trucking Cares
Foundation as a truly industry-wide effort," said TCF Chairman
Phil Byrd, president and CEO of
Bulldog Hiway Express. "We are pleased to welcome them to the
Founders Club and thank them for their support."
"Veriha Trucking becomes the 13th member of the Founders Club,
but there is still time to make sure they are not the final
member," said TCF President John
Lynch. "At the end of 2022, the Founders Club campaign –
which includes a 10-year commitment to donate a total of
$100,000 to the Foundation –
concludes. As a registered 501c3, any contributions to the Trucking
Cares Foundation are fully tax deductible, so by a commitment made
by the end of the year benefits not just the Foundation and the
people helped by its work, but the donor as well."
With Veriha's commitment, the 13 members of the TCF Founders
Club are:
- ACT-1, the Allied Committee for the Trucking Industry
- Covenant Transport
- Cummins Inc.
- Tommy & Dean Hodges
- J&M Tank Lines Inc.
- LaunchIt Public Relations
- Greg & Val Owen in memory of
Josh Owen
- UPS Inc.
- Charles "Shorty" & Ro Whittington
- Yellow Corporation
- Scopelitis Law Firm
- Bridgestone Americas
- Veriha Trucking Inc.
The Trucking Cares Foundation is the trucking industry's
charitable arm, focusing on several core areas, including:
humanitarian and disaster relief; eradicating human trafficking;
leadership development; strengthening the industry's relationships
with law enforcement, the military and veterans' organizations;
safety and research opportunities.
For more information on the Trucking Cares Foundation, visit
https://www.truckingcares.org/.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade
association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50
affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related
conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America
depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA
on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America
Forward.
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