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BMW Northwest proudly supports Washington Premier Football Club and RPM Foundation
Just the Ticket
WPFC has played in nine
National Championships, 31
Regional Championships, and
won almost every major event in
youth soccer competitions
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Manfred and
the girls' soccer
team BMW
Northwest
supports
Washington Premier’s Complex is a top-tier facility in the
Pacific Northwest.
“The car raff le is our biggest single fundraiser and we
could not do it without help
from BMW Northwest,” says
Pete Eckblad from WPFC.
“The partnership with Manfred and the family dealership has allowed WPFC the
financial stability to improve
the complex, while providing
players with financial needs
so they have the opportunity
to play.”
The drawing for the BMW
330i was held on October
12, at the 9th annual WPFC
member dinner. The lucky
winner? Mark and Tara Echternkamp, whose daughter
Isabella started playing with
WPFC in 2016. When asked
what it meant to win the
car, Mark responded, “This
is incredible, I’ve never won
any contest. This could not
have come at better time for
my family. We have two kids
in college and were expecting to have to purchase a new
vehicle within the next two
years. I was dreading that day
on the near horizon and never
imagined this is how it would
happen. What a blessing this
is for our family, and we’ll
now be able to continue
assisting our kids in fulfilling their goals and aspirations. To win a new BMW,
it’s a dream come true.”
BMW Northwest has been
Washington Premier Football Club’s premier sponsor since 2016, and it’s one
of the top ways the company shows its passion and
dedication to the people
they serve. “Giving back to
the community and helping local non-profit organizations is our privilege.”
says Manfred Scharmach,
president and owner of
BMW Northwest.
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This past November, Washington Premier Football Club and
BMW Northwest presented the
Echternkamp family with the
ultimate raff le prize: a brandnew BMW 330i.
Each year Washington Premier Football Club (WPFC), a
501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, provides soccer opportunities for players ages 4 and up.
And each year, they hold a
raff le for a new BMW from
BMW Nor thwest— league
players sell $20 raff le tickets in
May to neighbors, friends and
family members at summer
tournaments. Proceeds from
the raff le benefit WPFC, and
go towards improvements to
the sports complex to ensure