• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

MarionMade

People, Places, Products, Programs

Visit Us On FacebookVisit Us On TwitterVisit Us On YoutubeCheck Our FeedVisit Us On Instagram
We Are Generous!We Are Presidential!We Are Having Fun!
  • Get Involved
  • About
  • Events
    • MarionMade! 5k Sign Up
  • People
  • Places
  • Products
  • Programs
  • Links
  • Contact

Rob Vance

By MarionMade! on July 31, 2018

Rob Vance started his business — Rob’s Hauling Services — from scratch more than 25 years ago in Marion. That alone is a wonderful thing; but, it’s the things that Rob does outside of his job that made him a MarionMade! story.  Just this last weekend, he worked to make sure his neighborhood’s front yards, around the 400 block of North Prospect, looked maintained by hiring some extra labor and getting out himself to clear the waist-high weeds growing in several yards.

But, that is just one thing Mr. Vance does to be a wonderful citizen. He and his wife have fed the less fortunate in his neighborhood, he donates his equipment to organizations like Safety City, and he recently helped a young man who had been beaten by the young man’s family member, seek help from the police. And, he is hoping to do more.

This is a picture of Rob Vance with his nephew’s son, Brody, stopping by to visit MarionMade! It was great to meet them!

It is stories like this, which make us proud to live in a community where people like Rob Vance think of others that need our help every day. Do you know a person that does something that makes our county a little bit better? Share their photo and couple of sentences with us at info@MarionMade.org

#MarionMade #WeAreCommunity #WeAreHelpingOthers

Recent MarionMade! Stories

  • Boomer and Senior Expo Brings the Community Together

    The Marion community will celebrate senior citizens at the upcoming Boomer and Senior Expo on Friday, May 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kingston Residence of Marion at 464 James Way. This is the 12th year that the Marion community has come together to offer food, fellowship and fun to hundreds of seniors […]Read More »
  • Country Road Farm Offers Fresh Fruit & Community

    Lesley Marsh was just three years old when her parents, Butch and Dee Dee Smith, moved to Waldo in 1978. A new hobby took root in 1994 when Butch planted an orchard in their backyard. “My dad took his inspiration from his uncle. The original orchard contained 21 fruit trees including various apple varieties, cherries […]Read More »
  • Young Entrepreneur Brightens Faces

    While some high school students spent the summer focusing on fun, Emily Hypes opened her own business. This senior at River Valley High School and Tri-Rivers Career Center studied esthetics her junior year and received her state license. She opened “Esthetics with Emily” in July. She rents space from the Ooh La La Beauty Salon […]Read More »
  • Artist Says Laughter and Faith Fuel a Long Life

    In 98 years, Dorothy (Guidus) Weichenthal has experienced a roller coaster of experiences. The secret to her long life, she shares, is “to laugh every day.” Growing up in the Great Depression and World War II Weichenthal was born in 1926 and raised in Elmira Heights, N.Y., years before sliced bread was invented. She is […]Read More »

Share Your MarionMade! Story

Click Here to share your story about MarionMade! people, places, products, and programs!
  • Get Involved
  • About
  • Events
  • People
  • Places
  • Products
  • Programs
  • Links
  • Contact

Marion Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Downtown Marion Love INC Marion Public Library Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Marion CANDO! Marion Community Foundation United Way of Marion County Marion Technical College

© 2025 · MarionMade! is a community initiative led by Marion Technical College · Website is powered by Neighborhood Image