The Collision Repair Education Foundation is seeking the inter-industry’s support in helping to provide more than 1,000 safety kits to collision students for their upcoming spring semester. The student safety kits will include safety glasses, mechanic gloves, dust respirators, ear plugs and a sponsored technician shirt.
Industry organizations and members can participate either through $100 pledges or in-kind product donations of the items listed above, both tax-deductible through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Companies who have already pledged product donations and/or spring technician shirt sponsorship include: Bar’s Products/Rislone, Chrysler School of Technical Training, Honeywell, I-CAR, Mac Tools, MCR Safety, PPG Automotive Refinish, SAS Safety and Summit Racing.
Collision students who apply for a spring 2013 student scholarship/tool grant through the Collision Repair Education Foundation will receive a complimentary safety kit and technician shirt. Scholarship and tool grant information will be available through the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s website after the new year. Those schools who applied for the Education Foundation’s 2012 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant will be provided additional safety kits and technician shirts for their students.
“This end of the year push for safety product donations and $100 pledges will help keep collision students safe in the classroom next semester," said Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation director of development. "Many collision program budgets do not even allow for these basis safety items for their students and through the industry’s continued generosity, the Collision Repair Education Foundation will organize and facilitate this donation for collision students nationwide in the spring.”
Industry members are asked to visit www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org to make $100 tax-deductible donations by Dec. 21.
