I was asked by our board members for a mission statement to put on our web site, or corporate letter head, so everyone can see what our company believes in. Creating one was harder than I thought. I had to sit back and think, "Why are we out here?" I looked at large and small company web sites and found that most tell you what you want to hear; that their companies are good. Don’t we expect it to be that way?
I then began to look at our company and wondered why we were different than most and the answer came from the summer of 1950.
I then began to look at our company and wondered why we were different than most and the answer came from the summer of 1950.
Mission Statement
I remember sitting down in a restaurant to have lunch when another boy about my age came in. As I watched him eat I could see how he really enjoyed the food he had chosen. Every mouth full was a delight and you could see it in his eyes. I also noticed that when he was done he wanted more, but I don’t believe he had any money left to buy it. At that time, I wanted to help him, but I didn’t have any money either. On my tray, I still had half my lunch and I was going to offer it to him. Then I noticed something I did not see at first. He was a young boy that was overweight. He was a fat child. He weighed at least twice my weight, and it brought tears to my eyes. He was so hungry. I wanted to give him everything that he wanted to eat. I sat there pretending not to stare trying to figure this out, but I could not. At 13, I didn’t even know how. At 63, I now know the weight would have killed him later in life. I have watched people for the last fifty years, and the caring is still there. I am now doing something about it.
From January of 2005 until now Truck Stop Events has done more surveys on the health of truck drivers than I want to mention and we find the same problem still comes up. We are a very unhealthy nation and the same question that I had fifty years ago is still applicable. How can I help them?
Walk a Mile America is owned by Truck Stop Events International, Inc. a Christian based company out of Hinton, Oklahoma. Our mission is to get the men, women and children of the United States back to a healthy lifestyle.
We are a Non-Profit company and appreciate all outside funding. But; I as the founder believe this:
If I have financial or material expectations about a certain company or person, those companies or people can let me down. They can disappoint me when they may fall short of my expectation of contribution. But; if I have no preset expectations about the person or company, anything given to our company, materially or financially, is a blessing and not something they owed us.
Barry L. Pawelek Sr.
Founder Truck Stop Events
International Inc.
From January of 2005 until now Truck Stop Events has done more surveys on the health of truck drivers than I want to mention and we find the same problem still comes up. We are a very unhealthy nation and the same question that I had fifty years ago is still applicable. How can I help them?
Walk a Mile America is owned by Truck Stop Events International, Inc. a Christian based company out of Hinton, Oklahoma. Our mission is to get the men, women and children of the United States back to a healthy lifestyle.
We are a Non-Profit company and appreciate all outside funding. But; I as the founder believe this:
If I have financial or material expectations about a certain company or person, those companies or people can let me down. They can disappoint me when they may fall short of my expectation of contribution. But; if I have no preset expectations about the person or company, anything given to our company, materially or financially, is a blessing and not something they owed us.
Barry L. Pawelek Sr.
Founder Truck Stop Events
International Inc.
