Franklin Sussex Auto Mall Blog

Each year the tri-states Jeep dealers get together and sponsor a contest through Army Sports Properties called the “Jeep Touchdown Toss.”  This year the Grand Prize Winner received a 2010 Jeep Wrangler! Entries were submitted through GoArmySports.com, and contestants were randomly selected for a total of ten (10) Semi Finalists and  Five (5) Finalists.  The football toss challenges tookplace during halftime of pre-selected West Point games.  This year the lucky winner was Lieutenant Colonel David Ell! Franklin Sussex Auto Mall had the honor and privledge of being the presenting dealership.  He selected a beautiful deep water blue pearl Wrangler, and the whole Ell’s family made the trip from West Point to pick it up.  They also saw first hand just how unique our dealership is!  Free BBQ, military vehicle display, and our HUGE Operation Gratitude donation collection.  We completely filled a 2010 Dodge Ram inside and out, plus covered the floor around it!   Lt. Col. Ell has proudly served in Iraq and Afghanastan, and what a great feeling it was for him to tell us how he received Operation Gratitude packages while overseas! Lt. Col. Ell said he can relate to how the Operation Gratitude program helps to lift soldiers’ spirits while they’re away from home and their loved ones. “It’s absolutely fabulous,” said Ell of the program. “It shows the support of the people, which means a lot to us.”