MoreCarwashes throughout the United States did their part to honor veterans on Nov. 11 by giving away free washes. According to early estimates,
Grace for Vets said 91,017 were given away through the 552 participating companies, which included 1315 carwash locations.
Bob Ruhe, the program manager for Grace for Vets, said in a statement, "Veterans Day has come and gone, and I’m pleased to report that the number of participating companies and the number of participating locations more than doubled from last year."
Tommy Hoffman, Jr. of the Albany, NY-based carwash chain, said Nov. 11 was a perfect day filled with good weather, dirty cars and veterans lined up around the block. He said over half of their customers for the day were veterans and said the cars were lined up for hours at their Queensbury, NY, location.
In
Culpeper, VA, the Culpeper Car Wash gave away over 200 free carwashes to veterans, according to the Star Exponent. The Nov. 15 story said owners Tom Boyd and Steve Corbin were more than happy to be a part of the Grace for Vets program.
"The day at the
carwash exceeded our very best expectations," Boyd said in the story. "There was never a time during the entire day that we were not operating at capacity at our facility. They came early and we stayed late. It was extremely rewarding to have both aged vets and a sprinkling of active service personnel clearly express their gratitude for the recognition, when it is us that owe gratitude to them."
