Prostrollo's Employees Honored In National Newsletter For Honesty

Prostrollo owner John Deniger stands next to Shaun Songer, who found $15,500 and two passports in an SUV. Songer along with Paul Hetle and Doug Chilson received Chevrolet’s Everyday Hero award for their honesty in turning the money in

“Cash back” is a term car dealers across the country are more than familiar with, but it holds a slightly different meaning for a Huron Chevy dealer. John Deniger is owner of Prostrollo Motors,  and was told upon returning from a trip there was a “money problem”…

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After handing the windfall to management, Songer went back to cleaning the newly acquired SUV when she came across an additional 55-hundred dollars and two passports…

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Songer says she gave thought to pocketing the cash…

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Reconditioning Manager Paul Hetle  says there was a temptation to keep the money….

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Deniger was surpized the money made it to South Dakota considering this was the third time the Traverse would have be cleaned before arriving in Huron…

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Songer, Hetle and Doug Chilson were awarded Everyday Hero awards from General Motors and were featured in the October issue of the Everyday Hero newsletter, which is distributed to Chevy dealers across the country. Deniger gave Songer a cash reward for her honesty.  The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service.