LKQ Corporation Donates $25,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation - BodyShop Business

LKQ Corporation Donates $25,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation

Donation will support annual student scholarships, school grants and Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant.

From left to right: LKQ Vice President of Industry Relations and Market Development Terry Fortner, Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director Clark Plucinski, and LKQ President & CEO Rob Wagman.LKQ Corporation has made a $25,000 donation to the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

The $25,000 gift from LKQ will support the foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund, which allows the organization to provide its annual student scholarships, school grants and the annual Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant.

"LKQ has been a consistent supporter of the Collision Repair Education Foundation on several levels," said Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director Clark Plucinski. "Through LKQ’s part donations to collision school programs, monetary donations and having representation on our Board of Trustees, LKQ has shown a strong commitment to assisting the future professionals of the collision industry. It is only through this continued support that the Collision Repair Education Foundation can help collision instructors in producing productive, efficient entry-level staff for the industry. We thank LKQ for their continued support and hope other industry leaders can follow their lead."


More information:

Industry organizations looking to assist high school and college collision school programs and their students through monetary and/or in-kind product donations should contact Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode at (847) 463-5244 or [email protected].  

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