Agnes and James B. Hill of Atlantic Beach celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary during a reception Friday, November 27, at their home.

The couple married December 7, 1939, and have four children: Vernon and Cathy Hill of Morehead City, Dennis and Jay Hill of Atlantic , Beach, Melvin and Judy Hill of Reidsville and Sue and Robert Amerson of Greenville; five grandchildren; and five great-grandsons.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven... A time to weep and a time to laugh... A time to be silent and a time to speak..." Ecclesiastes Chapter 3

It is with great respect and admiration that we announce the retirement of our loyal and dedicated employee Isabelle Burns. On December 23, 2009, "Iz" as we have so fondly called her, will be retiring after Thirty (30) years of service rendered to our customers, vendors, and the Hale organization. She leaves making an imprint that will forever be embedded into the fabric of the Hale Trailer Family. Please join me in wishing Donald and Iz a wonderful ride in this next chapter of their lives. A short note or an e-mail would be a great way to express your appreciation. As the verse above says it's "time to speak" so please send your well wishes to our great employee and friend at one of the addresses listed below: Iz we will miss you!

Barry Hale
President

Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc.
Attn: Isabelle Burns
P.O. Box 1400
Voorhees, NJ 08043

Or E-mail: iburns@haletrailer.com

On November 20, 2009, Wayne Sierocinski of the Voorhees Parts Department and his wife Donna became the proud parents of 25 month old Mary and 20 month old Harley. Wayne and Donna happily accepted these girls into their home as foster parents at a very young age; Mary was 25 days old and Harley was just 4 days old. These lovely little girls overcame issues at birth; Mary was tested as a cocaine positive infant and Harley was born with alcohol fetal effect. Through the love and compassion of the Sierocinskis, these children have grown to be healthy, normal little girls. Wayne and Donna have had 11 miscarriages over the years, but they do have a 23 year old son of their own, Tyler. They are also currently parenting a 22 month old boy. They felt there was a calling from God to become foster parents and have taken care of many children. Initially, they had never expected to adopt, but rather they planned to raise them until these children could go back to parents that would love and take care of them. Donna and Wayne also teach a 5th and 6th grade Sunday school and work with a 3rd to 6th grade discipleship program. There they teach the students to care for others, such as creating gift packages for children going into foster homes. The Sierocinskis plan to continue acting as foster parents and hope to spread their love to other children as long as possible.

Read about Wayne in The Gloucester County Times

John Ingraham, Vice President of Small Ticket Risk at G.E. Capital Solutions and long time business partner of Hale Trailer takes time to give back to the community by coaching a little league Phillies team located deep in the heart of Texas. John and his team are excellent representatives of the Philadelphia Phillies. Blue collar hustle and youthful grit best describes our Southwest Phillies. Keep up the great work John!

** Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins say Go Get'em Flower Mound Phillies!

Kevin Zwick, manager of Hale's Scranton, Pennsylvania branch, recently became a father this past month when his wife gave birth to their first child, daughter Julia Zwick. She was born on March 6, 2009 weighing in at 6.7 lbs. and measuring 19.5 inches in length. At 10 weeks she is now sleeping soundly and Kevin and his wife are thrilled with their little bundle of joy.

Joe Gurnick, manager of the Walpole, Massachusettes branch recently became a father. Nathaniel Joseph Gurnick was born on January 26, 2009 at 12 noon. Joe and his wife Lisa were thrilled after trying to have a child for the past seven years. In honor of his son Nathaniel we are raising our own fir evergreen here at the Voorhees branch.

Bruins #1 Fan!

Pete Cardinali, a truck driver for our Voorhees Rental Department, was recently featured in the Courier-Post newspaper for his beard. Pete has been driving trucks since the early 80s and has not gone more than 3 months without a beard since he was 15. At age 54, he has only shaved three times since his tour with the US Marine Corps. Though the beard in the picture is not his longest, it took him two and a half years to grow. Pictured here is Pete and his beard in front of his truck:

Click Here to Read the Article on Courier-Post's Website

Salesmen Bryan Crist and Peter Higgins recently went on a hunting trip with the gentlemen from Manac Trailers Inc. The guys ventured out to the island of Anticosti, off the coast of Quebec, Canada. Bryan described the island as "the Mecca of white tail dear hunting". The island is 125 miles long, and each of them were given a couple hundred of acres to hunt in per day. They followed four to seven mile long trails ranging from dense pine forests and fields to beaches with sea lions.

June 19, 2008 marked the 3rd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip out of Point Pleasant, NJ. Salesmen Tony Vadurro and Rob Durso ventured 85 miles out into Spencer Canyon on board the Canyon Runner. Hale customers John Wilkie and son Anthony from Wilkie Trucking, Jason Marshall from T.N. Ward Company, and Gary Lawrence from American Modular Construction accompanied the salesmen on the two day overnight trip. Out of 86 Yellowfin Tuna caught, all of them weighed over 30 lbs. and about half were in the 45-75 lb. range.

Dan Richendollar, our Service Writer at the Voorhees branch, recently led his Little League babseball team to a district championship. Dan is the coach of the Deptford 10-11-year-old little league team. The Deptford team dominated West Deptford 7-0 in the District 15 finals. Deptford secured a victory with their incredible offense, including a run batted in from Dan's son Aaron Richendollar. In addition, the defense held down the batters and West Deptford was unable to score a run. "We came out ready to play in the tournament," Dan said. "We came out ready to play defense."

1st year champion Joe Frankenfield hands off the Hale Trophy to the New 2006-2007 Champion - Jason D'Amico - Coach of the "Don't Anger the Jason" team. Standing by is the assistant commissioner Justin Sozio who continues to ponder his two consecutive years without bringing home the trophy. Frankenfield says Jason is a true champion despite his ever changing mood swings and having to work for Ira Eckstein in our rental department. Justin says – “I’m still trying to understand the weekly changes in our scoring system – vote for me to be the next commissioner.” Our new champion Jason comments: “The trophy will be sitting in my office for the next decade”. By the way thanks BJ for handling the league.

The Hale gang recently enjoyed a superb round of golf at the exclusive Merion Golf Club located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Pictured left to right is Kevin Zwick, Barry Hale and Chris Hill.

New Scranton, PA salesman Kevin Zwick states "What a day....I will never forget!

Recently, the Delmar, DE branch entertained their customers on the Chesapeake Bay for the 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip. Mike Herbert, owner of Allstate Salvage in Westover, MD and Donovan Salvage in Georgetown, DE caught a 44 inch Striped Bass weighing out to approximately 37 lbs.

"He caught the big one this year. The trip was worth his smile alone." - Jeff Finney, Branch Manager

Manager Jim Beardsell and Salesman Tyler Powell of the Allentown branch recently visited schools in Thailand for two weeks. Joining Jim was his wife Pam, his daughter Kara and his son Curtis. They brought along with them school supplies and medicine in backpacks for the students of the Bangniaing and Pabonghuayhang schools. They also donated a printer and furnished a study room for the children at Naetang, in addition to putting money towards a young girl's education at Chaing Mai University.

Recently, Hale Trailer supported the Urban Promise Organization at a charity golf tournament. Urban Promise is a charity organization centered in Camden, NJ which focuses on providing programs for inner-city youth. Hale employees BJ Hale Jr., Tyler Powell, Justin Sozio and Jason D'Amico played an afternoon of golf with Philadelphia Eagle's offensive right tackle Jon Runyan.

Go Eagles!!

Julio Santiago has recently joined Hale's Voorhees branch as a Sales/Operations Assistant. He is glad to assist our spanish-speaking clientele. He currently is attending night classes and working here during the day. "Working at Hale has built my passion for trailers. I came to this company with sales and banking experience and I have been involved in sales since I was fourteen years old. I found that Hale Trailer is a family environment and everyone helps each other. Being a spanish-speaking employee is a great advantage to our company."

Eileen Serzan, our receptionist at the Voorhees branch is the mother of 3, Diana, Debbie and Vincent. She is also the proud grandmother of four. Alicia, 19, Ally, 10, Vincent Laurence, 4, and Jonathon Chase, 2.

What is it like graduating from college and going to work at Hale Trailer?

It has been a smooth transition so far. I have worked here for the past 4 summers, so I was able to jump right into working knowing all the people and having some background with the equipment. The people here are great to work with. We all have fun every day. Having a friendly and comfortable environment to work in is really one attribute that I feel is overlooked by many companies. Hale Trailer is built on the strong relationships that are shared among employees as well as with its customers. I have watched this company grow for my entire life and I am proud to say that I am now on the team. I am 22 and ready to start making deals and this is one of the best places to do so.

Justin Sozio, the Compliance Manager at the Voorhees branch has been happily raising his Sozio Clan. He and his wife Cindi have three daughters, Gabriella, 6, Mackenzie, 4, and Riley Noelle, 2. Justin recently took his princesses to Disney's Magic Kingdom for the first time.

Wayne Sierocinski of the Voorhees parts department bowled a perfect game of 300 on March 14, 2005. Wayne has been bowling for thirty years, since he was a teenager. He is currently a member of a men's church league and he bowls most of his games at West Brook Lanes in Brooklawn, NJ. His current bowling average is between 190 and 200. His previous high score was 289. Nine years ago Wayne almost lost the function in his legs and right arm when getting out of bed one morning. He received a Cervical Fusion surgery that saved his life. He considers his accomplishment a gift from God and strongly believes in prayer.

Karen Frankenfield, daughter of Joe Frankenfield, Director of Sales Administration, got married on August 13th, 2005 to Josh Adams in Cherry Hill, NJ. The event was filled with precious moments and great family and friends, as well as a surprise visit from the Philadelphia Eagles Pep Band. Go Eagles! Congratulations Karen & Josh.

Bonnie Hoffman, administrative assistant to the executive vice president at the Voorhees branch, recently placed first in her division at the New Jersey State Trap Shoot. The event, which is sponsored by the American Trapshooting Association, was held at the Pine Belt Sportsman's Club in Shamong, NJ. Her average for this year is 86, in the competition she shot 97 out of 100 clay pigeons. She has been skeet shooting competitively for five years. She has been an employee at Hale Trailer for sixteen years.