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ASE Education Foundation Receives Over $113,000 Donation from LKQ Cares Holiday Vote Charitable Program

January 24, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Donation from LKQ will help expand Adopt-A-School, registered apprenticeship and mentor development programs. Through its second annual LKQ Cares Holiday Vote, the LKQ Community Foundation is contributing $1 million to 10 philanthropic organizations, including the ASE Education Foundation. As part of this program, announced in November, each of the 10 organizations received an initial $50,000 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE Education Foundation, Donations, LKQ Corporation, Workforce Development

Progressive Celebrates 10 Years of the Keys to Progress Program

November 10, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Over 900 vehicles donated through program to military families. Progressive Insurance announced its 10th annual Keys to Progress vehicle giveaway taking place today. Ahead of Veterans Day, 100 veterans and military-related organizations across the country will receive the keys to vehicles that will provide reliable transportation, helping them and the veterans they serve get back […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Insurance Auto Auctions, Progressive Insurance

3M Product Donations Supply 300 Collision Repair Schools with Materials Through CREF

August 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

As 2021 drew to an end, 3M was looking toward the future ─ specifically the collision repair industry’s future ─ as they donated $889,719.50 in products and supplies to 300 schools around the country, through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). “Investing in the talent of the future for collision repair trade is a priority […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations

SCRS Announces KECO Donation to Collision Repair Schools in Montana and Illinois

July 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

During its April 2022 Open Board Meeting, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced a collaboration with KECO Body Repair Products to gift a tool and training package to one collision industry educational institution per quarter. Schools are nominated by SCRS Affiliate Associations. The affiliates were encouraged to nominate schools in their market that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Donations, Illinois, Montana, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

Audatex, CCC and Mitchell Provide Over 500 Collision Repair Schools with Free Subscriptions Through CREF

April 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Year after year, Audatex, a Solera Company; CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC); and Mitchell, an Enlyte company, partner with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) to support secondary and post-secondary students by donating software subscriptions to help ensure that future collision repair technicians learn on the same software widely used by the collision repair facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Audatex, Career and Technical Education, CCC, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Mitchell

CDK Global Donates $20,000 to Supply Technician Toolboxes through ASE Education Foundation

March 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

CDK Global has expanded its support of the ASE Education Foundation with a second donation of $20,000 to provide technician toolboxes to aspiring automotive students with a demonstrated need. This donation is in addition to the CDK donation announced earlier this month that will support the foundation’s diversity, equity and inclusion program. “One of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE Education Foundation, CDK Global, Donations

Interview: Tim Adelmann, former ABRA executive and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation

January 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Interview, Scholarships

Service King Funds Provides $30,000 in School Grants Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

January 18, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Global Finishing Solutions and Collision Repair Education Foundation Golf Ball Drop Benefits Four Wisconsin Technical Schools

January 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Global Finishing Solutions, Wisconsin

Collision Engineering Program Receives $700,000 Grant from ECMC Foundation to Address Collision Repair Technician Shortage

January 6, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Engineering Program announced in late December that it received a $700,000 grant from the ECMC Foundation to support the growth and expansion of the program. With foundational support provided by the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the program launched last year and is designed to attract and develop entry-level talent to fill essential roles within […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Engineering Program, Donations, ECMC Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Workforce Development

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