Buchheit offers handshakes for local heroes

Buchheit of Greenville’s latest outreach program, Handshakes for Heroes, thanks the everyday heroes of our communities.

During the week of 9/11, Buchheit team members from each division went to their local responders, shook their hands, and expressed their gratitude through a gift basket containing Buchheit gift cards or coupons, food, and supplies. Milwaukee Tools also donated Sawzall Reciprocating Saw Kits to our local Fire Departments.

Buchheit of Greenville Store Manager Steven Edwards and Assistant Store Manager Cheryl Foehner expressed their gratitude to the Greenville Fire Department, Mulberry Grove Fire Department, Greenville Police Department, Pocahontas Fire Department, and Bond County Sherriff.

“We are so pleased with how the first year of our Handshakes for Heroes promotion,” said Buchheit Enterprises, Inc. CEO Tim Buchheit. “Our responders selflessly dedicate their lives to our communities. As a community, we should all remember to thank them and support them. Our mission is simple, but we hope that others will follow suit and express their gratitude to our responders too.”

You can show your appreciation to our heroes by coming in-store and nominating your favorite local emergency responder organization for a $200 Buchheit gift card. Through Handshakes for Heroes, Buchheit, Inc. reached over 1,000 emergency responders! Please visit our Facebook page to view all our Handshakes for Heroes videos.

Buchheit Retail has been serving the community since 1934. Currently Buchheit Retail operates eight stores – Herculaneum, House Springs, Perryville and Jackson in Missouri and Jacksonville, Greenville, Centralia, and Sparta in Illinois. Buchheit features merchandise for the home, garden, and farm that is geared toward exploring the possibilities of a simpler life.

PHOTO: Buchheit of Greenville Store Manager Steven Edwards makes a presentation at the Greenville Police Department to Chief Johnny Runyon.