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December 9, 2010 By admin

ELEKTRON DONATES TWO PLASMA CUTTERS TO FOUNDATION’S MAKEOVER APPLICANT SCHOOLS

Hoffman Estates, IL- December 9, 2010 – Elektron Inc. has generously donated two Elektron PC 30 Plasma Cutters to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation). One plasma cutter will be given to Bridgerland Applied Technology College (Logan, Utah), the winner of the 2010 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant, and the other will be given to Tennessee Technology Center (Crump, TN), who also applied for the 2010 Makeover grant. The plasma cutters are valued at $4,500 each. [Read more…] about ELEKTRON DONATES TWO PLASMA CUTTERS TO FOUNDATION’S MAKEOVER APPLICANT SCHOOLS

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November 29, 2010 By admin

GEICO PHILANTHROPIC AWARDS TOOL GRANTS THROUGH COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – November 29, 2010– The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) and GEICO Philanthropic Foundation are proud to announce the winners of the GEICO Tool Grant Program. The GEICO Tool Grant Program will offer $1,500 in tool purchases for the selected schools. The schools selected for this award are in New York, Washington, DC, Florida, and California, and were applicants for the Education Foundation’s most recent Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. The winning schools are:
Chantilly Academy (Chantilly, VA)
Cypress College (Cypress, CA)
Lake Technical Center (Eustis, FL)
Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (Port Ewen, NY) [Read more…] about GEICO PHILANTHROPIC AWARDS TOOL GRANTS THROUGH COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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November 16, 2010 By admin

ALLDATA DONATES OVER $12,000 TO COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

Hoffman Estates, IL – November 16, 2010 – ALLDATA has donated over $12,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) in 2010. The funds will go towards the Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign (CREC) fund, which allows the organization to provide its annual grants, scholarships, and the Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant. ALLDATA makes a contribution to the Education Foundation for each sale of ALLDATA® CollisionSM to facilities that have achieved the I CAR® Gold Class Professionals training designation. [Read more…] about ALLDATA DONATES OVER $12,000 TO COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

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November 15, 2010 By admin

COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES 2,000 TECHNICIAN UNIFORMS TO STUDENTS THROUGH INDUSTRY SPONSORS

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL- November 15, 2010 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) has provided 2,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide this fall through the support of Audatex, a Solera company; AutoZone; Chicago Pneumatic; Craftsman; I-CAR; and PPG Automotive Refinish. In addition to providing uniforms to collision students, the project helped raise $20,000 for the Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund that helps provide student scholarships, school grants, and the Foundation’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. In addition to providing a significant discount on the technician shirts and sponsor patches, Cintas Corporation donated the shipping costs of the 2,000 completed technician shirts. [Read more…] about COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES 2,000 TECHNICIAN UNIFORMS TO STUDENTS THROUGH INDUSTRY SPONSORS

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November 15, 2010 By admin

COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES 2,000 TECHNICIAN UNIFORMS TO STUDENTS THROUGH INDUSTRY SPONSORS

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL- November 15, 2010 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) has provided 2,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide this fall through the support of Audatex, a Solera company; AutoZone; Chicago Pneumatic; Craftsman; I-CAR; and PPG Automotive Refinish. In addition to providing uniforms to collision students, the project helped raise $20,000 for the Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign fund that helps provide student scholarships, school grants, and the Foundation’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. In addition to providing a significant discount on the technician shirts and sponsor patches, Cintas Corporation donated the shipping costs of the 2,000 completed technician shirts. [Read more…] about COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES 2,000 TECHNICIAN UNIFORMS TO STUDENTS THROUGH INDUSTRY SPONSORS

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November 11, 2010 By admin

BRIDGERLAND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE’S COLLISION PROGRAM TO RECEIVE $50,000 MAKEOVER THROUGH THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Hoffman Estates, IL- November 11, 2010 – Bridgerland Applied Technology College of Logan, Utah was selected from over fifty school applications and is the recipient of the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant. This is the second annual Makeover school grant provided by the Education Foundation. Bridgerland’s application displayed a strongly supported collision program through Instructor and Department Head Kevin Cornia; Associate Vice President John Davidson; as well as local industry members that serve on the school’s advisory committee. The Education Foundation will begin working together with industry supporters to help fulfill the college’s $50,000 wish list for their collision program, which will benefit not only current but also future collision students. [Read more…] about BRIDGERLAND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE’S COLLISION PROGRAM TO RECEIVE $50,000 MAKEOVER THROUGH THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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Recent Posts

  • CREF Celebrates I-CAR’s 2022 $240,000 Donation and Volunteer Committees for Local Collision School Fundraising Efforts at I-CAR Zone Meetings
  • Brandon Eckenrode Promoted to CREF Executive Director as Philanthropic Family Grows
  • Technology Software Subscriptions Advance Collision Schools’ Capabilities with Donations from Audatex, CCC and Mitchell Through CREF
  • Collision Industry Invited to Show Support “Fore” Students by Supporting CREF’s 2023 Golf Fundraiser
  • Calling Artistic Collision Tech Students to Showcase Their Talents in the Third Annual PiN Master Challenge!
  • Three Collision School Programs Receive $5,000 Benchmark Grants Funded by Caliber Collision through CREF
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