聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 It's not a small thing for a business to re-invent itself.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The trick lies in continuing to provide those goods and services for your customers that they have come to depend on...while adding in that 'something new' that might encourage people to come through your door even more often.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The folks at OK Ag & Auto/ Bumper-to-Bumper have been busy, working with new owners Larry and Nancy Fleece to set that perfect balance between tradition and inspiration.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On July 6th, a steady flow of customers came out to take part in the Grand Re-opening for OK Ag & Auto/ Bumper-to-Bumper. Those in attendance enjoyed the BBQ Lunch, and took advantage of the opportunity to speak with Factory Reps that were in attendance. There were also a variety of In-store Specials and Door Prizes on offer.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Larry says that the couple were delighted by the turn-out.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e were just tickled pink to see the number of people that came by. It meant that we had the chance to meet a lot of people from the community. In the end, there were around 200 meals served. All the money from that...over $800...went to the Kipling Kidcare. So, they did well and we were thankful for all of their hard work.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event provided the previous owners, Joe and Bev Karwandy, with a chance to extend a personal thank-you to the community that had helped their business to flourish over the past 23 years. Joe says that the couple are thoroughly enjoying their retirement,
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e've ALREADY been away fishing this spring. There's a fly-in camp we like to go to. We'll be heading back up there again right away! But, it's great to be here and get a chance to say 'Hi' to people and visit. It's also good to come out and see what's happening at the store.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The success of any business is rooted in the relationship it has with both the customers it serves and the community that surrounds it. For Larry, this event was a great way to celebrate the potential and promise that lies ahead for this established business.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e received well-wishes from so many people. That was wonderful. We really want to thank our staff for all of their hard work. And, we want to say a huge 'Thank-you' to everyone that came out and made our day a tremendous success!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Winners of door prizes were as follows:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Westward 155 Mechanic Tool Set 鈥� Shelly Sproat;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Wix 1939 Ford Deluxe Model Car 鈥� Paul Ficken;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Moog Nascar picture 鈥� Dave Dyke;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Moog T-shirts 鈥� Ed Shoemaker, Mabel Kish, Keith Bourhis, Laura Kish;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Champion Kevin Harvick picture 鈥� Syd Hampton;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bumper-to-Bumper hoodies 鈥� Mara Ward, Jen Martens;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bumper-to-Bumper T-shirts 鈥� Duncan McGregor, Todd Caswell;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Battery Charger 鈥� Chris Lowe;
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Battery Tender 鈥� Ronald Radchuk; and
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Wix sweat shirt 鈥� Richard Levai.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thank you to Kipling Kidcare workers for serving the lunch 鈥� Dallas Heikkila, Shayne Adams, Colan Trail, Craig Pister and Brittany Knoll.
