Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA (1888PressRelease)
June 23, 2009 - Plastic tubing manufacturer Freelin-Wade (www.freelin-wade.com), announced today that for a second year in a row, their McMinnville Area Relay for Life team raised more than $10,000.
Each year, the company sponsors a Relay for Life team. Starting in the Fall, the team hosts dozens of fund-raising events. In November, the team invited the community to a Civil War Chili Cook-Off, pitting Ducks against Beavers. Each following month, the company hosted a “Lunch-A-Month” with all of the food being donated and sales going to Relay. Other events included a Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament, a Hot Wheels® race, paper airplane competition, ring toss, scrapbooking workshops, a middle school dance, poker tournament, golf tournament, pumpkin carving contest, pop can drive, a garage sale and something called “Penny Wars” which was a spare change challenge between Freelin-Wade departments.
Team captain, Melissa Wiedeman said of the effort, “This was an absolutely amazing year. We’re not a big company but so many people came together and worked so hard for this. I’m proud of the accomplishment.” She went on to say, “Plus we had a blast doing it. Every Freelin-Wade employee got involved and dozens of people from across the community pitched in too. It was certainly a group effort and everyone should be excited about the result.”
All-in-all, the Freelin-Wade “Tubes” raised $10,006.52 in the fight against cancer. This amount led all McMinnville area teams for a second straight year. The Freelin-Wade team was also the first ever “diamond” level award team in Yamhill County. The American Cancer Society recognizes the top teams from around the country with this award.
About Freelin-Wade
Founded in 1980, Freelin-Wade is North America’s largest independent manufacturer of plastic tubing and hoses for industries as diverse as pneumatics, dental and promotions. The company employs nearly 100 people at its McMinnville, Oregon plant. Privately held Freelin-Wade is a subsidiary of Coilhose Pneumatics and was a 2008 finalist for Plastics News “Processor of the Year.” Freelin-Wade tubing is always an exact fit and with a verifiable on-time delivery rate exceeding 99%, their customers know precisely when their order will arrive. Freelin-Wade is well connected.
To learn more about Freelin-Wade plastic tubing, go to www.freelin-wade.com
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