For our 5th annual holiday T-shirt fundraiser this year, Geno’s Garage has chosen Wounded Warriors, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides support to the families of American soldiers who have been injured or killed during combat operations around the world. Beginning in 2003, Geno’s Garage began offering its white “got diesel?” t-shirts to their customers at special holiday pricing of $9.95 each and then donating 100% of the proceeds from the sales to a charitable organization. This fundraiser has been well received and supported by Geno’s Garage customers who anticipate the fundraiser every year. “With the conflicts going on around the world and the awareness of the sacrifices the soldiers and their families are making, our staff chose Wounded Warriors as this year’s recipients of the t-shirt proceeds,” explained Robin Patton, owner of Geno’s Garage. “It is our customers who have come through to allow us to make generous contributions to our chosen charities. We’ve mailed as many as 1,200 t-shirts out during the month-and-a-half long fundraiser. That speaks volumes about our customers.” Based out of Omaha, NE, Wounded Warriors was created in 2003 by John D.Folsom, Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Reserve to address the needs of families of combat soldiers. The organization maintains facilities in Orlando, Florida and Galveston, Texas for families to use to reunite without the stress of everyday life. “We are able to help our military families, especially the kids, have a more normal life because of the generosity of our supporters, the American people. We must never forget that when America goes to war, our families go to war too.” adds John Folsom. For more information about Wounded Warriors, visit their website: www.woundedwarriors.org. To buy a t-shirt to support our Holiday Project, go to our website: "Click Here" Thank you and Happy Holidays to everyone from Geno's Garage.
Geno's Garage had another successful Holiday Charity Project in 2007 and we want to thank all of those customers who bought a t-shirt to support the Wounded Warriors. We sold 384 t-shirts and a donation of 100% of the proceeds in the amount of $4,119.30 is going to Wounded Warriors. Happy New Year everyone and have a great 2008!
