HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – November 6 , 2013 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant winners were announced at the organization’s 2nd annual industry reception held during the SEMA show in Las Vegas where over $250,000 in grants were awarded. Over 125 high school and college collision school programs from across the country applied for this grant and each of the 2013 winning schools will have their $50,000 wish list fulfilled through the Collision Repair Education Foundation and industry donors/supporters. In addition to the two Makeover grants that were provided by the Education Foundation, two additional Makeover grants were sponsored through AAA Northern California and the Atlanta I-CAR Volunteer Committee.
2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 School Grant Secondary Winner
Saginaw Career Center (Saginaw, MI)
View News Video
2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 School Grant Post-Secondary Winner
Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, IL)
AAA Northern California – 2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 School Grant Winner
Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA)
Atlanta I-CAR Committee 2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 School Grant Winner
Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA)
The Collision Repair Education Foundation also awarded several runner-up Makeover grant schools and each of these schools will have $10,000 of their collision program wish lists fulfilled:
2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Post-Secondary Runner-Up School Recipients ($10,000)
Greenville Technical College (Greenville, SC)
Texas State Technical College (Waco, TX)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Lancaster, PA)
2013 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Secondary Runner-Up School Recipients ($10,000)
Blue River Career Programs (Shelbyville, IN)
Norwalk High School/Southeast ROP (Norwalk, CA)
R.L. Turner High School (Carrollton, TX)
The goal of the Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant is to honor a school that has been doing an outstanding job in educating students in collision repair, but needs some financial assistance to improve their program’s teaching materials and equipment. With strained school budgets, the Education Foundation and industry supporters have the opportunity to bridge the program’s financial gap and to make a difference in the lives of the students studying collision repair. As part of the Makeover grant application, schools provide an itemized wish list which can include any tools, supplies, and equipment that are needed by the collision program.
Companies interested in sponsoring a 2014 Makeover grant and questions regarding the Education Foundation’s efforts to support the future of the collision industry should contact Education Foundation Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode at Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org or 847.463.5244.
