Contact:
Jorge Hidalgo, 608-316-2301, jhidalgo@wildeeasttownehonda.com
Tracie Pierce, 941-316-9888, tracie@wildeproductions.net
MILWAUKEE, WI — Team Hidalgo/Warner presented a check for $14,200 to the Fisher House Wisconsin on October 1 at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. The funds were raised during the 3rd annual Team Hidalgo/Warner Memorial Golf Outing that was held on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee. 148 registered golfers and 200 diners participated in the day’s events.
Courtney Carlson organized the event, assisted by her parents Greg and Kathy Carlson, and the Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation (VFW).
“It is grass roots community events like the Hidalgo/Warner Memorial Golf Outing that are so important in helping us build a home away from home for our veterans and their families,” said Andrew Roberts, president, Fisher House Wisconsin Board of Directors.
“It was a great success as we honored and celebrated the lives of Army 1st Lieutenant Daren Hidalgo and Marine Lance Corporal Richard Warner and helped raise funding for the Fisher House Wisconsin,” said Jorge Hidalgo, GM and principal partner, Wilde East Towne Honda. “Our sons selflessly paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan. We honor them by supporting their fellow service members who have returned home. We could not have raised this amount without the support of the local community. We are grateful and touched by the businesses and individuals who help raise funds for a charity that supports those veterans and families who have given so much in service of our nation.”
Groundbreaking for the newest Fisher House was held on June 3, 2014. Fisher House of Wisconsin’s mission is to provide a home away from home for Military and Veterans’ families to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. The new Fisher House will be located just northwest of Lake Wheeler and be within walking distance of the medical center. The 13,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in the winter of 2015 and will offer 16 suites, all professionally furnished and decorated.
The 4th annual Team Hidalgo/Warner Memorial Golf Outing is being planned for Friday July 22, 2016. Interested parties can contact teamhidalgoandwarner@gmail.com.
About the Fisher House
The Fisher House program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and ensures that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment. Veterans and their families living beyond 50-miles from the Milwaukee VA hospital are eligible to stay for free at the Fisher House if they need to overnight. Fisher House Foundation is a well-established not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and are nationally recognized as a premier non-profit with a four star Charity Navigator rating and an A+ from the American Institute of Philanthropy; of the 41 military/veterans charities rated in the May 2011 report, only four received an A+. For more information, visit fisherhousewi.org .
About Wilde Automotive Group
The Wilde Automotive Group is a family-owned and operated business founded by Harold L. Wilde. His automotive career began in 1945 in Michigan where he opened a two-man used vehicle sales operation. Today, the Wilde Automotive Group has grown to include 12 dealerships in Wisconsin and Florida with more than 700 employees. Harold Wilde’s legacy is continued under the leadership of his wife, Mary Ann, CEO, his son, Mark, president, Pat Donahue, vice president, Sharon Bloom, CFO, Jorge Hidalgo, principal partner-Wilde East Towne Honda, and Harold’s daughter Tracie Pierce, Director of Marketing.
