Couple Gets A Goodwill Lift
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
With all the bad news out there, it’s nice to report some good, heartwarming news for a change. A couple of weeks ago, I got a call from Jeff Ross, president of ESS Group (Brenham, TX). Jeff was calling to report a good deed done by one of his suppliers for a friend. It’s a nice story and I thought it deserved some recognition.
Jeff’s brother, Tom, lives in Big Bear, CA. Tom’s neighbor, Brad Floyd, is afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and confined to a wheelchair. Brad’s wife Kay has a difficult time moving him in and out of the chair. When Jeff heard about their situation, he called Gorbel, on e of his longtime suppliers, to see if they had anything to help. Although Gorbel does not make people-moving cranes, they happened to have a unit on site for evaluation made by another manufacturer. Gorbel Product Manager Mark Grandusky said that they would donate the lift if ESS Group would pay the freight. Ross agreed and the unit was delivered in mid-August.
As you can tell by the picture at right, both Brad and Kay are very happy with the end result. In fact, Jeff says, “Although Brad is a tough cowboy, the goodwill gesture brought tears to his eyes. This is a wonderful gesture by Gorbel and they did not blink an eye to help someone in need.”
Sounds like Jeff is selling himself a little short in there, too. Kudos to all involved and best wishes to the Floyds.





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