MAY 2025 - CARS OF WI NEWSLETTER

Our State Association For Professionals In The Automotive Recycling Industry

From the Secretary's Desk - Farewell from Sandy

This will be my last letter From the Secretary’s Desk. I will be retiring at the end of May. Annie Kauffman, the new CARS Secretary asked if I could write an article about my time with CARS of WI.

My husband and I joined CARS in 1972. Mike Ogrezovich asked if I would come on the board of directors? After I asked Arnie if I could, he said as long as he did not have to do anything. So, I joined the board in 1981. Wow that’s a long time ago. I served as secretary on and off for 14 years.

2025 Upper Midwest Convention Recap

FROM PETE KRUMENAUER

The Upper Midwest Auto Recyclers Convention was held on April 26^th, and I was able to attend. As a lot of you know, I semi-retired last year, but am still on the CARS Board. For a one-day show, I think it went very well. I feel this is a good direction to go in the future since everyone is always so busy. Also, the cost was a big plus for everyone. A big “Thank You” to Badger Motors. They did a super job preparing for us and had the place looking good. Also “Thank You” to Sandy, Annie, Gail, Jackie, and Tom for their work at registration, door prizes, and raffles.

FROM JENNY CONRAD

First and foremost THANK YOU to Badger motors for hosting our annual Upper Midwest convention this year. We all know how much time, energy and a disruption to normal business it is. The venue was fabulous. Thank you to the vendors, speakers, and everyone in attendance.

The day started with Shannon Nordstrom speaking about leadership. He talked about the importance of employee buy in. He used the acronym CANI: Constant and neverending improvement.

FROM JAKE NAWROCKI

Wow, what a great annual CARS meeting we just had! If you were not there, you missed a great opportunity. We had great training sessions by Sue Schaul and Jonathan Kuskowski and a very well-done keynote presentation by Shannon Nordstrom, not to mention time spent greeting old friends and making new ones.

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