Last year, as a celebration of Horizon Transport’s 40th anniversary and Wave Transport’s 20th anniversary, the sister RV transport companies joined to hold the first Red & Blue Open at Black Squirrel Golf Course in Goshen, Ind. On Monday, June 9 they repeated that event.
“Last year it was a continuation of our Driver’s Appreciation weekend,” said Rob Jackson, president of the employee-owned Horizon Transport, “as well as a celebration of our anniversaries and an opportunity to bring awareness to the Care Camps Foundation — the drivers are from all over the country so they can take that information back with them.”
“After the open last year, everyone had so much fun — the drivers made new friends, and they asked if we could do it again next year,” he added.
Jackson pointed out that driving is an “autonomous, individual job so this open gives them the chance to spend time with fellow drivers and get to know each other.”
He said there were about 60 participants in the golf open—50 drivers from both companies and about 10 staff members. Other staff members helped with games and events, including a marshmallow long drive contest with jumbo marshmallows!
This is the only time drivers from both companies have the opportunity to interact.
“We started this event to bring drivers together from both companies for fellowship and fun, to spend time together. The event also promotes the Care Camp Foundation and our 8th year as a supporting partner. Before they played, we announced to drivers that Horizon and Wave will donate $10,000 to the Care Camp Foundation on behalf of the event and we told the drivers how they could help promote Care Camp Foundation as they travel around the country,” Jackson said.
The Care Camp Foundation – www.carecamps.org – is a national non-profit organization that funds medically supervised pediatric oncology camps across the United States and Canada, giving kids a chance to enjoy a week away at camp.
The golf open included food, giveaways and prizes. Jackson said at Monday’s open, “The energy was palpable. The camaraderie, the fellowship of drivers getting together and having fun, and it helps promote interactions between the drivers and staff. It’s awesome to see the joy on their faces and it’s great to invest in our drivers in that way.”
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