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Collision Repair Education Foundation and PPG Celebrate Over $700,000 Raised to Support Collision Schools and Students in Past Ten Years

September 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2020 fundraiser scheduled for July 21 in Philadelphia, Pa. The annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser celebrated its 10 year anniversary of the automotive refinish business unit of PPG co-hosting the event. The event has raised over $700,000 since 2009 to support scholarships and grants for collision schools and students. The 2019 event included […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Golf Outing, PPG Industries, Scholarships, Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation Reception November 5 in Las Vegas

September 25, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation invites the industry to attend its annual reception on Tuesday, November 5th from 8:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (PDT) in the Renaissance 1 Room at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel during the 2019 SEMA Show. Registration for the free event is available online. During the reception, attendees will hear about the organization’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, SEMA

Collision Repair Education Foundation Names Sulkala Family Scholarship Recipient

September 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced the recipient of the Sulkala Family Scholarship. The Sulkala Family scholarship program honors NABC Founder and longtime executive director Chuck Sulkala who retired last year. Sulkala is also a Trustee Emeriti of the Foundation. The 2019 Sulkala Family Scholarship recipient, Joseph Silbaugh, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, Minn., will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chuck Sulkala, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Scholarships

Chief Donates Welders and Rivet Gun to Collision Repair Education Foundation Top Tech Competition Prize Pool

September 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that Chief Automotive Technologies has donated welders and a rivet gun to be awarded to the collision business whose team places in the top three at this month’s inaugural Top Tech Mentor/Mentee Competition. The donation is in addition to the cash prize pool for the event. The goal of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chief Automotive, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Collision Repair Education Foundation Partners with Montana Association to Improve State’s Only School Training Program

September 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education announced a partnership with the Montana Collision Repair Association (MCRA) to support the state’s lone collision repair training program. Montana State University – Billings in the only school providing pre-employment training in the state. Through the partnership, the MCRA and the Education Foundation will raise funds to provide the school and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Montana, Montana Collision Repair Association, Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation Seeking Student of the Year Nominations

August 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it is currently accepting nominations for its Collision Student of the Year award. The deadline to submit nominations is September 27. Launched three years ago, the Collision Student of the Year award seeks to recognize truly outstanding students training for a career in the collision industry. Nominated students must […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Student of the Year

CARSTAR Provides 20 Scholarships to Collision Repair Students

August 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR is supporting the next generation of collision repair professionals with a national scholarship program in conjunction with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). In 2019, CARSTAR held a scholarship program to award 20 deserving post-secondary collision repair students with $1,000 scholarships to help support their education.  Some 192 students applied for the scholarships, with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Scholarships

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Fall Career Fair Schedule

August 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced its fall schedule of career fairs that provide collision repair and auto service, maintenance and repair as well as heavy-duty repair businesses with the opportunity to connect with high school and college students across the country. Through these partnerships, the fall events will bring together over 4,000 collision, auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Painters Supply & Equipment Co., Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation and I-CAR Release Snapshot Survey on Technician Base

August 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Snapshot Survey Turnover Statiistics table

Industry needs nearly 14,000 new technicians each year just to replace those that left the trade. The Collision Repair Education Foundation and I-CAR announced the release of an updated executive summary of the Snapshot of the Collision Repair Industry survey. The survey provides data on both the business environment and the technician workforce. Over 675 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, I-CAR, Workforce Development

Liberty Mutual Donates $25,000 to Support Four Massachusetts Collision Repair School Programs

July 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Liberty Mutual recently donated $25,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), and those funds were distributed between four Massachusetts technical schools to support their collision repair educational programs. The donation was made to ensure that the next generation of collision repair professionals is receiving the proper training in up-to-date facilities with modern equipment and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, liberty Mutual, Massachusetts, Workforce Development

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