Bill White, Retired Intrepid President and CEO of Constellations Group, Unites Leading National Advocates to Benefit American Veterans on Oscars Weekend
(1888PressRelease) Retired Intrepid President, Bill White of Constellations Group Connects the Stars of UCLA's Operation Mend and West Coast Customs to Provide Veterans with Urgent Reconstructive Surgery. (1888PressRelease) - Los Angeles, CA - As limousines pull up to the red carpet at the Oscars, a star car of a different stripe will be created by Ryan Friedlinghaus and sold on this Sunday's episode of Inside West Coast Customs. The show airs on Discovery's Velocity at 9pm EST. In uniting West Coast Customs, UCLA'S Operation Mend and recent veterans, Bill White, retired Intrepid president and current CEO of Constellations Group, once again aligns the stars to support our men and women in uniform. Thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have returned from active duty with severe facial injuries, requiring priceless series of life-changing surgeries. The expert plastic surgeons at UCLA's Operation Mend provide these procedures, free of cost to veterans. In support of Operation Mend, Bill White and Constellations Group successfully unite Iraq veterans, Marine Corporal Aaron Mankin and Army Specialist Joey Paulk, Operation Mend doctors, and the car enthusiasts at West Coast Customs. Inspired by the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans, Ryan Friedlinghaus and his staff at West Coast Customs create a one of a kind custom car befitting the gratitude we owe our veterans, which will be auctioned off on TV for over $333,000 to benefit Operation Mend an ensure OM's mission can continue. "Constellations Group is honored to have connected the stars to benefit Operation Mend," said Bill White, retired Intrepid President and current Chairman and CEO of Constellations Group. "Ryan is a great American Patriot and successful entrepreneur who loves his country and those who serve to protect and defend it. The miracles being performed at UCLA and Operation Mend deserve our full support as our most wounded troops receive the best care our nation can provide them there." "Take a car, like Ryan is working on, and you just make it better," said Marine Corporal Aaron P. Mankin. "And that's what we're doing at Operation Mend. We've taken what we have and we've taken those who have the talent and the ability and the willingness to give of themselves. It melds very well together." "The car and the money we were able to raise for Operation Mend thanks to Ryan and everyone at West Coast Customs really exceeded all of our expectations," said Army Specialist Joey Paulk. "Just like Operation Mend, Ryan and his team found an amazing way to show their support for all branches of our military. I can't thank them enough, this was truly amazing."