Positively Muskegon: A2B Towing & Recovery of Montague Helping Provide Food Trucks For Those Who Are in Need

We've said from day one that Positively Muskegon is about our entire area. We believe that. Fruitport to Montague and out into the rich farm communities we have we're one. We all face the same issues as a community and the best part of being from "Muskegon" is that no matter which "neighborhood" you call home, there is always someone who's willing to go the extra mile when it comes to making sure that no one goes without.

We do our darndest to cover the entire area, but we know too that most of our stories come from "in town". That's where a lot of the focus is, and that's where we hear the most about people and events to cover, but just before Christmas, we had an occasion to meet Jennifer Davis who along with her husband Dan run A2B Towing and recovery in Montague and as we were talking, she mentioned that they along with some pretty other great business up in the White Lake area work together to help those who are in need of food as much as anyone else. Hunger doesn't really worry what your zip code is, what color you are or where you went to school. Poverty is real no matter what neck of the woods you call home and to know that there are those active in their communities who address the issues, well, that's more than enough to get me rolling to meet them and find out what drives them to help in their neighborhood.

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A2B is a small towing company. The focus on customer service, compassionate care of their customers and remembering that most of the time, when they come in to someone's life, they are probably under some stress. Hey, let's face it...if your car was just smashed up, you're hoping for at the very least some understanding from those who come to help. They take that attitude and apply it to the community. A food emergency is no place anyone ever expects to be in. It's not the greatest day of anyone's life when they have to say "I need help" but it happens, and it's up to all of us to do what we can to build that safety net to help those who need a hand up from time to time, and more often than not... those who help are the people who also know just how scary it can be to come that close to the edge. Empty cupboards, no money for bills....no place to turn for help....we need each other.

So, A2B along with Gary's Restaurant, Your Plate or Mine, Reliable Towing, Twin Cities Towing have all chipped in to provide food trucks at the Montague High School a few times this year. The first of which is February 3rd. Dan and Jennifer had me up to the shop to talk a little about why they think it's important to give back to the community in the way they do, and how they came to see that something as simple as a food truck builds community and helps strengthen neighbors who you might not even know are in need. Take a listen.

Awesome people doing awesome things. Dan asked me too, on the way out if I could do him one more favor. "Could you remind people that when they see an emergency vehicle or two truck along the road to move over? Anything on the right side of that white line is my office space, and it's scary sometimes, there have been quite a few close calls." Dan, ya....we'll remind them. The world needs more people like Dan and Jennifer who build community by making sure the basics are met. My many thanks to the Davis' for the visit and for making sure people in the White Lake Area don't go without.