National Coatings and Supplies (NCS)/Single Source have donated $40,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The contribution from NCS/Single Source provides support for the Education Foundation and its ability to help high school and technical college school collision programs, instructors, and students nationwide. Students supported by the Foundation are better prepared to enter the industry […]
Hodges Collision Center Donates $10,000 to Texas Autism Academy
Steve Guinn, president/CEO of Hodges Collision Center, took the opportunity to create more awareness about the challenges of children with autism when they recently hosted The Woodlands Area Chamber Business After Hours, and presented an unexpected donation of $10,000 to benefit the Texas Autism Academy. The Texas Autism Academy, located in The Woodlands/South Montgomery County, […]
PPG Foundation Invests More Than $63,000 on Behalf of Automotive Refinish Business
Funding supports programs in communities where PPG operates PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that the PPG Foundation invested more than $63,000 in eight organizations in 2017 on behalf of PPG’s automotive refinish business, which operates an administrative office in Pittsburgh and two manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The grant recipients and funding purposes were: American Association of University […]
Enterprise Foundation Donates $20 Million to Help Fight Hunger
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation has now donated $20 million to food banks around the world as part of one of the largest donations aimed at fighting hunger. The program, known as Fill Your Tank, is a companywide initiative launched in October 2016 to celebrate Enterprise’s 60th anniversary by providing a total of $60 million to […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Calls on Industry to Sponsor Student Uniforms
The Collision Centers of New York donates to Thomas Edison Career and Technical Education High School The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is asking collision repair businesses to support high school and college collision repair programs and their students for the 2018-2019 school year and sponsoring work uniforms. Uniforms will create a more professional learning […]
LKQ Donates $25,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
LKQ Corporation has renewed its $25,000 contribution to the Collision Repair Education Foundation, as part of its continuing commitment to the future of the collision repair industry. The financial contribution is in addition to the in-kind donation of parts that LKQ donates to collision school programs each year. The monetary contribution assists Education Foundation’s ability […]
Indiana Autobody Association Donates to Hoosier Hills Career Center Collision Repair Program
The Indiana Autobody Association (IABA) donated $500 to Hoosier Hills Career Center on Monday, November 21 at its Bloomington, Ind. chapter meeting. Debbie Moore, of Diamond Collision and IABA Treasurer along with IABA Board Member Max Bland, of Minton Body Shop, presented a $500 check to Hoosier Hills Career Center’s Collison Repair program. The Director […]
Service King Contributes $35,000 to Singleton Moms of Phoenix
Service King Collision Repair Centers, with the help of its Phoenix teammates, recently presented a donation in the amount of $35,000 to Singleton Moms as part of the organization’s ongoing Service King Cares initiative. The contribution, made possible through the efforts of the fourth annual Service King of Phoenix Charity Golf Tournament, continues the company’s […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Asks for Support on #GIVINGTUESDAY
Now in its sixth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. The Collision Repair Industry Foundation is asking for […]
AASP/NJ Donates to Prostate Cancer Research
For the second consecutive year, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) met with representatives from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to make a donation to help the organization in its efforts to combat prostate cancer. AASP/NJ’s donation of $1,000 was once again generated in part from the proceeds of the association’s […]