Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month
For Immediate Release
MultiMedia`s Janaury Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month
Waupaca, WI: The students at St. John the Baptist School in Vermillion, Minnesota created a "Top 10" list of reasons why their Trucker Buddy, Dave Volkert, should be chosen as Driver of the month.
- He shows us love and care.
- He gave us a liquid nitrogen show.
- He made us frozen marshmallows
- He is nice
- He showed us how cold liquid nitrogen is.
- He let us in his cab.
- He sends us a lot of letters
- He has sent us pictures all year.
- He has [shared] about his family.
- He visited us with his truck
For the past five years, David Volkert has been matched with Maria Therres` second grade classes. "Every year he has personalized all his letters to us, answering students` questions and giving them superb information regarding liquid nitrogen," Ms. Therres stated. She is pleased with the impact Dave has had on the class, as he, "opened a new world to all of my students. They receive practical knowledge in geography, reading, writing, properties of gases and many other subject areas" she added.
The students have learned a great deal about nitrogen and its properties, as Dave is a company driver for Praxair in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Each spring he brings his tanker truck to the school and gives a presentation about the product he delivers.
Trucker Buddy Dave lives in Rosemont, Minnesota. He is one of nearly 4,000 professional drivers who share their time with elementary classes throughout the world. The only criteria to be a Trucker Buddy is to be a truck driver, willing to send a post card each week to a class in grades two through eight. Drivers and teachers can find out more about the program by visiting www.truckerbuddy.org or calling 1-800-MY BUDDY.
Dave Volkert will receive a personalized jacket, along with a check for $300 to spend on his class and $200 in Trucker Buddy merchandise, compliments of MultiMedia (www.tmi-multimedia.com), the advertising agency of choice for the trucking industry. He will also receive an IdleAire adaptor (www.IdleAire.com) and a Koolatron cooler. The class will receive a CrossCountry USA game from Ingenuity Works (www.ingenuityworks.com), which will help them learn more about how trucks move freight across the continent.
Trucker Buddy is dependent on corporate sponsors such as MultiMedia Advertising to fund the program. Major contributors include Platinum level: Gears, Guts & Glory Magazine, Randall Trucking Media Group, TransCore and ProTrucker & OTR, Gold Level Sponsors: American Trucking Association, ArvinMeritor, Driving Force/rpm, Delphi, Freightliner, IdleAire, Kenworth, Penray, Midnight Trucking Radio, Truckin` Bozo, Mike Ryan Motorsports, TruckDriver.com and Wal-mart, along with Silver Level: Bridgestone/Firestone, CCJ, OTR-Canada, Riggs & Recruits, and TruckFLIX.com. Interested sponsors can contact Ellen at Trucker Buddy International or by calling 1-800-MY BUDDY.
Ellen Voie
Trucker Buddy International
P O Box 527
Waupaca, WI 54981
1-800-MY BUDDY
http://www.truckerbuddy.org
