HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL- December 16, 2010- Secondary and post-secondary students will be safer in their collision programs through SAS Safety Corp.’s donation of over 6,000 pairs of their “Killer Bee” safety glasses to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation). These donated safety glasses will be distributed to schools who applied to the Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant and students applying for the available Education Foundation’s 2011 spring scholarships and grants. The total monetary amount of this donation equals approximately $12,000.
“We would like to thank SAS Safety Corp. for this incredible donation of safety glasses that will help keep collision students, the future professionals of this industry, protected and help instill safe habits as they learn to repair vehicles,” stated Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director, Scott Kruger. “Through this donation, SAS Safety Corp. is now a member of the Foundation’s Industry Leadership Circle and joins a list of ever-growing industry leaders that are making an impact on collision student education.”
“Nothing could bring us more joy than being part of this terrific program,” noted SAS Safety Corp. President/COO Ken Watson. “Through the Collision Repair Education Foundation our donations go straight to the people who need it, and we also get to be a part of the development in the next generation of collision experts.”
For additional information about SAS Safety Corp. visit www.sassafety.com.