SUBMITTED PHOTO Brovac Mobile Vacuum Services has unique agreement with Ronald McDonald House to feature the logo on one of its hydrovac trucks and give a portion of the sales from that particular truck to the charity. It is also a way to honour the founder of Brovac, who sadly passed away about a year ago.
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A local family business has found a unique way to support Ronald McDonald House Charities and honour the founder of the business who passed away about a year ago.
Brovac Mobile Vacuum Services has an agreement with Ronald McDonald House that allows it to feature the RMH logo on one of its hydrovac trucks. In return Brovac is giving a portion of the sales from that particular truck to the charity.
Sharlene Hertz, president of Brovac, says all the staff were involved in finding away to honour Brian Hertz, her late husband, who passed away in April 2019 from esophageal cancer.
“Everyone (at work) agreed he was a softie when it came to kids,” said Hertz, mentioning that it was a really good way to honour Brian and support children who are ill and their families. “We reached out to the Ronald McDonald House and they are thrilled to work with us.”
Generally the drivers of the truck with the Ronald McDonald House logo on, mention to the customer that they are indirectly also supporting the charity.
“They’re like, ‘Oh, awesome’,” said Hertz.
Brovac will be giving an initial cheque of $5,000 to the charity to launch the commitment and then on an ongoing basis as a portion of the sales related to the truck come in.
In addition to tracking the sales related to this truck with the logo, Hertz says the company is now also tracking whether customers begin specifically asking for that truck – knowing that a portion of what they pay will ultimately go to Ronald McDonald House.
Hertz points out that it is a great way to support Ronald McDonald House on an ongoing basis and at the same time pay tribute to Brian each time.
Brovac is a family-run local company that started 20 years ago as a one-man, one-truck show and has grown into a successful business with 17 trucks and 25 employees, said Hertz. Although Medicine Hat is the home base it also has operations in Swift Current and Stoughton, Sask.
Plans for the Ronald McDonald House in Medicine Hat were announced in the spring of 2019. Since then extensive renovations of a house on Fourth Street SW, near the hospital, have been taking place.
A date for the official opening has not been announced yet.
