Spartan Motorshonored its commitment to the community and FedEx partnership through its 3rd annual sponsorship of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, this week, at the TPC Southwind private golf club in Tennessee.
Representatives from Spartan’s fleet vehicles and services team joined FedEx during the event. Mark Surber, senior director of sales and marketing for fleet vehicles and services, along with members from the Memphis Fire Department, and a Spartan Motors’ customer, celebrated the sponsorship with a tour of the hospital where they gave patients Spartan Dalmatian stuffed animals, along with additional gifts, while touring the hospital and meeting the patients and staff.
“Supporting the community and our customers is something we’re committed to at Spartan Motors,” said Chad Heminover, fleet vehicles and services president. “Over the last three years, we’ve partnered with FedEx to donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. We thank our longstanding customer, FedEx, for hosting this outstanding event, and the wonderful patients of St. Jude Children’s Hospital for allowing us to visit. We’re honored to continue to support the fundamental research and treatments that take place because of St. Jude’s efforts.”
Spartan fleet vehicles and services, a business unit of Spartan Motors, which goes to market under the Utilimaster and Spartan Upfit Services brands, displayed two of its FedEx Reach Vehicles on the course in support of its FedEx partnership. The vehicles are a smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicle that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 11 tons per vehicle, per year.
Over the past year, Spartan Motors has given more than $300,000 to nonprofit organizations across the nation.