11th Annual Barn Party A Great Success
JACKSON CENTER, PA… For 11 years Bill Doyle, with the help of a lot of friends, has been hosting a “barn party”. A gathering of friends and family, many of them members of the trucking industry, for a day of food and fun to raise money for charity. This year’s event held at Bill Doyle’s farm on Route 62 outside Mercer, PA raised over $52,000 for charity.
Between 530-540 people attended this year’s event and through their generous donations, ticket sales for the event, silent auction and donations from corporate sponsors, including Tri-State Trailer Sales, Hunter Truck Sales, Modern Transportation, MAC Trailers and others, the group was able to raise a substantial amount of money for charity. The money is donated to several charities, including The Leukemia Society, Good Shepard, Leader Dogs For The Blind and others. The Barn Party also gives four $1,000 scholarships to deserving high school students to assist them in pursuing their academic careers.
Each year “The Golden Gear Shift Award” is presented to an outstanding member of the trucking industry who has made significant contributions to transportation. In years past the award was always been given to a Professional Truck Driver for hauling freight for millions of miles. This year “The Golden Gear Shift Award: was presented posthumously to Frank Mancino, Founder of Tri-State Trailer Sales. Frank Mancino was honored for “the millions of miles of support he gave to the trucking industry.” Frank’s son Joe Mancino of Tri-State Trailers Sales was present at the 11th Annual Barn Party and accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
Bill Doyle commented on another successful Barn Party: “The food is great, the company even better and it is all for a worthy cause!”