More than 70 CARSTAR Stores Recognizing Veterans in November - BodyShop Business

More than 70 CARSTAR Stores Recognizing Veterans in November

This Veterans Day, CARSTAR Collision Centers will honor America’s active duty and military veterans with a special celebration for National Military Month. It will include local market festivities for Veterans Day on Nov. 11, special offers for military members and unique programs to help select families of those serving the country.


CARSTAR is hosting National Military Month as an America Supports You tribute to the men and women in uniform. The local CARSTAR stores will be holding special celebrations on Veterans Day and throughout the month, providing support for local parades, and even repairing cars for military members and their families.
 
Missouri’s Car Craft CARSTAR Bridgeton stores were in the Florissant Parade on Nov. 8. They had a Scion and tow truck in the parade and handed out candy and marketing pieces. The stores are offering special promotions to veterans, and distributing the pieces to VA Hospitals, VFWs, etc., as well as customers.  Both locations are accepting donations for the Disabled American Veterans www.DAV.org. The store created flags for the customers to purchase, which they can write their name and they will hang on the wall.
 
In Wichita, Kan., CARSTAR stores are giving each military person a gallon of windshield wiper fluid, ice scraper and a VIP card for future collision repair needs. Also, they will have the coupons for 3M and Enterprise available.

The Wisconsin CARSTAR stores (CARSTAR, Janesville; Dependable CARSTAR, Verona; Pat’s CARSTAR, Plover; Utzig CARSTAR, Janesville & Evansville) are sending care packages to Wisconsin military personnel stationed overseas. These Wisconsin stores will also act as a drop-off point for community donations and care packages to be sent throughout the month. They also are working with schools in each community to include student letters and pictures in these CARSTAR care packages.

A&B CARSTAR stores in Kansas City, Mo., will be collecting donations at each location to be used to purchase PX cards for a chosen platoon who are currently serving overseas. Each store will have a card to be signed with personal messages from all who contribute. These cards will accompany the PX cards to the selected unit and should arrive before Christmas. It also will be distributing preferred military cards from each shop to local military branch offices.

During November, military members and their families can visit participating CARSTAR locations to receive special offers including from 3M and Hertz. Participating local CARSTAR stores are offering additional benefits to military members. To receive the benefits, military members and their families just need to show their military ID cards or other military membership cards.

In the past 20 years, CARSTAR has worked closely with military support groups and other philanthropic groups to help repair vehicles for families in need.


More information:

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