AutoPartsWarehouse.com Presents 'Veterans Day Heroes Salute' Donation to Operation Homefront

CARSON, Calif., Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoPartsWarehouse.com presented a check for $8,000 to Operation Homefront during Thanksgiving week. This was the first in a series of promotions and programs that the online auto parts website is leading to support service members and their families. The donation represented proceeds from the company's Veterans Day Heroes Salute, and will go directly to Operation Homefront's Emergency Assistance Program, which provides essential financial assistance for the unique needs of todays' military families.

AutoPartsWarehouse.com is one of the nation's top online auto parts and accessories retailers and is dedicated to making it easy for consumers to save money by accessing auto parts online.

AutoPartsWarehouse.com CEO Shane Evangelist presented the donation to Operation Homefront's director of development, Rachel Weil, and Operation Homefront's executive director of the California Field Office and former service member, Jack Chirrick, at its Carson, California headquarters.

"We are proud to present this check to Operation Homefront to aid service members and their families. Our Veterans Day Heroes Salute sought to both raise awareness about the unique needs of service members and to help support military families," said AutoPartsWarehouse.com CEO Shane Evangelist. "We look forward to offering more ways for AutoPartsWarehouse.com customers and employees to help support the brave service men and women of our country, and their families, and we thank the thousands of customers who purchased auto parts during our Veterans Day promotion."

Evangelist also said that in 2014, the company will be announcing a "Heroes Automobile Gallery: A Little Automotive Helping Hand for Those Who Have Served." The Heroes Automotive Gallery will offer auto parts discounts for service members, and will highlight the stories of our nation's heroes.

"We are very grateful to AutoPartsWarehouse.com for this donation, and for helping to raise awareness of the needs of our military families. There could not be a better time of year for us to put these funds to work, providing much needed assistance to military families," said Chirrick, executive director for Operation Homefront.

Operation Homefront's Emergency Assistance Program aids military families during difficult financial times by providing food assistance, auto and home repair, vision care, travel and transportation, moving assistance, essential home items, and emergency financial assistance.Since its inception, Operation Homefront has met the needs of more than 750,000 military families.

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About Operation Homefront
A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded warriors. Operation Homefront has met more than 750,000 needs of military families since its inception in 2002.  Nationally, 95 percent of total revenue donated to Operation Homefront goes directly to programs that provide support to our military families. For more information, go to www.OperationHomefront.net.

About AutoPartsWarehouse.com
Established in 1995, AutoPartsWarehouse.com is one of the nation's top online auto parts and accessories retailers and is dedicated to making it easy for consumers to save money by accessing auto parts online. AutoPartsWarehouse.com offers a comprehensive catalogue of over 2 million auto parts and accessories, to fit all domestic and foreign makes from top aftermarket manufacturers. AutoPartsWarehouse.com offers consumers free shipping on orders over $50 as well as flexible payment and extended warranty plans and options.  The company has parts warehouses in markets throughout the U.S. enabling rapid shipping of parts. AutoPartsWarehouse is operated by U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., (Nasdaq: PRTS).

Media Contacts:

AutoPartsWarehouse.com
Elizabeth Johnson, mWEBB Communications, [email protected], 213.713.4865
Melanie Webber, mWEBB Communications, [email protected], 424.603.4340

Operation Homefront Media Relations:
Aaron Taylor, [email protected], 210.549.4621

SOURCE AutoPartsWarehouse.com