NAPA AUTO PARTS' "Get Back and Give Back" Campaign Raises $1.725 Million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
Proceeds Will Fund Centers to Serve Veterans with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries
ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NAPA AUTO PARTS this week announced its "Get Back and Give Back" campaign raised more than $1.725 million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a not-for-profit organization that serves U.S. military personnel wounded or injured in service to our nation, and their families.
NAPA AUTO PARTS President Dan Askey presented a check to Dave Winters, president of IFHF at the NAPA AUTO PARTS Annual Fall Manager's meeting in Atlanta on October 23. NAPA AUTO PARTS is one of the largest single donors to the IFHF, raising more than $3 million to date, and this year's "Get Back and Give Back" campaign surpassed its fundraising goal by more than 70 percent.
Campaign proceeds will be added to the IFHF's goal of raising $100 million to build National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) Satellite Centers focused on the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries.
"All of us at NAPA AUTO PARTS take great pride each July in wearing the red-white-and-blue T-shirts bearing the slogan, 'NAPA: We Believe in Heroes'," said Askey. "It is an honor to support the men and women of our armed forces who have so bravely served our country, and to raise awareness and funding that enable the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to provide care for the many servicemen and women who suffer from PTSD and other injuries."
The "Get Back and Give Back" campaign, held each July since 2012, offers NAPA customers the opportunity to contribute to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund by purchasing T-shirts, wristbands and lapel pins at participating NAPA AUTO PARTS stores or at NAPAonline.com.
One hundred percent of all funds raised go directly to the IFHF. NAPA AUTO PARTS donated an additional $3 for every T-shirt, 50 cents for each bracelet and 70 cents for each lapel pin sold. Customers making purchases of $25 or more at NAPA AUTO PARTS stores received free NAPA/IFHF caps, with NAPA donating $1 to the IFHF for every cap given away.
NAPA AUTO PARTS and NAPA AutoCare Centers also offer mail-in rebates of up to $25 for every battery, alternator and starter purchased in July, with the option of donating all or a portion of those rebates to the IFHF. NAPA AUTO PARTS donates $1 to the IFHF for every redeemed rebate and $2 for qualifying installations at NAPA AutoCare centers and preferred installers.
ABOUT NAPA AUTO PARTS
NAPA (www.NAPAonline.com) was founded in 1925 to meet America's growing need for an auto parts distribution system. Today NAPA has grown to more than 6,000 NAPA AUTO PARTS stores, 62 distribution centers with more than 400,000 part numbers in inventory and more than 15,000 NAPA AutoCare and AutoCare Collision Centers nationwide.
ABOUT THE INTREPID FALLEN HEROES FUND
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (www.fallenheroesfund.org) is a leader in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. Begun in 2000 and established as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2003, the Fund has provided close to $150 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. These efforts are funded entirely with donations from the public, and hundreds of thousands of individuals have contributed to the Fund.
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