FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – A local company is doing its part to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac is sending some of its products down to the Longhorn State.
“We’ve deployed ten inflatable boats and over 30 now (outboard) engines down to Texas. There’s a command center being set up right at the Texas A&M University by the governor’s office.”
Director of Global Public Relations and Communications Lee Gordon notes they’re also continuing to take requests from those helping the flood victims.
“From not-for-profit organizations. One we just had called ‘Boots on the Ground,’ which is a veterans’ group out of Oklahoma. They were looking for an outboard engine.”
Gordon explains how they were able to ship that engine overnight so the group could immediately start its work in Texas.
“We have different warehouses around the United States. We pinpointed a warehouse that was close enough that a truck could get the engine to Texas either same day or the very next day.”
He notes Mercury is also working to help some of its own.
“We do have some employees from a distribution company we own in the Houston area so we’ve sent down waters and pallets of cleaning supplies to help them as well.”
Gordon notes they did the same following both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.
