Hope Project, which arranges outdoor adventures for children with lifethreatening illnesses. One year, our team selected a different youth organization each month to bring awareness to and to support through donations that were determined by the number of sales the store produced that month. It was a good thing for the staff to think of how they could be a part of helping others. We have also partnered with Holy Rosary Hospital Foundation on fundraising events, such as a car raffle, which resulted in upgrades to the hospital and the Outlaw Baseball Club raffle of a Camaro to assist with program expenses. I have also contributed time to the board of directors of Holy Rosary Healthcare and SCL Health, which is now Intermountain Healthcare, where I am on the board and executive committee and chairing the Community Benefit Committee of the hospital. Other community involvement would include the Helping Hands Charity Event, help those in need with car repair at no cost to the individual, the 4-H livestock auction, where we purchase animals, process the meat and give it to our employees, and our annual car show, where we have the community and area show-off their classic cars and trucks and we give out prizes and have a meal for those in attendance. What three things have you learned during your career that you would pass on to someone you are mentoring? 1. Listen more than you talk. 2. Surround yourself with good people. 3. Be charitable and treat others as you like to be treated. What does the best day in this business look like for you? The best day would be to see your employees happy and excited with their part in the dealership operation and come to tell you how much they enjoy their job and working for us. A close second is experiencing completely satisfied customers, whether it is in the purchase of a 14
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