Rick Mantei, Owner of Cola Wealth Advisors, Donated Flights in his PT-17 Stearman to Benefit the Guns Garin Foundation

Columbia, SC -- Recently, Rick Mantei of Cola Wealth Advisors donated several flights in his historic PT-17 Stearman to benefit the Guns Garin Memorial Foundation. Founded in 2020, the Guns Garin Memorial Foundation celebrates and remembers the life of Rick "Guns" Garin, a former Swamp Fox F-16 pilot who passed away that year due to sudden medical complications.

The foundation supports a twofold mission:
1. To support local military families in need during times of hardship.
2. To help educate and encourage the youth to explore a career in aviation.

Both of these mission objectives have been achieved by providing students with flight training scholarships, aviation education grants, and helping families with monetary relief in times of need. In 2022 alone, the foundation is on track to make over $100,000 in grants.

Cola Wealth Advisors uses their planes as a part of their community outreach, whether putting on events for retirement communities, educating the youth, or supporting families in need. The owner, Rick Mantei has been giving rides for over 40 years to many organizations and charities. After serving 7 years of active duty in the Air Force as a F-4 Phantom instructor pilot, followed by joining SCANG as an F-16 instructor pilot, and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross- it's no mystery where Rick's ongoing passion to give back to the country and community stems from. For more information about the Guns and the Guns Garin Memorial Foundation, or how you can get involved go to https://gunsgarin.com/donate/.

Rick Mantei is the owner and founder of Cola Wealth Advisors. Securities and advisory services offered through Centaurus Financial, Inc., a member of FINRA and SIPC and a Registered Investment Advisor. Cola Wealth Advisors and Centaurus Financial, Inc. are not affiliated. With the help of Kathy Nishnic, Atul Makharia, Lisa Mantei, Matt Hawkins and Cindy Chiellini, the team assists more than two thousand families in achieving their financial goals. For more information, please visit https://www.colawealth.com/.

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Our firm was founded by Rick Mantei who began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1982. From humble beginnings we have built a team of 13 licensed advisors with over 200 years of cumulative industry experience that work tirelessly to service over 2600 client families. Our scope goes far beyond the local reach of our 4 branch offices; our team is licensed in 38 states and carries a wealth of knowledge in the areas of asset management, financial and estate planning, unique insurance strategies and tax planning. With all of these resources at our disposal, it's no wonder why thousands of hard working families have trusted us with their financial well-being for decades.

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