The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is asking all creative career and technical students, “What Inspires You?” and they could win a $500 prize for answering the question. To find out, the Foundation has designated this question as the theme of its new “Art Meets Automotive Design-and-Create Competition.” Submission requirements and other registration information can […]
Interview: Tim Adelmann, former ABRA executive and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation
In our video interview Adelmann, discusses the goals of his family’s $500,000 donation to fund collision repair technician scholarships through the Education Foundation. Eckenrode provides update on Foundation activities. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that Tim Adelmann, who served as chief business development officer and executive vice president at ABRA for 35 years, and […]
Service King Funds Provides $30,000 in School Grants Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
Service King supported the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the industry at-large by donating $30,000 for distribution between three schools’ collision education programs through the Service King Way Grant: In Honor of Mario Malacara. “We all must play a part in growing talent in the collision industry, and Service King remains committed to doing so,” […]
Global Finishing Solutions and Collision Repair Education Foundation Golf Ball Drop Benefits Four Wisconsin Technical Schools
In October 2021, Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) partnered with famed custom car builder Ringbrothers and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) for a sky-high fundraising event. While helicopter ball drops have been held in conjunction with golf tournaments to support CREF in the past, the idea of hosting a helicopter ball drop as a standalone […]
Farmers Insurance Partners with Collision Repair Education Foundation to Provide Grants to Five Schools
Insurer also donates record 30 vehicles to schools last year. Continuing its collaboration with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, Farmers Insurance sponsored five $3,000 Benchmark Grants to support collision repair education programs at secondary and post-secondary schools. Instructors use donated funds to enhance their educational offerings and help ensure that the students graduating from their […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from General Motors
Funds will be used to support program to educate students and school guidance counselors on industry collision repair industry career opportunities. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that General Motors has provided a $100,000 grant in support of the Foundation’s Career Opportunity Awareness Initiative, which focuses on highlighting the collision repair industry as a […]
Dale Ross Named Recycled Rides Program Manager at National Auto Body Council
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced that Dale Ross has joined the organization as the program manager for the NABC Recycled Rides initiative. Ross will lead the popular NABC program that has gifted more than 2,750 vehicles to families in need since it was launched in 2007. Ross is a veteran of the collision […]
CREF Scholarship Recipient Olivia Peterson Shines as Incoming Collision Repair Professional
When Olivia Peterson, a collision repair student at College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. applied for a scholarship through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) earlier this year, she had no clue how far that simple action would take her in a short span of time. Chosen to receive a $2,500 scholarship from Gerber […]
Allstate Donates Cars to Collision Repair Education Foundation
The donation of 17 cars helps students train to successfully enter the workforce upon graduation. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that Allstate recently donated salvaged vehicles to 17 collision repair educational programs around the country to give students current model vehicles to work on. The donation also helps ensure students are successfully prepared […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Asks for Your Vote to Support School Programs through LKQ Cares Holiday Fundraiser
Up to $400,000 in financial support available to 10 participating charities. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is asking for the industry’s support with the launch today of the inaugural LKQ Cares Holiday Vote on Giving Tuesday. The program provides a chance for ten charities to compete for the biggest share of $400,000. CREF will […]
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