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Article: Ultra Machine makes $100,000 donation to American Legion baseball.
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- The Star (Shelby, NC)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2007
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Byline: Drew Brooks
Aug. 14--SHELBY -- When Frank Stewart's company made a contribution to the American Legion World Series, he had two goals in mind.
The first was to give support to the community that his company, Ultra Machine and Fabrication, calls home.
The second was to challenge other local businesses to step up to the plate.
Ultra did not issue the challenge without a bang though, donating $100,000 for the event that Shelby will host in August 2008.
Eddie Holbrook, co-chairman of the World Series, said a donation of that size is rare.
"It makes a gigantic impact," he said. "This shows Ultra's willingness to ...