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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

Collision Repair Education Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from General Motors

January 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, General Motors, Workforce Development

Allstate Donates Cars to Collision Repair Education Foundation

December 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allstate Insurance, Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations

Collision Repair Education Foundation Asks for Your Vote to Support School Programs through LKQ Cares Holiday Fundraiser

November 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, LKQ Corporation

Progressive’s Ninth Annual Keys to Progress Giveaway Marks 800 Vehicles Donated to Military Families Since 2013

November 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

For the ninth consecutive year, Progressive Insurance will host its annual Keys to Progress vehicle giveaway on November 9, 2021. Ahead of Veterans Day, 45 veterans in need across the country and their families, along with five military-related organizations, will receive the keys to vehicles that will provide reliable transportation, helping them get back on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, IAA, Pep Boys, Progressive Insurance

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