JERRY FLANAGAN, Army veteran and New Discovery Channel series OPERATION HIDDEN TREASURES

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ABOUT OPERATION HIDDEN TREASURES
New TV series, Operation Hidden Treasures follows enterprising U.S. Military Veterans and their families whose mission is to salvage and repurpose otherwise unused items and turn them in to 'treasures' for people in need. The series premieres on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern on Discovery Channel.
Operation Hidden Treasures features a nation-wide effort by hard-working military veterans from J-Dog Junk Removal and Hauling, America's largest veteran-owned franchise system, who utilize their unique service skills to change lives by recovering and repurposing 'junk' donated by ordinary citizens into valuable treasures for families and veterans in need.
JDog Junk Removal & Hauling is a franchised operation wholly owned and operated by Veterans and their families. Giving back to people in need is part of Military tradition. In every episode, we witness JDog's quest to recycle or repurpose as much as 80% of the objects that their teams pick up from each job - with unexpected items embarking on a new journey to benefit a family or veteran in need.
It's American Pickers meets Pawn Stars but with a higher purpose.
Episode highlights:
. Hauling away a family's unwanted furniture and using it to help a veteran with PTSD furnish his new apartment
. Dragging an old fishing boat out of 20 years of underbrush, cleaning it up, and donating it to a female veteran so she can go fishing with her son
. Assisting a pre-teen as he donates his old clothes, games and toys to other children in need
. Rehabbing a pick-up truck that is given to a construction worker recovering from a near-death experience with HIV
Jim Milio will executive produce and oversee the series. JDog Media, LLC and Alliance Cinema will co-produce the ten episode series which will premiere on the Discovery Channel Sunday, October 10 at 8:00 am and on the American Heroes Channel Thursday, October 14 at 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 pm Pacific Time. Veteran-owned clothing manufacturer Grunt Style is the primary sponsor of the series.
There have only been a few unscripted TV shows featuring America's Veterans. Operation Hidden Treasures is a television series that showcases Veterans who are serving their country once again, this time in their own backyards.
JDOG AUCTIONS - Every episode will also include a JDog Auction of an intriguing item discovered during a cleanout and made available to bid on by the public via the JDog website. Profits from every auction are donated to the JDog Foundation which helps fund PTSD and education resources for Veterans and their families.
ABOUT HOST JERRY FLANAGAN
Jerry is an Army Veteran and entrepreneur who, along with his wife Tracy, have created a national Veteran brand dedicated to empowering Veterans through entrepreneurship. Rooted in the Military values of Respect, Integrity, and Trust, the JDog®️ Junk Removal & Hauling and JDog®️ Carpet Cleaning franchise systems have become a nationwide movement, creating business and employment opportunities for Veterans and Veteran family members.
Jerry launched the first JDog Junk Removal & Hauling franchise in 2011. It was a two-person operation - Jerry hauled junk and Tracy managed the back office. As a Veteran, Jerry gained trust and credibility with customers quickly, and referrals came easy. Within a year, he had more business than one person could handle and began hiring local Veterans who embodied the brand's values.
Through Jerry's vision and leadership, JDog Junk Removal & Hauling has since grown to hundreds of locations, 90 percent of which are Veteran owned. To date, the company has created more than 1,000 job opportunities across the United States.
Jerry served in the Army from 1987 to 1989 and finished at the top of his class. He was awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Since transitioning back to the civilian world, Jerry has committed himself to helping Veterans be successful in business. He teaches an entrepreneurial boot camp for Veterans at St. Joseph's University, and at Boots to Business for Veterans, an entrepreneurial program offered through the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is a member of the Board of Directors at Grunt Style, a Patriotic apparel company committed to creating a quality product while supporting the Military and First Responders communities. Jerry is also a member of the West Point Society of Philadelphia, the International Franchise Association, and VETFRAN, which provides access and opportunities in franchising to Veterans and their spouses.
Jerry also founded the JDog Foundation, whose mission is to support Military Veterans and Military Veteran-related causes - with a particular focus on suicide prevention, PTSD and higher education programs.
ABOUT JDOG JUNK REMOVAL AND HAULING
JDog Junk Removal and Hauling is wholly owned and operated by Veterans and their families who haul away people's unwanted junk and then work to find new homes for items such as furniture, musical instruments, clothing, toys, games and even remodeling leftovers. JDog's CEO and Army Veteran Jerry Flanagan opened the first JDog location with his wife, Tracy. They committed themselves to create entrepreneurship opportunities exclusively for Veterans and their families and currently there are more than 240 JDog Franchises around the country.
Series Premiere - Discovery Channel - Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 8:00 AM Eastern
Encore Airing - American Heroes Channel - Thursday, October 14 at 8:30 PM Eastern
https://www.operationhiddentreasures.com/
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