On August 1-2, 2008, Walker Manufacturing Company hosted the Walker Family Reunion 2 at its facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, to celebrate the production of the 100,000th Walker Mower. Approximately 2,300 guests from around the world were in attendance: guests from 37 states, Canada, 13 countries in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The weekend was packed with entertainment, factory tours, supplier interactions, great food, activities for the entire family, and over $75,000 worth of giveaways from Walker suppliers and Walker—including five Walker Mowers.
The Walker World Championship Driving Competition was also held during the Reunion. Mr. Chris Ulrich of Jessup, Georgia, took top honors (his fourth consecutive Grand Champion win) and was the winner of the $3,500 grand prize.
“We are a family,” explained Bob Walker during his opening address. “And people still like doing business with people.” Bob also laid out the vision for Walker’s future plans of maintaining private, family ownership and staying independent—even with the pressure to compete by moving operations overseas.
Country stars Pam Tillis and Aaron Tippin were on hand for the last evening of the celebration to cap off a great weekend.
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