ZIPS Car Wash Hosts Free Wash Day for Veterans, Celebrates $170,000 Donation to Folds of Honor

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZIPS Car Wash partnered with the Frisco, TX, Police Department to host a Flag Raising Ceremony at its 2835 El Dorado Parkway location yesterday in celebration of ZIPS’ record donation to Folds of Honor. Following the flag raising ceremony, ZIPS presented their 2025 donation of $170,000 to Folds of Honor. ZIPS, along with its loyal fan base across the country, is proud to support military families with academic scholarships through this national partnership. In addition, ZIPS will honor veterans and active military with a free top wash on Veterans Day at all locations.

"This selfless generosity will make a life-changing difference,” said Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, founder and CEO of Folds of Honor.

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“We are so grateful to ZIPS Car Wash and its patriotic patrons for supporting our deserving recipients,” said Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, founder and CEO of Folds of Honor. “The round-up program that they did shattered the previous amount demonstrating the company’s and its customers commitment to educating the families of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders. This selfless generosity will make a life-changing difference.”

ZIPS has celebrated military and first responder families across the nation this year as they’ve unveiled 35 remodeled locations and re-opened with ribbon cutting events honoring Folds of Honor families. ZIPS recognized two Folds of Honor scholarship recipients yesterday, Annabelle and Abigail Richardson, along with their father, US Army National Guard William Leroy Hansen at the event.

Pete Nani, CEO, ZIPS Car Wash commented on how honoring our military and their sacrifice has been a priority for ZIPS – helping to support academic scholarships and giving a free car wash on Veterans Day are small ways that we can show our appreciation of their sacrifice. “We exceeded our own goal by hosting ‘Patriot Weekend’ across all our locations from September 11^th – 14^th, where we gave a portion of every car wash purchase to Folds of Honor. Between those efforts and our celebrations at our remodeled locations this year, we’re proud to give $170,000 to support academic success for military and first responder families,” he added.

ZIPS will honor all servicemen and women next Tuesday, November 11^th with a free top car wash for Veterans at all 215+ locations. Veterans and Active Military should use code VETS at checkout to receive their free car wash next week at all ZIPS Car Wash, Jet Brite Car Wash and Rocket Express Car Wash locations.

About ZIPS Car Wash

ZIPS Car Wash, headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a privately held car wash operator, with over 200 locations across 20 states under three brands: ZIPS Car Wash, Rocket Express Car Wash, and Jet Brite Car Wash. With 20 years of car washing experience, ZIPS prides itself on providing the highest quality express tunnel car wash in the industry. ZIPS uses the latest industry technology to provide a clean, dry, and shiny vehicle, exceptional customer experiences and value through loyalty rewards in the innovative ZIPS Car Wash mobile app. The ZIPS team aims to positively impact the communities we live and serve in through key partnerships with schools, military non-profit organizations and community leaders. To learn more visit www.zipscarwash.com.

About Folds of Honor

Folds of Honor is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of US military service members and first responders who have fallen or been disabled while serving our country and communities. Our educational scholarships support private school tuition or tutoring in grades K-12, tuition for college, technical or trade school and post-graduate work, including a master’s degree, doctorate, or professional program. Funds for a second bachelor’s degree or trade/technical program certification are also available. Since its inception in 2007, Folds of Honor has awarded nearly 62,000 scholarships totaling about $290 million in all 50 states. Among the students served, 45 percent are minorities. A total of 91 percent of expenses fund our mission of providing educational scholarships to the families of our nation’s heroes. It is rated a four-star charity by Charity Navigator and Platinum on Candid. It was founded by Lt Col Dan Rooney, the only-ever F-16 fighter pilot (with three combat tours in Iraq) and PGA Professional. He is serving as Commander of Recruiting for the Oklahoma Air Guard. For more information or to donate in support of a Folds of Honor scholarship visit foldsofhonor.org.