Wells Fargo, Michael Hohl Automotive donate new car to Reno veteran

From left, Michael Hohl automotive general manager Matthew Hohl; former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zebulon Jensen of Reno; Andrea Dellinger, senior vice president of the Military Warriors Support Foundation; and Natalie Brown, communications senior manager for Wells Fargo at the Oct. 29 event.

From left, Michael Hohl automotive general manager Matthew Hohl; former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zebulon Jensen of Reno; Andrea Dellinger, senior vice president of the Military Warriors Support Foundation; and Natalie Brown, communications senior manager for Wells Fargo at the Oct. 29 event. Photo by Jessica Garcia.

By Jessica Garcia

Thursday, November 4, 2021

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Former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zebulon Jensen of Reno wears a bit of shrapnel around his neck removed from his knee after one of his deployments as a reminder that he’s fortunate to be alive.

Now, he has a gift from Wells Fargo and Michael Hohl Automotive as a thank-you for his service.

The two businesses partnered to donate a payment-free 2022 Chevy Trax to Jensen through the Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Transportation4Heroes program, providing wounded military members a vehicle as a thank-you for their service.

Jensen was honored in an Oct. 29 ceremony among several Wells Fargo and Michael Hohl staff members and community members.

“I think from all the programs I’ve seen, I think this program is great,” Jensen said. “They have accountability.”

Former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zebulon Jensen of Reno sits in his new 2022 Chevy Trax sponsored by Wells Fargo and the Military Warriors Support Foundation. Photo: Jessica Garcia.

 

The Military Warriors Support Foundation has provided more than 100 payment-free vehicles through its T4H program, allowing Wells Fargo recipients and families to pay off more than $740,000 in debt.

Jensen, who grew up in Lund, near Ely, in White Pine County before coming to Reno, said he always wanted to serve, and for his time in Iraq and Afghanistan in the Marine Corps, Jensen has received multiple military awards, including the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and an Iraq Campaign Medal.

Andrea Dellinger, senior vice president of operations for MWSF, said veterans interested in learning about the program can go online to start the application process. Jensen was a particularly qualified candidate.

“It was so important for us to let him know there was a team behind him and the other individuals,” Dellinger said. “We were just very encouraged to support him, even though he’s incredibly humbled through the entire process.”

Dellinger said candidates are vetted well to make sure vehicles are considered “blessings” rather than “burdens” for wounded veterans.

For more information, visit militarywarriors.org.

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