Representatives from Enterprise Rent-A-Car visited the Brattleboro Retreat on Wednesday, April 1, to present a $1,500 donation to the Retreat’s Uniformed Service Program from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the company that, through its regional subsidiaries, operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent-A-Car brands.
The Retreat’s Uniformed Service Program provides specialized care for military veterans and members of police, fire, and other uniformed services who are experiencing duty-related challenges including PTSD and related conditions.
“Enterprise Holdings has a rich and distinctive heritage, going all the way back to our founder Jack Taylor, who served as a decorated fighter pilot in the skies over the South Pacific in World War II,” said Patrick Del Core, Enterprise area rental manager for southern Vermont and Queensbury, NY. “When Taylor returned home he started his business and later named the company after an aircraft carrier on which he had served, the World War II USS Enterprise. Today, former service members currently make up nearly 10 percent of the privately-held company’s total U.S. workforce.”
The $1,500 donation will go directly to the Uniformed Service Program to support programming and other activities.
“We are grateful for the generosity of this gift,” said Konstantin von Krusenstiern, vice president of strategy and development, “and we look forward to partnering with Enterprise on future projects that will help ensure the ongoing delivery of these important services to men and women in uniform.”
The Brattleboro Retreat, founded in 1834, is a not-for-profit, regional specialty psychiatric hospital and addictions treatment center, providing a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation services for individuals of all ages and their families. Recognized as a national leader in the treatment mental illness and addiction, the Brattleboro Retreat offers a high quality, individualized, comprehensive continuum of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization, residential and outpatient treatment.
BRATTLEBORO, VT (April 14, 2015)—Retreat