Jan. 30, 2014—California-based Seidner’s Collision Center announced on Thursday that it has donated $10,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation to assist the charitable organization’s efforts to support high school and college collision school programs, instructors, and students across the country.

“It is important that we as an industry continue to support this worthy cause every year,” said Seidner vice president Steve Seidner. “Finding technicians is difficult in today’s market and will become even more challenging as vehicles become more advanced. I would like to challenge the entire collision industry to step up and assist the Collision Repair Education Foundation so they can continue to recruit and help educate our future technicians.

Industry organizations looking to assist high school and college collision school programs and their students through monetary or in-kind product donations should contact director of development Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244.