Rolla business donates mobile home to RPD Range

Michele Broxton, Operations Leader for Huffman Mobile Home Superstore in Rolla, Mo. recently donated a mobile home to the Rolla Police Department which will be used for  S.W.A.T. and shift training at the RPD Range located off Y Highway north of Rolla.

“The Rolla Police Department is very appreciative of this generous donation from Huffman Mobile Home Superstore,” said Police Chief Mark Kearse. “It will allow our department to use the structure for valuable S.W.A.T. and shift training that will be very beneficial.” 

(Police Chief Mark Kearse, pictured second from left, joins other members of the Rolla Police Department as they recognize and thank Michele Broxton, Operations Leader, Huffman Mobile Home Superstore, at the RPD Range located off Y Highway north of Rolla. Broxton, on behalf of Huffman Mobile Home Superstore, donated a used mobile home to the RPD that will be used for S.W.A.T and shift training at the RPD Range. Also pictured are (l to r): Senior Patrol Officer, S.W.A.T. Team Leader and Range Instructor, Luke Kearse and Senior Patrol Officer and VIPS Director, Vince Giacolone).

Broxton, who began leading the Huffman Mobile Home Superstore business in June 2009, continues to lead it since the death of her father, Floyd Huffman in July 2011. Floyd Huffman was a second generation leader of the business, which was started by his father, Lester Huffman in 1948.

“I’m so honored to have been asked by the Rolla Police Department to consider this donation, and at the same time so thankful to have the resources to help,” said Michele, who also teaches several leadership courses at Drury University and is an active member of the Rolla community.