Dahl Automotive: Lube-a-thon raises over $11,000 for charity

Dahl Automotive Contact:

Dan Swift

Address: 561 Theater Road

Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Phone: (608) 779-2886

E-mail: dswift@dahlauto.com

Family & Children’s Center Contact:

Jamie Schloegel

Address: 1707 Main Street

La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Phone: (608) 785-0001 ext. 235

Email: jschloegel@fccnetwork.org

Green Bay, Wisconsin – (July 26, 2010) – On Saturday, July 17, Dahl Automotive hosted their third annual Lube-a-thon oil change and car wash event benefitting the Family & Children’s Center. The event took place simultaneously at their three locations: La Crosse, WI, Onalaska, WI, and Winona, MN.

Over 60 generous volunteers from the Family & Children’s Center and more than 100 volunteers from Dahl Automotive worked together to make the event possible.

During the one day Lube-a-thon, guests raised an incredible $11,131.80. All proceeds will stay local and benefit the Family & Children’s Center.

The Family & Children’s Center is a regional, private, not-for-profit agency helping children and adults overcome social, emotional, and mental challenges. The organization has six locations throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Dan Swift, General Manager, said of the event, “We’re proud to present the Family & Children’s Center with a donation of over $11,000 this year. It feels great to support this important cause and give back to our local community. Our generous guests and hard-working volunteers really pulled through and helped us raise these funds.”

At nearly 100 years old, Dahl Automotive is the ninth-oldest family-owned Ford dealership in the nation. The expanding company now employs more than 150 team members. It has dealerships in La Crosse and Onalaska, Wisconsin, offering a vehicle lineup of, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Subaru, and Hyundai; as well as the newest Winona, Minnesota location offering Toyota models.