PassTime, a provider of GPS and payment assurance technology solutions, announced the company raised more than $10,000 during this year’s National Alliance of Buy-Here-Pay-Here Dealers Conference in Las Vegas.

Through its “mustache campaign,” PassTime – a key sponsor and exhibitor of the conference — offered to make a donation for every photo taken at its booth with a mustache — real or fake.  The money raised will go to the Terry Underkoffer Fund, to help aid in Underkoffer’s recovery from a major stroke earlier this year. 

Underkoffer has worked in the industry for more than 20 years and has represented PassTime for the past eight years in Oklahoma.  The company highlighted he is a beloved father of two and grandfather of three. Underkoffer is known for his caring nature and unparalleled support of his customers. 

PassTime, through the GoFundMe account setup for Underkoffer, was thrilled with the generosity of others who made personal and professional donations to the fund during the conference.  As an additional gesture, PassTime founder and chief executive officer Stan Schwarz also matched each personal donation to the fund. 

With the tagline, “The GPS Solutions that’s right under your nose”, the company handed out stick-on mustaches, set up a photo booth where visitors could put on fake mustaches and wear props to take a photo, and some PassTime employees even grew mustaches themselves. 

“It was a great way to do something a little different at NABD this year and of course, raise money to help Terry,” Schwarz said.  “It is outstanding to see the outpouring of support from the industry.”

If you would like to find out more about PassTime or to contribute to the Terry Underkoffer Fund, email info@passtimeusa.com or call (877) 727-7846. 

PassTime Receives Technology Award

In other company news, PassTime highlighted that its device, Elite PRO, has received a 2015 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution.

PassTime’s Elite PRO can offers customers the combination of GPS functionality and automated collection technology, providing flexibility in managing their portfolios. Elite PRO comes completely customizable with service packages that can provide the ability to perform manual and automatic payment management, asset tracking, and recovery functionality.

“We are extremely proud of our Elite PRO platform.  It has been an award winning solution and bringing in the 2015 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award solidifies its reputation even further,” Schwarz said.  “The product was built solely with our customers in mind, and it is great to see this recognition from the industry.”

Carl Ford, CEO of Crossfire Media, a co-publisher of IoT Evolution, explained, “The solutions selected for the IoT Evolution Product of Year Award reflect the diverse range of innovation driving the machine to machine market today. It is my honor to congratulate PassTime for their innovative work and superior contribution to the rapidly evolving IoT industry.”

TMC chief executive officer Rich Tehrani added, “It is my pleasure to recognize Elite PRO an innovative solution that earned PassTime the 2015 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award. I look forward to seeing more innovation from PassTime in the future.”