DAV & Auxiliary National Convention Presentation Highlights Ford Motor Co. donated $200,000 for the purchase of eight new vehicles for the DAV Transportation Network. Bill Dirksen (left), vice president of labor affairs at Ford, presented the vehicle grant and a $45,000 check from the Ford Motor Company Fund for the DAV Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship program. J.D. Thornock (center), a Marine Corps veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan and is now Military Affinity senior account manager at USAA , presents a $500,000 check to then-National Commander Metcalf-Foster and Burgess to support DAV programs and services. USAA is the national series sponsor for the annual DAV 5K. Hankook Tire America Corp. , which sponsors mobile service office stops across the country, donated $175,000 to DAV. Wes Boling (center), Hankook’s public relations manager, announced the company would double the number of sponsored MSO visits in the coming year. Tom Richard (center), director of marketing and southern sales for Gym Source , presents a $45,000 check to Burgess and Metcalf-Foster. Gym Source, which raised the money during Memorial Day weekend to support DAV programs and services, is the nation’s largest dealer of premium fitness equipment. Danny Pummill, president and CEO of Le’Fant LLC, presents a $25,000 check on behalf of Veterans Evaluation Services (VES) , which serves America’s veterans and active-duty claimants by providing quality and timely reports through fair and objective evaluations. Metcalf-Foster and DAV Charitable Service Trust President Dick Marbes (far right) present a $654,000 check to Paula Moran, vice president of national marketing and media at Golden Corral (far left), and Lisa Brown (center left), chief development officer for Camp Corral . DAV.ORG | FACEBOOK.COM/DAV | @DAVHQ | DAVHQ 19
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