Big O Tires, Inc. Franchise News

July 16, 2008 // Franchising.com // More than 530 Big O Tires stores will hold an awareness and donations campaign in support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for Pediatric Cancer during July, including the local store in Wickenburg.

This is the third year Big O Tires stores and the corporate offices have teamed up with ALSF to inform their customers of the work done by the organization and to provide opportunities for customers to contribute to the battle against childhood cancer.

This year also marks the third year that the Big O Tires stores and the corporate office are contributing $50,000 to the foundation, which brings total company donations to $150,000. During the past two years of the campaign, over $28,000 has also been donated by customers visiting Big O Tires locations...

November 06, 2007 // Franchising.com // - Big O Tires, Inc., together with the Big O Tires Scholarship Fund, has announced that 11 college students were recently awarded scholarships. Two individuals were awarded $2,500 each and nine received $1,000 each. Students receiving scholarships are attending colleges in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Utah.

"The Big O Tires Scholarship Fund receives donations into the fund from Big O Tires, Inc., its franchisees and individuals employed with the company," said Susan Hendee, Big O Tires' General Counsel and Big O Tires Scholarship Fund President. "We appreciate the generosity of those who provide the funds to help finance some of the educational expenses of the scholarship recipients and we congratulate those who were awarded the scholarships...

September 27, 2007 // Franchising.com // Denver, CO - The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced that Norman (Norm) Affleck, retired President, Chairman and CEO of Big O Tires, is one of the recipients of the 2007 Tire Industry Hall of Fame. Affleck is a Denver, CO resident.

Affleck was a founding member of Big O Tires, Inc. and was the first president of the company, a position that he held for over 22 years. Under his management, he recruited many franchisees, helped Big O Tires become a leader in retreading, developed a unique warranty program, instituted the private brand tire line and created the Speed Lane concept still used at all Big O Tires stores.

Big O Tires franchisees wanted to differentiate their stores from the competition and provide a reason for more customers to shop at Big O Tires; Affleck provided the leadership that enabled the company to introduce the first Big O Tires brand in 1974...

Big O Tires and its over 550 stores, located in 21 states, are partnering with the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALS) to help raise funds for pediatric cancer research.

During the month of July, all Big O Tires stores will provide information to customers about the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. ALS was started by a young girl named Alexander "Alex" Scott at age four, who while suffering from neuroblastoma, a form of aggressive childhood cancer, began raising funds for research with her own lemonade stand. In August 2004, at the age of eight, Alex passed away knowing that with the help of others, she had raised over $1 million to help find a cure for all kids with cancer. The charity continues to grow in funds raised and donated to research by millions of dollars annually...