Winnebago Celebrates Building Its 500,000th Motorhome

The Winnebago brand of recreational vehicles just reached a big milestone.

They have built their 500,000th motorhome.

The celebration over this milestone was captured on video:

According to KIOW-FM:

Winnebago, the flagship brand in the premium portfolio of outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer Winnebago Industries, Inc. announced today it has become the first industry brand to reach an amazing milestone. Winnebago Industries’ Kelli Harms talked about this historic landmark in production.

The company marked the occasion with events across all its facilities, with a special event held at its North Iowa campus in Lake Mills, where the vehicle ceremoniously rolled off the production line. The 500,000th motorhome is the popular Revel, a model introduced four years ago.

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Winnebago Industries Announces National Park Partnership

Above, The Beast in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It has been announced that a multi-year partnership between Winnebago Industries and the National Park Foundation has been formed.

According to KIOW-FM:

Winnebago Industries, Inc. has continually strove to enable customers to explore America’s Nnational parks. Now the company has strengthened that connection by announcing a multi-year partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, in support of the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque This public awareness campaign inspires people of all backgrounds and abilities to discover and share their own unique connections to America’s national parks. 

“Our purpose, throughout our Winnebago, Grand Design and Chris-Craft families, is to help our customers explore the outdoor lifestyle, enabling extraordinary experiences as they travel, live, work and play,” said Winnebago Industries President and CEO Michael Happe. “We firmly believe that America’s national parks offer unparalleled opportunities to experience the beauty of nature and the depth of our shared heritage at some of the most scenic and historic locations in the United States. It is an honor to support the work of the National Park Foundation in pursuit of our shared goal, to connect more people with transformative outdoor experiences.” 

With more than 400 national parks across the U.S., Winnebago and the Winnebago Industries Foundation will help raise awareness about parks less traveled and also lend support to NPF’s Open OutDoors for Kids program, which connects young people to national parks through meaningful, educational, and engaging activities.

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