The Meineke Charitable Foundation has raised almost $1.3 million since it was established in 2012, to support individuals and causes in communities where its car-care centers are located. By Jessica Jones
When Don McDuffee was only 5, he cracked open his broken Power Wheels truck and fixed it. Fascinated by cars, the mechanic-in-training saved all of his spare cash to purchase a beat-up Dodge Ram 50 when he was just 14. He worked on the hunk of metal with his father for two years, restoring it and turning it into a low-rider pickup just in time for his 16th birthday. By Jessica Jones
After dating his future wife Jennifer for only five months, Scott Martin knew she was his perfect match. So the Indiana-based Meineke owner did what any good franchisee would do: He invited her to attend the car-care company’s national corporate convention in Boca Raton, Florida, and dropped to one knee on the expo floor. By Jessica Jones