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LKQ Renews $25,000 Contribution to Collision Repair Education Foundation

The monetary contribution supports the foundation’s ability to offer tool and equipment grants and scholarships to collision schools and students across the nation.

3M Partners with 2017 Military Bowl to Honor America’s Military Men and Women

3M Automotive Aftermarket will kick off its 2018 3M Hire Our Heroes program as a sponsor of the 10th annual Military Bowl on Dec. 28, with Navy playing Virginia at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Application for Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Grants

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for its Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant is available online for high school and post-secondary collision school programs.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces 2017 Student of the Year

Rosalinda Pop-Pablo, a high school senior studying collision repair at Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples, Fla., is the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Collision Student of the Year.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Adds New Member to Leadership Team

As director of strategic partnerships, Christen Battaglia will assist in growing the organization’s financial supporters, while assisting the organization in ensuring high school and college collision programs are fully engaged with support opportunities.

CREF Invites Collision School Programs to Apply for Makeover Grants

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for their Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant is available for collision school programs.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Sets Spring Career Fair Dates

Partnership with ASE/NATEF and inclusion of automotive/mechanical students expected to double attendance in some markets in 2017.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Offering $200,000 in Grants and Scholarships to Collision Students

The grants and scholarships are available to high school and postsecondary collision students who will be attending career and technical schools and colleges in the fall.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Requests Product Donations and Collision Student Safety Kit Sponsorship

These tax-deductible donations will provide a great start to the spring school semesters during a time when instructors are facing limited program budgets and are expected to graduate well-trained and productive entry-level staff for industry employment.

Honda Awards $36,000 to Three Collision Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

These schools are part of Honda’s Professional Automotive Career Training Program (PACT) designed to provide students with real-world automotive repair education and training.

American Family Donates $12,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation

Insurance company’s donation helped provide 12 collision school grants, and these funds will help fulfill the schools’ collision programs’ wish list of needed tools, equipment and supplies.

Patriotic Speed Shapes Raised Nearly $4,000 for Collision Repair Education Foundation and 3M Hire Our Heroes

The speed shapes, all painted using the Accuspray system, featured custom-designed paint schemes honoring the nation’s military members.