Apollo Transportation shows support for troops

As a young couple in love and on a military budget, South Florida natives,
Heather Cannone and Marine Corps Sergeant, Jonathan Mogollon, knew two things about their upcoming wedding plans; they wanted it to be really special and they needed it to fit in their budget.

The couple, who now reside in Oceanside, California, were introduced to each other six years ago by Jonathan’s brother. Jonathon’s stay at Camp Pendleton, a base near San Diego, California is what led them away from Florida to begin with, but upon Sgt. Mogollon’s return from duty in Iraq in September 2006, the two were ready to begin their wedding plans back in Florida.

“We knew we wanted to come back to Florida for our wedding,” the couple said. “Both of our families are here and we thought it would be easier for us to come home rather than have everyone fly out to California. Besides, this is where it all started!”

Heather began the process of securing all the wedding details. While looking on line for limo transportation, she found Apollo Transportation Services and she emailed them immediately and requested a military discount. Soon after, she received a response from Rebekah Urbina, President of the company, who extended an offer the two could not refuse. Apollo Transportation offered to provide the transportation for their wedding for free.

“There’s a lot of stress that comes along with planning a wedding, not to mention the stress of dealing with war,” said Rebekah. “We just decided that it would be nice to take one stressful thing off their plate.”

“Of course we weren’t expecting this to be free, we were just excited about a military discount! The experience I have had with Apollo has just been wonderful,” said Heather.

Sergeant Mogollon couldn’t agree more. “It really says a lot about a company that would go to that length to honor its civil servants. We couldn’t believe it.”

Both Heather and Jonathan have been very moved by the experience so far.

“After receiving Heather and Jonathan’s request we really felt that this would be an opportunity to make a statement,” said Mauricio, VP of Ops. “‘Enough is enough!’ With all the political nonsense that we are all being bombarded with surrounding the war in Iraq, here’s our chance to focus on something positive that would honor the men and women who serve our country so loyally.” Although Apollo does support various events, programs and fundraisers throughout the year, the arena of civil services really hit home for the team. “Each of us knows someone who serves in the military or as firefighter, police officer, teacher or any of the other jobs that are so easily taken for granted,” continued Mauricio. Apollo will be honoring a different division of civil
service every month.

“The entire Apollo team is excited to launch this program that gives back to the community and it is our hope that this small gesture will inspire other businesses to follow suit,” Urbina added.

“I really want to say a great big thank you for all the time and attention Apollo has given us,” stated Sgt. Mogollon. “It’s more than just knowing that we won’t have to worry about the details of our transportation or that it won’t cost us anything. For a company to be willing to do something like this for us, I feel they really understand that as a marine and a marine family, we do sacrifice time and liberty to do what we are called to do. I don’t even know these people and we feel so appreciated by them. It makes me just want to do my job better if these are the people I’m working for.”

The couple will be chauffeured, courtesy of Apollo Transportation Services to the Delray Beach Golf Club in Palm Beach County where the wedding will take place on Sunday, October 21. From there, they will honeymoon in the Florida Keys.

Apollo Transportation Services, a leader in the transportation industry since 1988 is located in Boca Raton, Florida and provides service nationwide. You can contact them at 561-278-8000 or online at www.apollotransportation.com.