Link-Belt Raises $233,000+ for Breast Cancer Awareness
Link-Belt Excavator Co. hosted an event this week to honor individuals and organizations supporting breast cancer awareness. During the event, donations were presented to National Breast Cancer Foundation and Yes, Mamm! Program of Saint Joseph Health Foundation.
Pink-Belt, the 15.2-metric-ton Link-Belt 145 X4 excavator that traveled across the United States for the past year to support breast cancer awareness, was sold to Randy Gallegos, president of Rasmussen Equipment. Pink-Belt was auctioned at ConExpo 2026 on Thursday, March 5, raising $220,000 for the cause. Additional fundraising efforts included a $2,000 contribution from Jade Shank and a $10,000 donation from Jay Shafer of Shafer Equipment Co.
“Breast cancer awareness and the search for a cure are causes that are deeply important to Rasmussen Equipment,” said Gallegos. “We are proud to support LBX and its partners in helping fund programs that make a difference for individuals and families affected by breast cancer.”
“Presenting those two checks of $116,650 each represents more than just a financial gift; it is a symbol of LBX’s unwavering commitment to the families and individuals battling breast cancer in our communities,” said Eric Sauvage, president and CEO, LBX Co. “We are incredibly proud to partner with Saint Joseph Health Foundation and National Breast Cancer Foundation to help fund awareness and early detection programs and to increase survival rates in our communities and across our nation. It is just one way we put our values into action. We are incredibly grateful to our employees, business partners, dealers, and community members who rallied together to make this check presentation possible. Our Pink Belt success proves the life-saving power of teamwork.”
Proceeds all benefit
One hundred percent of the Pink-Belt auction proceeds benefit National Breast Cancer Foundation and Yes, Mamm! by Saint Joseph Health Foundations.
“It has meant the world to reunite and celebrate the success of another amazing Pink Belt tour and auction at CONEXPO, said Emily Millender, senior manager of strategic partnerships at National Breast Cancer Foundation. “Seeing the LBX team and their many supporters sharing how they have been touched by breast cancer and were called to support through this campaign shows just how powerful and united a community can be. We’re thrilled to continue this partnership, knowing that LBX’s incredible advocacy and most recent donation will go directly to funding life-saving programs and furthering our mission of Helping Women Now."
“LBX has been a long-standing partner with our Yes, Mamm Program in promoting early detection of breast cancer through screening services,” said Delaine Thiel, market vice president, philanthropy, Saint Jose Health Foundations. “Their creativity and passion in marketing and organizing the Pink Belt Tour is a testament to philanthropy. Saint Joseph Health Foundations is grateful to LBX for this year’s generous gift to the Yes Mamm Program and for all they do to support our community. Eric Sauvage and his entire team share the mission of CommonSpirit and Saint Joseph Health Foundations.”
Link-Belt sends a “very special thank you” out to the following companies for their support of Pink-Belt:
Dromone, for providing a coupler
ESCO Corporation, for providing premium buckets
FastSigns for supplying high-quality decals
Grizzly Supplies, for a generous $5k donation
JB Harris for providing quality logistical support and paint
TAG Manufacturing, Inc, for a generous $5k donation
Trimble, for installing a complete 3D Machine Control System
Link-Belt also thanks its dealer network and sponsors for hosting Pink-Belt during the Diggin’ for a Cure Tour:
JB Harris Group’s Logistics for a Cure (Shellman Bluff, Ga.)
Trimble Dimensions (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The ARA Show (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Oregon Logging Conference with Triad Machinery (Eugene, Ore.)
Shafer Equipment (Nampa, Idaho)
Rasmussen Equipment (Salt Lake City)
Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic (Ashland, Va.)
Construction on the National Mall (Washington, D.C.)
Chappell Tractor (Milford, N.H.)
ESSCO Truck & Equip (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Yes, Mamm! 10th Anniversary (Lexington, Ky.)
Rexco Equipment (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Kirby-Smith Machinery (St Louis, Mo.)
Heavy Machines (Piperton, Tenn.)
Bennett Equipment (Piedmont, S.C.)
Nueces Power Equipment (Humble, Texas)
Cisco Equipment (Odessa, Texas)
Bejac Corporation (Placentia, Calif.)
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