Giving Back to the Community Through Education:
Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz of Grand Blanc are proud partners of the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, which is dedicated to giving back through education. Together, we are resurrecting their children in memory of the fallen.
Our Approach to Giving Support.
Every Mercedes-Benz vehicle sold in the United States this year will result in a donation to the Johnny Mac Soldier Fund, which assists qualifying military children receive college scholarships and other forms of academic support.
Our motivation for helping.
Members of America’s armed forces and their families are repeatedly called upon to sacrifice their lives for the sake of everyone else. ” Our debt to them is immense, despite the fact that they ask for so little in return!
Whom we provide assistance to.
Mercedes-Benz USA Dealers are elevating the children of fallen members of the United States Armed Forces in honor of those who have died in the line of duty.
Who was Johnny Mac?
Col. John McHugh, a 24-year member of the United States Army, was killed in action on May 18, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. His West Point classmates then banded together to ensure that his five children received a college education. That endeavor evolved into the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund in 2014.
These are the outcomes.
With over 2,000 scholarships awarded to date, the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund has awarded more than $16 million in scholarship funds.
Assist Us in Providing Support to Military Families
Colonel John McHugh was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan in May of this year. For the last 24 years, he had served his nation, and he was the father of five children.
To ensure that all five of his children earned a college education, a group of his old West Point classmates came together to raise money. Starting with a few of classmates who wanted to watch after his children to make sure they were taken care of, the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund grew and eventually became the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund.
“That volunteer force needs to know that when they raise their right hand and swear to support and defend the constitution of the United States, they need to know that there’s a bunch of us out here who have their back”. said one of Johnny Mac’s classmates.
Since September 11, 2001, more than 5,000 children have been separated from a parent who is serving in the military. A great deal has been sacrificed by these youngsters and countless of others like them. It’s the least we can do to help them by providing them with an education.
Mercedes-Benz and its dealers are happy to be associated with the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund and its mission. Mercedes-Benz will make a gift to the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund for every Mercedes-Benz car sold in the United States during the current fiscal year.
Since 2014, with the support of Mercedes-Benz and its dealers, the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund has awarded more than 2,000 scholarships worth more than 16 million dollars, with the number of recipients continuing to climb. We are all working together to commemorate the departed by pulling their children up.
