Special order rack no headache for Fort Lupton company

In letter, Canadian couple thanks Merritt Aluminum for help

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Edmonton resident Allison Kuzyk wanted a special gift for her husband Darrell’s birthday last March, so she turned Fort Lupton’s Merritt Aluminum Products for help.

“We take pride in our culture within our company,” said Drew Merritt, vice president of sales and marketing. “It’s nice we can extend that outside of our company to help customers and others that are inter- ested in our products and services.”

Allison’s husband Darrell was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia – a kind of cancer that attacks the blood and bone marrow – just after his 57th birthday in 2016. He has undergone a long series of treatments since then, including chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

His birthday wish, now seven years after his diagnosis, was for a headache rack for his truck. at’s the kind of metal rack that covers the rear window of a truck’s cab, protecting the window while o ering a safe place to hang gear.

“I had contacted Merritt Aluminum Products because they had the Headache Rack that my husband absolutely loved, but it was nothing hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun talk.

Blessings in a Bag is is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the we had ever seen in Canada,” Kuzyk said in a letter to the Fort Lupton Press

Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an all-volunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-7184440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.

“He never asks for anything, working to provide for his family and also taking a dangerous pill to keep the cancer at bay,” she said. “If anyone deserves a nice gift it would be him.”

She turned to Rachel Deere, one of the Fort Lupton company’s outside sales representatives.

“Rachel Deere – who is any company’s dream de nition of providing exemplary customer service – she took my inquiry seriously as I explained that I wanted to get this for my husband whose birthday was approaching,” Kuzyk said in her letter.

Deere found the rack that the Kuzyk’s wanted and prepared to

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Fort Lupton senior lunches ship it to them in time for Darrell’s birthday – with an added surprise.

Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday.

“We were thrilled he was really excited to get this headache rack for his truck,” Merritt said. “We thought it would be really nice to send it to him as a surprise at no charge to make them happy.”

“ ank you, just simply isn’t enough, and we would like the community to know how special Merritt Aluminum Products truly is, and what wonderful sta they employ,” Kuzyk said.

“Obviously customer service isn’t dead, and every company could learn from the culture of the owner, manager, and especially Rachel Deere whose dedication to a great company is a daily practice, not just an empty motto up on the wall.”

Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166.

Coffee group

Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Silver Sneakers

Silver Sneaker Yoga is available Fridays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort Lupton recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave.