Industry Provides $4.1 Million to Collision Repair Education Foundation in 2011
The collision industry came to the aid of its future workforce in 2011 by providing a record $4.1 million in donations to secondary and post-secondary collision school programs and their students through the Collision Repair Education Foundation.
1,000 Student Tech Uniforms to be Donated via Collision Repair Ed. Foundation, Industry Sponsors
Through the sponsorship of Bar’s Products, CARSTAR, Colormatch, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ford Motor Company, I-CAR and Panasonic, 1,000 Cintas technician shirts will be distributed to secondary and post-secondary collision students through the Collision Repair Education Foundation this fall. The student technician shirt project also helped raise $14,000 for the Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund that
Clark Plucinski, Stacy Bartnik, Named to Collision Repair Education Foundation Industry Leadership Circle
Stacy Bartnik of CARSTAR and Clark Plucinski of True2Form/Gerber Collision & Glass have been added to the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s donor Industry Leadership Circle through their personal contributions of $1,000 each to the organization. The donations from Bartnik, current member of the Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and Plucinski, Education Foundation chairman emeritus, will
LKQ Supports Nine Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation, Joins Industry Leadership Circle Donor Designation
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
B&L Automotive of Chicago Joins Collision Repair Education Foundation Industry Leadership Circle
B&L Automotive of Chicago, Ill., has received the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Industry Leadership Circle donor recognition designation through their $1,000 contribution to the foundation. Individual repair facilities achieve this donor designation by donating $1,000 or more annually to the Education Foundation. This donation will support the foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund, which allows
Sandhills Community College to Offer Collision Engineering Program
The Collision Engineering program aims to help fill the more than 110,000 collision technician job openings expected through 2027.
TechForce Foundation, SkillsUSA Partner to Solve Tech Shortage
The mutually beneficial collaboration will help students garner the skills, education and support needed to successfully develop careers as professional technicians.
CIF Presents Check to Injured Collision Technician
The Collision Industry Foundation recently presented a check for $10,845 to Gary Noble, a collision technician who was involved in a major car accident last November.
I-CAR Recognizes Industry Excellence with Chairman’s Awards Presentation
Collision repair leaders Lou DiLisio, Nick Notte, Tim O’Day and Ford Motor Company honored for outstanding contributions.
ASE Education Foundation Seeks Outstanding Instructor for 2024 Byrl Shoemaker Award
The award recognizes a high school or college instructor from an ASE-accredited automotive, diesel/truck or collision repair program.
