NABC Recycled Rides program presents two vehicles to deserving recipients in Dallas
Recently, two deserving Dallas veterans experienced a life-changing event – the presentation of vehicles to provide them independence and the ability to work and take care of their families – thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donors State Farm and Allstate and collision repair partners Gerber and Service King. The presentations were originally scheduled as part of the NABC™ Pars for Cars Golf Fundraiser in Dallas, but were postponed in light of the pandemic.
The recipients included:
- Perzell Hudson, Jr., who received a 2013 Ford Fusion that was donated by Allstate and repaired by Service King at SK10 North Richland Hills, TX. Axalta and Safelite also contributed to the repair. Hudson joined the Air Force in 1987, where he concentrated in the fields of HVAC and Graphics. While in uniform, he was deployed to UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq. He retired after 21 years of honorable military service and now he spends his time giving back to the homeless veterans in his community. This vehicle will allow him the freedom to provide support to his military family, visit his own beloved family in Mississippi and give him the reliable transportation he desired for future employment. Hudson was selected by Allies in Service.
- Tammy Wierl, (shown at right in the middle) received a 2013 Hyundai Sonata that will provide reliable transportation to her new job. The vehicle was donated by State Farm and repaired by Gerber Collision, 8730 King George Dr, Dallas, TX 75235. Wierl, an Air Force veteran, had a prestigious military career with assignments in places like Las Vegas, Germany, Washington D.C., and even Turkey. Tammy never thought that she would spend more than four years in the military, but ended up making it a career. She earned a Top Secret security clearance and even had the chance to meet Colin Powell. She left the military to take care of ill family members, and found the transition to civilian life challenging. Through Allies in Service, which nominated her for the program, she was able to develop a resume and secure a position with a promising future.
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 networking 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.
