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8 FEDA News & Views why there was a need for a dealer's association. "Conditions in 1933 were terrible," he wrote, "Competition was fierce and the economy as a whole was in serious trouble. Making money in this environment was difficult." Sounds a little too familiar, doesn't it? Trimark's Jerry Hyman wrote an Industry Insights column in this same issue entitled "Changes Come & Go, But We Continue to Persevere." After listing a litany of former and current challenges, he closes the article by saying "…as in the past, the future looks daunting. But we must rise to the challenge—and we will. I'm certain of it." I am just as certain today that FEDA, our businesses, and our supply channel also will rise to the occasion and that, without a doubt, we are stronger together! Get engaged! ■ "WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS PHOTO, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I RECENTLY REACHED OUT TO ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS ABOUT SOMETHING RELATED TO RUNNING A DEALERSHIP," SAYS GREENE. "FOR ME, IT REAFFIRMED HOW MUCH WE LEARN AND GROW FROM ONE ANOTHER." TOP PHOTO (LEFT TO RIGHT): MASON GREENE, HOTEL & RESTAURANT SUPPLY; JAMEEL BURKETT, BURKETT RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES; ERIC CHAPLICK, BOELTER; ANDREW O'QUINN, THOMPSON & LITTLE; ERIC ELLINGSON, BARGREEN ELLINGSON; BEN WHITLOCK, MOBILE FIXTURE; AND FRED SINGER, SINGER EQUIPMENT CO. BOTTOM PHOTOS (LEFT TO RIGHT): ERIC ELLINGSON, MASON GREENE, ERIC CHAPLICK, DREW O'QUINN, BRAD WASSERSTROM, THE WASSERSTROM CO., MASON GREENE, AND JOE SCHMITT, RAPIDS WHOLESALE.