Stanley Ford sales manager Joe Wink displays some of the donations collected during the dealership's Fill the Focus Event.

Stanley Ford sales manager Joe Wink displays some of the donations collected during the dealership's Fill the Focus Event.

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From left, Stanley Ford Salesman Dave Bartelmay, Sales Manager Joe Wink, Kenai Peninsula School District Assistant Superintendent John O'Brien, and Stanley Ford credit doctor/sales Paul Olson, pose with a Ford Focus filled with school supplies to be donated to the school district. According to Olson, last year, the dealership in Kenai collected $7,000 worth of school supplies and winter clothes for the school district to help children in need. This year, Stanley Ford collected $8,500 worth of donations, and Olson is hoping to reach $10,000 next year.

From left, Stanley Ford Salesman Dave Bartelmay, Sales Manager Joe Wink, Kenai Peninsula School District Assistant Superintendent John O’Brien, and Stanley Ford credit doctor/sales Paul Olson, pose with a Ford Focus filled with school supplies to be donated to the school district. According to Olson, last year, the dealership in Kenai collected $7,000 worth of school supplies and winter clothes for the school district to help children in need. This year, Stanley Ford collected $8,500 worth of donations, and Olson is hoping to reach $10,000 next year.

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