Artists 4 Education Raises More Than $20,000 for Collision Repair Education Foundation - BodyShop Business

Artists 4 Education Raises More Than $20,000 for Collision Repair Education Foundation

Partnership with Matrix System Automotive Finishes, top automotive artists and industry members yielded $23,924.32 to support education.

John Steidle takes home a custom skim board painted by Jeff Styles.Artists 4 Education announces that it has raised and donated $23,924.32 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation.
 
Over the past year, Artists 4 Education has worked in conjunction with Matrix System Automotive Finishes, a Quest Automotive brand, to organize efforts to raise money and industry awareness for the Collision Repair Education Foundation. This endeavor involved the skills of the industry’s top automotive artists and industry partners across the country.
 
With the participation of various industry partners such as Nuplex Resins, M.F. Cachet Company, Chromaflo Technologies, Dan-Am Company/SATA, Airbrush Action, Anest Iwata, Dedoes Industries, Dorn Color, Miller Electric, FBS – Finding Better Solutions and Pro-Spray Finishes, cash and items were donated to help support the cause.
 
The artist lineup involved some of the best airbrushers and pinstripers in the industry: Nub, Steve DeMan, Mike Learn, Mitch Peacock, Ron "Flea" Fleenor, Bugs, Armando Serrano, Jeff Styles, Jonathan Pantaleon, Ryan Evans, Richard “Duke” Bobinac, Pat Paldino, James Kunzinger, Darryl Strader, Don Ruks, John Wargo, Mark Marion, Justin Nichols, Michael Maggard and Josh Bourassa.
 
“It is our responsibility as industry participants to support the Collision Repair Education Foundation whose sole purpose is to raise awareness to the growing shortage of certified technicians entering the collision repair industry," said David Brunori, president of Quest Automotive Products. "Our first annual Artists 4 Education campaign was a huge success – the artist community and manufacturers stepped up in a big way. We are truly humbled by their commitment to the cause.”
 
Added Collision Repair Education Foundation Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode, “On behalf of the Collision Repair Education Foundation staff, Board of Trustees and the high school/college collision students nationwide that we support, we would like to thank Artists 4 Education and their supporters for this incredible fundraising program. It was incredible to see all the various auction items and how so many came out to support the program through donations and bids. With many collision school programs across the country facing reduced and limited budgets, these funds will go a long way with assisting in the students’ technical education. We look forward to working together next year to help make this program even bigger and better.”


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