CREF Opens Applications for Benchmark Grant
The Collision Repair Education Foundation has announced the opening of its 2022 Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grants, which allow schools to receive up to $25,000 in funding.
Collision Industry to Fund Consumer-Facing PSA Campaign
CREF announced that Operative Talent, a car rebuild fundraising initiative with the goal of addressing the collision industry’s aging workforce by highlighting collision repair as a viable career path, has officially launched.
CREF Opens 2022 Summer Golf Fundraiser Registration
The golf fundraiser will take place at Edgewood Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pa., on July 19 in conjunction with national industry meetings.
Enterprise Holdings Foundation Supports Five Collision Schools
The Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grants recognize schools that excel at educating students in collision repair, but due to strained school budgets, the programs require additional financial assistance.
Allstate Awards $10,000 to Collision-Focused High School
Allstate has agreed to fund a $10,000 Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grant for Thornton Fractional High School Center for Academics and Technology.
CREF Launches Automotive Design Contest
CFREF has launched a new “Art Meets Automotive Design-and-Create Competition” where career and technical students could win $500.
Former ABRA Executive Donates $500K to CREF
CREF announced that retired ABRA executive Tim Adelmann has promised $500,000 to the foundation over the next five years, the largest monetary donation the foundation has ever received.
Service King Funds $30,000 in Grants Through CREF
CREF announced that Service King has donated $30,000 for distribution between three schools’ collision education programs through the Service King Way Grant: In Honor of Mario Malacara.
Gerber Donates $2,500 to Florida Collision School Through CREF
Gerber Collision & Glass has funded a $2,500 grant for Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., via CREF.
Farmers Breaks Own Record for Vehicle Donations in 2021
CREF and Farmers Insurance announced that their vehicle donation program to support collision schools had its biggest year ever in 2021.
I-CAR Committees Raise Over $130,000 for CREF
CREF announced that 41 secondary and post-secondary schools in the U.S. will benefit from Benchmark grants funded through the efforts of 12 I-CAR committees.
GFS, CREF Golf Ball Drop Raises Funds for Four Schools
CREF partnered with Global Finishing Solutions and Ringbrothers in October 2021 for a sky-high event that raised funds for four Wisconsin schools.