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April 23, 2013 By admin

COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION OFFERS I-CAR® CURRICULUM TO 100 POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THEIR 2013 MAKEOVER GRANT APPLICATION AS A RESULT OF I-CAR DONATION VALUED AT UP TO $500,000

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – April 9, 2013 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation will be offering free one-year I-CAR® curriculum grants to 100 public post-secondary schools in 2013. This will assist post-secondary schools with budget constraints, allowing these schools to offer their students the new I-CAR® Professional Development Program™ – Education Edition. The application for the curriculum grant will be part of the Education Foundation’s 2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant.

The grants are being funded by a donation from I-CAR as result of a new initiative that began in 2012, where I-CAR pledged $1 for every I-CAR class attended in 2012. This resulted in a $200,000 donation to the Collision Repair Education Foundation; the largest monetary donation the Collision Repair Education Foundation has received since its founding in 1991. Half of these funds will be used to support the broad and important work the Foundation performs, and half will be reinvested specifically into post-secondary schools to help them access much needed curriculum.

“Curriculum is the foundation to any collision repair training program, and it is very unsettling to see that when school budgets get cut, curriculum budgets also get cut,” said Clark Plucinski, Executive Director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “If schools do not have even the basic curriculum to teach, students are missing out on a consistent and thorough learning experience. I applaud I-CAR for taking the initiative in getting curriculum in the hands of the colleges across the country. This will benefit the collision students studying in those programs greatly.”

John Van Alstyne, I-CAR CEO & President stated, “I-CAR is thankful to the Inter-Industry for making this donation possible. The Collision Repair Education Foundation and I-CAR foster a partnership that supports education for the entire Inter-Industry and this donation will allow the Education Foundation to continue advancing its mission in a meaningful way.”

To be eligible, public post-secondary schools must complete the 2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant, which is available on the Collision Repair Education Foundation website at www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org. As part of the application, a school would submit an additional statement on why they would like to be considered for a curriculum grant. The application is due on May 31, 2013. The winners will be selected by the Collision Repair Education Foundation Board of Trustees Selection Committee in summer 2013.

Any questions about the application can be directed to Melissa Marscin, Director of Grant Programs for the Education Foundation at Melissa.marscin@ed-foundation.org.

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