Felling Trailers Trailer for a Cause auction raises $7,752

Oct. 02, 2022

Joe Welch, Caledonia, Minn., placed the winning bid of $7,752 for a FT-3 drop deck utility trailer during the 10th annual 2022 Trailer for a Cause Auction conducted by Felling Trailers, Sauk Centre, Minn. The auction this year benefits Eagle’s Healing Nest, a nonprofit organization.

Welch, an equipment dealer, has followed the auctions for a few years.

From left to right are Chris Senger, Brenda Jennissen, Jerry Welch and Joe Welch.

“This was the first auction I was able to catch before it closed. When I saw the cause, I really wanted to help support the Eagle’s Nest’s ‘Promises Made Promises Kept’ mantra. This is an exceptionally important mission they are undertaking that affects the people getting assistance by the entire community and the community of volunteers that assist in their cause,” Welch said.

A week after the auction had finished, Joe and his father Jerry, an Army veteran who served from 1955-1957, made the close to four-hour drive from Jerry’s home in Gilbert, Minn., to Sauk Centre to pick up the Patriot Blue FT-3 Trailer for a Cause. Once at Felling Trailers, they met with Felling Trailers’ owners: Brenda Jennissen and Bonnie Radjenovich, along with Chris Senger, Felling Trailers’ senior material handler, who also is on Eagle’s Healing Nest’s advisory board and a volunteer.

Welch will be using the trailer for a little bit of fun hauling his side-by-side, but primarily for his business, Joe Welch Equipment, selling used farm and industrial equipment.

Eagle’s Healing Nest is located in Sauk Centre on 124 acres with 24 buildings. Founder Melony Butler created the Nest to be a place of peace and healing for veterans struggling with a host of issues ranging from depression, anxiety, PTSD, decades of homelessness and addictions of many sorts.

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