Don's Auto Body presents refurbished vehicle to Gold Star family

On Friday, September 11, a deserving St. Charles, MO, recipient experienced a life-changing event – the presentation of a vehicle to provide her independence and the ability to work and take care of her family – thanks to the Don’s Auto Body and car donor State Farm® along with the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program.

The presentation of the refurbished 2016 Mazda 6 was held at the Don’s Auto Body in St. Charles, MO. The

deserving recipient – Gold Star wife Julia Frampton was selected by H.E.R.O.E.S. Care. Frampton lost her husband, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gregory M. Frampton in 2003. He was one of four crew members who perished when their MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed near Bagram, Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Since her husband passed, Frampton has struggled financially to care for her granddaughter and their needs. Her vehicle is old and unreliable, and the gift of transportation will allow her to manage medical appointments, errands and family activities.

NABC Recycled Rides® is a unique program in which businesses representing all facets of the collision repair industry team up to repair and donate vehicles to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation. Since the inception of the NABC Recycled

Rides® program in 2007, members of the National Auto Body Council® have donated more than 2,500 vehicles valued at more than $36 million.

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included 1-800 Charity Cars.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUTO BODY COUNCIL®

The National Auto Body Council®, celebrating its’ 25th anniversary in 2020, is the premier organization of collision industry partners dedicated to strategic netwoArking opportunities that positively change lives in the communities we serve. The collaborative membership of the National Auto Body Council® has gifted more than 2,500 vehicles, provided extrication opportunities for more than 3,800 First Responders and contributed to thousands of distracted driving pledges in communities through NABC Recycled Rides®, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) and the NABC Distracted Driving Initiative™. That effort equates to a 4:1 ROI in dollar value delivered from NABC™ membership dollars. The National Auto Body Council® is changing the paradigm of how the collision industry works and is viewed. For more information, visit www.NationalautoBodyCouncil.org.