LKQ Corporation has donated $9,000 worth of products to
nine collision programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation.
The schools selected were applicants to the Education
Foundation's 2010 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. Each school was
able to select $1,000 in LKQ products for its collision program.
In addition, LKQ also donated $6,000 to support the
Education Foundation's Collision Repair Education Campaign general
scholarship/grant fund and is participating as a sponsor of the Education
Foundation's 2011 golf fundraiser being held this summer in Salt Lake City. The
selected schools that will benefit from LKQ's donation include:
• Area 30 Career Center (Greencastle, Ind.)
• Chantilly High School Academy (Chantilly, Va.)
• Irmo High School (Columbia, SC)
• Lake Technical Center (Eustis, Fla.)
• Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, Neb.)
• Montachusett Regional Vo Tech (Fitchburg, Mass.)
• Potter Career and Technical Center (West Seneca, NY)
• Warren Tech (Lakewood, Colo.)
• West Sound Technical Skills Center (Bremerton, Wash.)
"The Collision Repair Education Foundation is a
valuable organization, and we're pleased to support future industry
technicians," said Terry Fortner, vice president of industry relations and
market development for LKQ. "With all the advances in materials,
technology and procedures, it's important that schools have access to the latest
techniques and products to teach how to safely repair vehicles. The training
efforts of these schools are recognized and appreciated by LKQ
Corporation."
Scott Kruger, executive director of the Collision Repair
Education Foundation, stated, "LKQ's support will not only fund our
activities investing in collision repair school programs nationwide, it will
also put their products that are used by industry professionals every day into
the hands of students learning the trade. Through these schools completing the
2010 makeover grant application, we were able to identify their collision
programs' equipment needs. On behalf of the staff, Board of Trustees and the
schools receiving the donation, we would like to thank LKQ for their continued
support of the industry's future."
Added Joe Indomenico, collision instructor at Lake
Technical Center, "We would like to thank LKQ for their support of our
collision program. We'll be getting parts for students to practice on, and we're going to set up front ends on a stand and use them for paint
training."
More information:
Collision Repair Education
Foundation