Audatex Donates $10,000 to Education Foundation
Audatex, a Solera Company, has contributed $10,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation. Audatex’s contribution enhances the I-CAR Education Foundation’s ability to offer grants and scholarships to career and technical schools and colleges and the students attending these schools. The $10,000 contribution from Audatex will go toward the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign (CREC)
Sterling Donates $25,000 to I-CAR Education Foundation to Assist Four Schools
Sterling Autobody Centers has donated $25,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation to assist four Massachusetts schools. Through Sterling’s donation, each school will receive $5,000 to purchase needed equipment, tools and supplies for their automotive collision programs. Sterling will also contribute $5,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund, which allows the foundation
CCC Makes Annual Donation to I-CAR Education Foundation
CCC Information Services Inc. is again presenting a $5,000 contribution to the I-CAR Education Foundation. The donation supports the foundation’s mission to provide programs and services to attract entry-level candidates and ably prepare them for careers in the automobile collision repair industry. CCC has made an annual donation to the I-CAR Education Foundation for more
Pennsylvania School Wins $50,000 Collision Education Makeover Grant
The I-CAR Education Foundation announced Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School in Jefferson Hills, Pa., is the winner of the $50,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Grant. The $50,000 grant will be used to purchase equipment, curriculum, instructor training and supplies. Selected from over 30 school applications, the school’s collision repair program is supported by instructor
AkzoNobel Names 2009 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas announced the 2009 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry (MIW). Six honorees are being recognized. They comprise a cross-section of service areas within the collision repair industry including: consulting, distribution, education and quality certification. The honorees are: • Janet Chaney – Cave Creek Business Development • Erica Eversman –
ALLDATA Donates to I-CAR Education Foundation
ALLDATA announced its support of the I-CAR Education Foundation by making a donation to the Collision Repair Education Campaign. The funds, which total over $7,400, will go toward grants and scholarships to be distributed to the schools across North America. ALLDATA contributes a portion of each ALLDATA Collision sale from facilities that have achieved the
AMI Announces 2009 Emil Stanley Merit Award Recipient
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced today that Terri Neely, director of operations for Nagy’s Body & Frame, Inc., Doylestown, Ohio, is the recipient of this year’s Emil Stanley Merit Award. The award honors Emil Stanley who was publisher of Automotive Body Repair News until his death in 1989.
GEICO Donates $21,000 to I-CAR Education Foundation
Along with donating $15,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign, the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation announced additional scholarship opportunities for students studying collision repair. The GEICO Scholarship Program will offer a $1,500 tuition-and-tool-purchase scholarship to each of four recipients – $1,000 for tuition reimbursement and $500 for tool purchases – for an additional
Recent I-CAR Ed. Foundation Golf Tournament is Most Successful Golf Fundraiser to Date
The Eighth Annual I-CAR Education Foundation Golf Tournament, sponsored by PPG Industries, raised over $20,000 for the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign making it the largest annual golf fundraiser to date. Held at the Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 72 golfers hit the fairway to raise funds for upcoming
March Taylor Memorial Fund Supports USA WorldSkills Competitors
The March Taylor Memorial Fund (MTMF) has donated $5,000 to offset the costs of sending two USA participants – Scott Raymond for the Collision Division and Ben Janke for the Refinish Division – to the World Skills Competition being held in Calgary, Canada from Sept. 1-7. Raymond was the gold medal winner in both the