Everyone who attended, sponsored or in any way participated in Jeep Beach 2014 has reason to be proud; but the Mid Florida Jeep Club? They’re heroes.

Before the event, club president Jason Martin told us most people don’t realize Jeep Beach is “a total nonprofit; 100% of what we bring in goes back out to local charity.”

Imagine how much work is involved. He said “The biggest challenge is pulling it together. We have about 100 members and – as big as the event has gotten – it takes more and more manpower every year.” Most members work full-time jobs and dedicate precious free time to planning and managing the event.

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Their hard work has been paying off.

In the past few years, results have gone from good to great. In 2012 they donated $30,000 in proceeds to local charities. In 2013, they nearly tripled that amount, donating over $85,000 to the Volusia/Flagler Boys and Girls Clubs and the BlueRibbon Coalition, which champions responsible use of public lands for recreationists.

But how would they do this year?

Charity proceeds nearly doubled!

On May 1, 2014, the Jeep Beach Facebook page declared the event a “smashing success” with record numbers of spectators, participants and vendors.

This year the Mid Florida Jeep Club will be donating over $150,000 to charities, including “The Boys and Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler Counties, Blue Ribbon Coalition, Hope Reins, Volusia County Sheriff’s Youth Ranch, Ronald McDonald House, Pawsabilities and some additional local charities.”

The club wanted to thank their vendor partners; but this vendor wants to thank them.

Vendor Benefits

Vendors had the benefit of outstanding exposure. On Friday and Saturday there were about 8,825 people in the speedway.

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Amanda Products was there to gauge reactions to the new SpeedHook™. We set up our Spectator Recovery Station, complete with free water, complimentary charging station and sample SpeedHooks and receiver hooks.

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Off-road enthusiasts handled the samples and marveled at their simplicity. Our favorite response was “That’s freaking ingenious.” Some had ideas for further product development. Others dug into their pockets and asked “how much?” We had to explain that we couldn’t sell the samples, but they are available for purchase online – http://amandaproducts.com/shop/

A few asked if we would be offering a discount for veterans and active duty military.  We hadn’t thought that far ahead, but yeah, absolutely. Amanda Products are AMERICAN products – engineered, tested and manufactured by parent company Amanda Manufacturing in Logan, Ohio.

How proud are we? See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrSmU2NS_C8

Veteran Benefits

We were on a mission to get that discount live as soon as we could. It took a little longer than expected because we learned veterans who apply for online discounts are at an increased risk of identity theft; we needed to find the right verification service.

Research led us to ID.me. All of their employees and data centers are located in North America. We also like that they:

  • Were founded by two army rangers
  • Have the essential databases and best-in-class digital verification technology required to ensure secure transactions
  • Serve major organizations like Under Armour, Overstock and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans will appreciate that ID.me offers discounts by popular retailers, from Best Buy and Target to Lowes and Petco.

Click here for the list of partners – https://www.id.me/partners

Learn more and/or sign up at https://www.id.me/

Amanda Products Veterans’ Discounts went live Fourth of July weekend: http://amandaproducts.com/shop/

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In Appreciation

We applaud the Mid Florida Jeep Club for the monumental effort it took to generate $150,000 for local charities.

As a vendor, we appreciate having been part of an exciting, well-planned event that drew passionate, knowledgeable enthusiasts. Their input led to the implementation of Amanda Products’ new Veterans’ Discount Program – as well as concepts for exciting new off-road products. (More on that later; stay tuned.)

Jeep Beach 2015

Their Facebook page says they’re discussing dates for 2015 and will announce them as soon as they can. They added “2014 results will be difficult to top – but we will do our best!”

We have no doubt they’ll get the job done.

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Recommended Facebook pages:

Follow Jeep Beach at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeep-Beach/199715702396

Like Mid Florida Jeep Club at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Florida-Jeep-Club/137051086322689

Follow Amanda Products at
https://www.facebook.com/AmandaProductsUSA

Read our Jeep Beach blogs:

Our pre-event blog was based on the interview with Jason Martin, President of the Mid-Florida Jeep Club:
http://amandaproducts.com/jeep-beach-brought-to-you-by-the-mid-florida-jeep-club/

Our post-event blog shares our real-world experience at Jeep Beach:
http://amandaproducts.com/amanda-products-introduces-speed-hook-at-jeep-beach-2014/

Watch our Jeep Beach videos on YouTube:

We had a local video crew on site:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AmandaProducts