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February 19, 2016 By admin

GERBER COLLISION & GLASS DONATES $50,000 TO THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – February 18, 2016 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced a $50,000 donation from Gerber Collision & Glass for the company’s participation in a number of 2016 collision career fairs and other collision student hiring initiative related projects. Through the monetary support from donors companies such as Gerber Collision & Glass, the Education Foundation is able to provide support to high school and college collision school program, instructors, and students.

Tim O’Day, President of Gerber Collision & Glass noted, “Gerber Collision & Glass has been a long-time supporter of the Collision Repair Education Foundation. I am confident that our contribution is helping to attract the right students to the collision repair high school and post high school programs, and ensuring that they receive the education and experience needed to take on the entry level jobs that we have available. New entrants to our industry are the key to our future success.”

Collision Repair Education Foundation Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode noted, “On behalf of the collision school instructors and students that we support, I would like to thank Gerber Collision & Glass for not only their continued support but also increasing their involvement with us. In addition to their participation in many career fairs next spring, we will be collaborating on several additional projects that revolve around connecting collision students with employment opportunities. Only through our industry supporters are we able to address the issue of training high school and college collision students and helping to place them into the industry. Gerber Collision & Glass is a strong industry partner that is helping make that happen.”

The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s collision career fairs are open to all industry members to participate and those seeking to meet high school and college collision students are encouraged to contact the Education Foundation for sponsorship and participation information. Sponsorship funds raised through these career fairs assist the organization’s efforts to ensure that collision school programs have the needed tools, equipment, and supplies to graduate qualified and skilled entry-level employees.

For additional information on Gerber Collision & Glass visit www.GerberCollision.com. Industry members interested in participating in the career fairs can view additional information online and contact Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode at Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org or 847.463.5244.

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