A WRENCH FOR HEROES TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN WARRIOR

GARAGE

American Warrior Garage is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit direct service provider located

in Bremen, Georgia to benefit veterans. As an automotive repair and restoration

shop, we are working with our supporters who have retail store locations

throughout the United States. This is a fundraising campaign to raise money so

we are able to purchase parts to restore a 1941 Ford Pickup. The sale of the

Pickup will benefit our nonprofit organization. The American Warrior Garage

Project fundraising program Kicks off with a six week campaign beginning Jan

15th , 2019 and ends on February 29th, 2020. Customers will be asked to contribute

$1 or more for a paper cut-out “American Flag Wrench” which can decorate

the walls of your stores. Funds raised from the “A Wrench for Heroes” will benefit

American Warrior Garage and are tax deductible.

AMERICAN WARRIOR GARAGE

OUR MISSION

American Warrior Garage’s mission is to help our warriors reintegrate into civilian life so they can continue being productive members of society. We

are an organization of volunteer veterans working for veterans. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality training and workmanship.

American Warrior Garage is 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization. Funding for this program comes from the sale of the project cars, automotive services,

powder coating, private donations and grants. All proceeds are returned to the company’s general fund to finance expansion, provide training and

scholarships so we can fulfill our mission. We provide direct hands-on experience and training with automotive restoration, customization and

maintenance. Service “By Vets for Vets”. All of our associates are volunteer veterans. We strive to help our Vets find purpose through work. Enabling

our injured Warriors by showing them they can work past injuries.

1941 FORD PICKUP AND “MAMA LOU”

This is the American Warrior Garage 1941 Ford. We plan to model it after the Douglas A20J Havoc Light Bomber “Mama Lou”, honoring WWII Veteran George V. Fritton. George the gunner on “Mama Lou”, is the inspiration for this build. Mr. Fritton is the

late father-in-law of American Warrior Garage (AWG) team member Chris Schafer. Please help us make it a reality by donating. The more money we raise, the more breathtaking the truck. The more dazzling the truck the higher the price and

more money will go directly to helping many more veterans.

Douglas A-20J Havoc (6Q-B, serial number 43-10127)

nicknamed "Mama Lou" of the 410th Bomb Group

1941 Ford Pickup

AMERICAN WARRIOR GARAGE PROJECTA WRENCH FOR HEROES

“Crew of Mama Lou” left to right Joe Trujillo Bombardier, LT Keepers Pilot and SSGT George V. Fritton Gunner.

Artist Rendering of American Warrior Garage’s 1941 Ford Pickup “Mama Lou”

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Need more wrenches

• 500 paper wrenches will be included in your shipment unless more wrenches are pre-ordered in advance of the promotion for each store location.

• While supplies last, you can request additional “Paper Wrenches” at your cost from the KDM POP Fulfillment Center (1-844-646-7415) or you can share extra wrenches with surrounding stores. Unfortunately due to printing an shipping costs American Warrior Garage is unable to pay for extra wrenches at this time.

Crew Incentives

• To motivate teams to reach their goals, an incentive contest is offered. The top 5 stores will receive Limited Edition “Mama Lou” T-shirts for their entire team to proudly wear to work. If you prefer American Warrior Garage will buy lunch for your top team stores instead of T-shirts.

American Warrior Garage will supply 500 paper wrenches per store. We are able to drop ship wrenches to each location.

Please email: americanwarriorgarage@gmail.com with each address you wish to ship wrenches to and any shipping instructions.

• Wrenches are $1.00 each or more donation. Retailers will have to track donations and inventory please send proceeds to:

American Warrior Garage

3856 Bremen Crossings

Bremen, GA 30110

• Guests may write their name on wrench at the time of purchase

• Guest may also contribute by visiting www.americanwarriorgarage.org. and click on the donate button.

Mama Lou Limited

Edition T-shirt Design

A WRENCH FOR HEROES

Motivating Your Stores

The most successful stores are those that make a concentrated push during the first week of the campaign. It’s possible to reach the 500 goal in just one week if the crew is motivated. Here are some ideas on how you can help motivate your employees and customers:

Kick Off Day 1

Hang 10-30 wrenches on the wall. This will create interest and questions from customers. These wrenches can either be purchased/donated by the store. (sign them from store Manager or General Manager) or they may be purchased by customers (customers sign them right there on the wall). Hold a contest among crews to see who can sell the most Wrench for Heroes.

Compete with other Store locations in your area.

Promote the contest among local groups such as churches, schools and other businesses

Talk with employees directly about how they are helping to make a difference.

Insist on scripting & suggestive selling

During the Promotion

During the promotion, send us photos, videos and “great idea” stories that we can post to our website and social media. We’d love to recognize your great work and challenge others. Send images/videos to your marketing manager. We may post the best to the brand's social channels

SCRIPTING & SUGGESTIVE SELLING Suggestive selling to every guest is a vital component to this promotion. Please instruct your front line employees to complete each order with the following suggestive selling script:

“Would you like to donate $1 or more to support military veterans and families. Every dollar donated helps veterans and their families reintegrate back into civilian life”.

KEY DATES POP Deliveries: Jan 10th

POP Post: Jan 15th

Promotion End Date* Feb 29th

(or while supplies last)

THE STORY BEHIND THE BUILD

Jimmy’s Customs of Wellington Colorado, has generously offered to restore the 1941 Ford “Mama Lou” free of charge, all we need to do is purchase the parts. All proceeds of the sale benefit American

Warrior Garage.

We plan to model the 1941 Ford after the Douglas A20J Havoc Light Attack Bomber “Moma Lou”, honoring WWII Veteran George V.

Fritton. George the gunner on “Mama Lou”, is the inspiration for this build. Mr. Fritton is the late father-in-law of American Warrior

Garage (AWG) team member Chris Schafer.

THE STORY BEHIND THE BUILD

“Crew of Mama Lou” left to right Joe Trujillo Bombardier, LT Keepers Pilot and SSGT George V. Fritton Gunner.

“Mama Lou” Notice the U in “Lou” it almost looks like a W. This is from battle damage. You can see a swastika

between Joe and LT Keepers this is a painted over battle damage patch. In pictures you can see at least 3

different areas of battle damage that was patched and painted over with swastikas.

Douglas A-20J Havoc (6Q-B, serial number 43-10127) nicknamed "Mama Lou" of the 410th Bomb Group. Painted in D-Day invasion stripes. The inset picture is of the ground

crew of “Mama Lou” sorry I do not have there names. Mama Lou flew over 127 combat missions over Europe in

WWII before being destroyed in a landing accident.

SSGT GEORGE FRITTON’S WELL WORN HAT WITH MEDALS

Medals Upper right Presidential Unit Citation, upper left Air Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters (EIGHT AWARDS), middle left European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three campaign stars (FOUR AWARDS), middle right World War II Victory Medal bottom left American Campaign medal, bottom right Good Conduct Medal

The Caterpillar Club is an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by the parachute maker, applicants receive a membership certificate and a distinctive lapel pin. The nationality of the person whose life was saved by parachute, and ownership of the aircraft are not factors in determining qualification for membership; anybody who has saved their life by using a parachute after bailing out of a disabled aircraft is eligible. The requirement that the aircraft is disabled naturally excludes parachuting enthusiasts in the normal course of a recreational jump, or those involved in military training jumps.

OUR BRAVE HEROES IN ACTION

A Direct Flack Hit. All but the pilot survived

A-20 Havoc at the moment it clears a Japanese merchant ship following a

successful skip bombing attack.

A direct flack hit. The tail of the aircraft has been blown off. Its tail section severed the plane

went down

OUR BRAVE HEROES IN ACTION

One in Three men in the 9th Air Force were either killed in action or severally wounded. SSgt George Fritton was blessed to have survided the war without being wounded.

George and Bombardier Joe Trujillo bailed out over enemy territory in France while taking heavy Flack. They were rescued by French Resistance. Joe fractured his leg bailing out. George spoke French and they were able to evade the Nazi’s and return to their Unit unharmed. (There is more to the story).

BAILING OUT OVER ENEMY TERRITORY

The picture on the right is of an airmen bailing out of his aircraft. George Fritton and Joe Trujillo bailed out over enemy territory while taking heavy flack. They were position ferrying another aircraft and came under attack. They were flying with a different pilot and they thought he told them to bail out. Turns out the aircraft made it safely back to base minus George and Joe with the pilot wondering what happened to his crew.

Joe fractured his leg on landing. Scared and with Joe injured they were still able to evade the Nazi’s and avoid capture. Fortunately George spoke some French. Not all French were happy with us bombing their country but luckily they were picked up by friendlies and then transferred house to house by the French resistance. Eventually they made it back to their unit and continued fighting the war. Of course GI’s being GI’s they were ribbed for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. Joe was upset the he didn’t receive a purple heart.

OUR BRAVE HEROES IN ACTION

Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers of the 410th Bombardment Group. The A-20J Model was

the lead aircraft with the glass nose and would signal the other aircraft when it was

time to drop their bombs.

A Douglas A-20 of the 410th Bomb Group leaves a smoking target somewhere in

Europe."

"Formation of Douglas A-20s attached to the 410th Bomb Group, enroute to a mission over enemy territory in Europe. Or Douglas A-20s of the 410th Bomb Group enroute to bomb enemy installations somewhere in Europe."

OUR BRAVE HEROES IN ACTION

Bombs, released by Douglas A-20's of the 410th Bomb Group, cascade down on enemy installations somewhere in Europe.

Bombs from the lead plane of this formation of 410th Bomb Group

Douglas A-20s start on their quick trip down to a Nazi installation

somewhere in Europe."

Smoke mushrooms up as another load of bombs from an A-20 Havoc speed

downward into fuel dumps dispersed in the Foret d'Andaine behind the Normandy battle area in Western France. The fuel

secreted in this and other wooded areas have been bombed many times as others

will be bombed again and again in support of the Allied ground troops.

OUR BRAVE HEROES IN ACTION

A-20 Bomber of the 410th bomb group

returning from a mission over Normandy

France.

A-20 Havoc Bombers of the 410th bomb

Group flying in formation Date unknown

OUR INSPIRATIONSsgt. George Fritton (Left) Chris Schafer AWG team member (Center) Alfred Schafer WWII Army Veteran Chris’ Dad in the doorway of a SH60 Helicopter in the hangar aboard the USS Constellation Aircraft Carrier. During the 1987 Tiger Cruise

PLEASE HELP US SUPPORT OUR VETERANS

YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS WILL HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION TO HELP VETERANS FUFILL THEIR DREAMS AND REINTEGRATE

BACK INTO SOCIETY

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