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HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – March 9, 2011 – LKQ Corporation has donated $9,000 in product to nine collision programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The schools selected were applicants to the Education Foundation’s 2010 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. Each school was able to select $1,000 in LKQ products for their school’s collision program. In addition, LKQ also donated $6,000 to support the Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign general scholarship/grant fund and is participating as a sponsor of the Education Foundation’s 2011 golf fundraiser being held this summer in Salt Lake City. The selected schools that will benefit from LKQ’s donation include:
Area 30 Career Center (Greencastle, IN)
Chantilly High School Academy (Chantilly, VA)
Irmo High School (Columbia, SC)
Lake Technical Center (Eustis, FL) [Read more…] about LKQ CORPORATION SUPPORTS 9 SCHOOLS THROUGH THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION, JOINS INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP CIRCLE DONOR DESIGNATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – March 1, 2011 – Ergodyne has donated 600 pairs of their ProFlex® model gloves to the Collision Repair Education Foundation that will be distributed to secondary/post-secondary collision students across the country. Through this $15,000 in-kind product donation, Ergodyne joins a growing list of industry members who are supporting the Education Foundation’s at a high level and becoming a member of the organization’s Industry Leadership Circle donor recognition program. [Read more…] about ERGODYNE HELPS KEEP COLLISION STUDENTS SAFE WITH SAFETY GLOVE DONATION THROUGH COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – February 15, 2011 – To better support the new philanthropic mission of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, the organization has launched a new web site: www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org. The new site allows for secondary and post-secondary collision students and their technical school and college instructors to quickly view the available scholarship and grant opportunities made possible by the Education Foundation and its donors. [Read more…] about COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – February 9, 2011 – Sterling Autobody Centers recently kicked off their new “Techs of Tomorrow, Safety & Environmental Training Series” for schools across the country. With support from safety consultant, Environmental, Risk Management & Safety, Inc. (ERS), Sterling offers training to local market secondary and post secondary collision schools on topics such as Hazard Communication/Right To Know, Personal Protection Equipment, Tools Safety, Good Housekeeping & Pollution Prevention, Driver Safety, and Autobody Repair & The Environment. In addition, Sterling offers a complimentary on-site safety audit of the school facility as well as access to additional ERS online safety training for students. The Collision Repair Education Foundation provides coordination assistance for this program. [Read more…] about STERLING AUTOBODY CENTERS CONDUCT SAFETY TRAINING FOR SCHOOL COLLISION PROGRAMS THROUGH COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – February 4, 2011 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation would like to thank the inter-industry for providing $1.1 million in support to collision schools, instructors, and students in 2010. Through monetary and in-kind product donations, the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation donors helped to provide student scholarships, student tool grants, school equipment and supply grants, the 2nd annual Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant, and much more. An additional note of success for 2010 is that the number of Industry Leadership Circle donors to the Collision Repair Education Foundation nearly doubled in 2011 compared to 2010. The future for secondary and post-secondary collision students is brighter through the industry’s active support and donations to the Collision Repair Education Foundation. [Read more…] about INTER-INDUSTRY PROVIDES $1.1 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THROUGH COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN 2010

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – January 31, 2011- Registration is now open for the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 10th annual golf fundraiser event that will take place the afternoon of Thursday, July 21st at Stonebridge Golf Club in Salt Lake City. Nearly half of the registration spaces have already been filled through sponsoring companies and 2010 golfers committing to play in this year’s fundraiser. Industry professionals are encouraged to register early as the Foundation’s 2010 event in Chicago sold out with 144 participants and raised a record amount of money for the Foundation’s scholarship and grant fund. [Read more…] about REGISTRATION OPEN FOR COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S SUMMER GOLF FUNDRAISER IN SALT LAKE CITY – LOCAL DEALERSHIP GROUP OFFERS VEHICLE AS HOLE-IN-ONE PRIZE