Pete’s Tire Barns Hosts Indy Car Event to support Joan’s Pantry.

West Chesterfield, NH: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc, recently held a food drive for Joan’s Pantry in West Chesterfield, NH with an open house and Indy Car demonstration on Friday August 8, 2014. The purpose of this drive was to collect much needed food for use by families in West Chesterfield and the surrounding communities. Pete’s Tire Barns was able to work with Alliance Tire and the local community to collect an entire pickup bed full of food. This included cases of canned vegetables, pasta, peanut butter, baby food and more. Joan’s Pantry told Pete’s Tire Barns this was the largest single donation of food they had received. Hundreds of people came out to support the food pantry and to see the indy care demonstration and to win. Pete’s Tire Barns wanted this event to be such big success for the food pantry that they rewarded one lucky person who donated to the food pantry an Apple Ipod Nano and Itunes gift card. Hundreds of cans of food were collected and Pete’s Tire Barns was proud to deliver all of the great food donations to Joan’s Pantry.

From left to right Pete’s Tire Barns Marketing Associate Micheal Greenough, Joan of Joan’s Food Pantry

Photograph courtesy of Robin Turilli

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc, headquartered in Orange, MA, has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 19 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 200 people, and operates a fleet of over 130 service and delivery vehicles. In 2013, Pete’s Tire Barns celebrated their 45th year in business and has consistently been recognized by both Modern Tire Dealer and Tire Business magazines as a leader in the industry.

Pete’s Tire Barns President Peter Gerry Joins state politicians in ribbon cutting ceremony at the opening of a “green” tire store.

West Chesterfield, NH: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc, recently announced the opening of their brand new “green” tire store in West Chesterfield, NH with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday August 8, 2014. This new state of the art tire sales and service center features many “green” technologies including geothermal heating and cooling. This allows the buildings temperature to be controlled all without the use of fossil fuels. The building also features long life LED light fixtures that automatically dim to save energy by monitoring the available natural light and only coming on bright enough to supplement it. Future plans include solar panels, solartube lighting and waste heat recapture to heat domestic hot water.

In addition to the low energy use building, this location will feature a propane powered tire service truck. The US Department of Energy reports that “Using propane as a vehicle fuel increases energy security, provides convenience and performance benefits, and improves public health and the environment.”

Pete’s Tire Barns President Peter Gerry told the representatives on hand at the ribbon cutting ceremony that “this building was designed from the ground up to be energy net plus, meaning eventually we will produce more power then we consume”. This new location features four passenger and light truck tire service bays, three commercial tire service bays and a heavy duty alignment machine. With a foot print over 12,000 sq. feet, Pete’s is able to stock tires for all sizes of equipment from the smallest hand truck to the largest earthmover and everything in between. To see a complete list of Pete’s Tire Barns services and locations, please visit their website at www.petestire.com.

Ribbon Cutting at new green tire store
From left to right
State Representative William Butynski
Pete’s Tire Barns store manager Wally Herzig
Pete’s Tire Barns President and founder Peter Gerry
Pete’s Tire Barns Vice President Arthur Leblanc
State Representative Paul Berch
State Representative Lucy McVitty Weber

Photograph courtesy of Robin Turilli

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc, headquartered in Orange, MA, has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 19 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 200 people, and operates a fleet of over 130 service and delivery vehicles. In 2013, Pete’s Tire Barns celebrated their 45th year in business and has consistently been recognized by both Modern Tire Dealer and Tire Business magazines as a leader in the industry.

Supporting Jaffrey Youth Soccer
Pete’s Tire Barns donates soccer balls to youth soccer program.

Jaffrey, NH :The Jaffrey Recreation Department now has 50 brand new soccer balls, earlier this year Pete’s Tire Barns donated 50 new soccer balls for the youth soccer program that serves over 100 kids throughout the Monadnock region. The programs old soccer ball were completely worn out and kept bursting.

Left to right: Youth Soccer Program Coordinator Meghan Willki, Pete’s Tire Barn Director of IT Ray Turilli and his son Nicholas.

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc. has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 19 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 200 people, and operates a fleet of over 98 service and delivery vehicles. In 2013, we celebrated our 45th year in business and we are growing stronger each year.

Pete’s Tire Barns Hosts Firestone Indy Car Racing Event to support the Vermont Food Bank.

Rutland, VT : Pete’s Tire Barns of Rutland,VT has partnered with the Vermont Food Bank to host the Drive to End Hunger Food Drive. In honor of Hunger Action month Pete’s Tire Barns will be hosting a racing inspired food drive featuring the Firestone IZOD Indy Car and the Firestone Racing Simulator. Admission is free to anyone who brings a can goods donation to the event being held at Pete’s Tire Barns 62 Randbury Rd. on Saturday September 29th from 11-3. The event is free and open to the public. The Firestone IZOD Indy Car will be on hand for photographs and the Firestone Racing Simulator will be running throughout the day for racing enthusiast to try and test their driving skills. Free food and drinks will be available throughout the day in addition to hourly giveaways and a chance to win four passenger or light truck tires. Please come out and help us support the Vermont Food Bank.

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc. has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 18 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 200 people, and operates a fleet of over 98 service and delivery vehicles. In 2008, we celebrated our 40th year in business and we are growing stronger each year.

Pete’s Tire Barns teams up with local non-profit for Fill the Monster Truck Food Drive

ORANGE, MASS., July 25, 2011 –Pete’s Tire Barns is pleased to announce their partnership with the Franklin County Community Meal Program and Bridgestone Passenger for the Fill the Monster Truck Food Drive. This will be the second year of the event, which continues Pete’s Tire Barns commitment to their neighbors and surrounding communities.

With over two truckloads of canned goods donated and hundreds of dollars raised during the previous year’s event, Pete’s Tire Barns of Orange, Massachusetts looks to break that record. The MLB All-Star Bigfoot monster truck will be available for photographs at this year’s event and its driver will be on hand to sign autographs.

“We are really excited to be able to help out again this year,” says Ray Turilli, IT & Marketing Director. “Last year was such a success gathering donations for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, especially after all the donations we received from local businesses including Wal-Mart and Big Lots. We jumped at the opportunity to partner with the Franklin County Community Meals Program from our Orange, Massachusetts headquarters.”

The Franklin County Community Meals Program offers free meals, food, and household supplies to people in need in the Franklin County. “With more and more people becoming unemployed or underemployed, especially in this part of the state, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to put a meal on the table,” says Amy Clarke of the Franklin County Community Meals Program. “Every Thursday, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., over 100 families come to the Orange Food Pantry for food; in the past three months alone, we have had 73 new families in the Orange/Athol area register at our Pantry.” Pete’s Tire Barns look to partner with and support programs that help our friends and neighbors through these difficult times.

Fill the Monster Truck Food Drive will take place at Pete’s Tire Barns 275 East Main Street, Orange, MA location on September 4 from 12-4pm. Scale Die-cast Monster Trucks will be given away to any children under the age of 12 who bring a canned food donation. This event is free and open to the public.

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc. has grown to be one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 16 full-service locations in New England, a state-of-the art Distribution Center, and two Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 165 people, and operates a fleet of over 98 service and delivery vehicles. In 2008, we celebrated our 40th year in business and have consistently been recognized by both Modern Tire Dealer and Tire Business magazines as a leader in the industry.

Local Tire Retailer Helps Feed Those in Need

Pete’s Tire Barns Donates 250 Hams to the Salvation Army Just in Time for Christmas.

Orange, MA: Pete’s Tire Barns and Garrick Contract Carriers recently donated and delivered 250 hams to the Salvation Army to be distributed to those in need this holiday season. In addition to the hams, Pete’s Tire Barns also donated 250 10-lb. bags of potatoes. Pictured from left to right are:

Pictured from Left to right:
Peter Gerry, President – Pete’s Tire Barns
Ray Turilli, Director of IT & Internet Marketing – Pete’s Tire Barns
Mark Brennan, Fleet Manager – Pete’s Tire Barns
Lt. Darlene Higgins – Salvation Army
Danielle Parker – Salvation Army
Lt. Elliott Higgins – Salvation Army
Bob Thiem, Operations Manager – Pete’s Tire Barns
Travis Phillips – Salvation Army
Brandon Blake – House of Wax

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc, headquartered in Orange, MA, has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 16 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 165 people, and operates a fleet of of 98 service and delivery vehicles. In 2008, Pete’s Tire Barns celebrated their 40th year in business and has consistently been recognized by both Modern Tire Dealer and Tire Business magazines as a leader in the industry.

Pete’s Tire Barns in cooperation with Walmart of Northampton and Big Lots to collect food for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

Northampton, MA : On Friday September 3rd 2010 the monster trucks descended on Northampton with one purpose. That purpose was to kick off Hunger Action month with a food drive for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Fill the Monster Truck food drive offered a unique opportunity for people to bring in can goods and receive a diecast monster truck courtesy of Pete’s Tire Barns. Thanks to the generous support of Walmart and Big Lots who not only gave up their parking lot for the event, they also passed out flyers, collected donations and delivered multiple shopping carts of donated food. The Bigfoot Monster Truck driver was on hand to sign autographs, take pictures and talk about what is like to drive a monster truck. Over 450 autographs were given out and the amount of food that was collected was so large it required a forklift to load it into the back of food bank truck. Pete’s Tire Barns would like to thank Walmart and Big Lots for their support of the Fill the Monster Truck food drive for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

About Pete’s Tire Barns: Pete’s Tire Barns, Inc. has grown to one of the largest independent commercial tire dealerships in the country. Pete’s currently operates 16 full-service locations in New England, a brand new state-of-the art Distribution Center, and 2 Bandag retread facilities. The company employs in excess of 165 people, and operates a fleet of over 130 service and delivery vehicles. In 2008, we celebrated our 40th year in business and we are growing stronger each year.

Athol Daily News 3/26/2009

DONATION APPRECIATION — The 25-person U.S. Army Military Transition Team 2nd Division, Iraqi Army, Mosul, Iraq, recently received a number of donated soccer balls from Pete’s Tire Barns Inc. in Orange to be distributed to impoverished children in Iraq. The group sent a letter of appreciation and this photo to the company in response. ORANGE — Pete’s Tire Barns Inc. recently donated a number of soccer balls to be distributed to impoverished children in Iraq. In response, the company has received the following letter from the U.S. Army Military Transition Team 2nd Division, Iraqi Army, Mosul, Iraq, expressing appreciation for the donation: “On behalf of all the Griffin Team, I want to thank the owners and managers of Pete’s Tire Barn, of Orange, Mass., for your generous donation of soccer balls to the impoverished children of Iraq. My team and I are U.S. Army Soldiers stationed in Mosul, Iraq. We are a 25-person combat advisor, military transition team. I have included a picture of us. Our role is to live and work with Iraqi Soldiers in an effort to strengthen their capability to provide security for the city of Mosul, which is the third largest city in Iraq. “In doing our mission, we leave the compound daily with the Iraqi Army and visit various neighborhoods throughout the city. Very often, we encounter hundreds of children across the city who live in poverty and have very little money, resources, shelter or equipment to organize any form of sporting event. One sport that is extremely popular is soccer. As we drive by, we see kids holding up both of their hands signaling a request for us to throw them a soccer ball. We have hundreds of Beanie Babies and other toys that we do provide to them, but many would prefer a soccer ball so they could play with each other in a team sport. “Just after we arrived in October 2008, I was lucky to have had donated 10 soccer balls which we gave out along our routes. We were amazed at the enthusiasm and raised spirits of the kids when we threw out a soccer ball. In every case, the kids immediately started up a scratch soccer game. It was wonderful to see. I can absolutely assure you that we will distribute your donated soccer balls every day we go out. This will bring many smiles to many Iraqi kids. “Additionally, it helps to show a good American image of giving and, I truly believe, it helps keep the Soldiers in perspective about people who have very little and keeps in check what we are here trying to do. In other words, this helps keep our Soldiers motivated in doing the right thing and working hard despite the separation from friends and family and the danger they endure every day. “Our Soldiers are proud to help the Iraqi Soldiers learn their craft so eventually, one day, our U.S. Soldiers and civilians may return to the United States, having made a difference in bringing safety and security to the people of Iraq, so that they may live in peace and enjoy the freedoms we enjoy in the United States. “Again, thank you very much for your generous support. “LTC Bob Brown, Executive Officer, U.S. Army Military Transition Team 2nd Division, Iraqi Army, Mosul, Iraq.”