H&V Collision Center, the largest independent and family-owned collision repair company in the Capital Region, will team up with GEICO to provide three cars to military families during an August 6 Tri-City ValleyCats game.

The donation of the three refurbished vehicles is the latest donation of vehicles by H&V in recent years, with a number of donations to military families, including donation of three vehicles during a minor league hockey game.

The donation of the three vehicles by H&V and GEICO will take place at the ValleyCats game the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Saturday, August 6. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. and the reveal of the vehicles will take place during the game.

H&V has supported a number of causes and organizations to support veterans in recent years, and employs a number of veterans at the seven H&V facilities throughout the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. H&V has been recognized by local veteran organizations for their support of veteran causes.

“We owe our veterans and their families our gratitude and thanks for providing us the freedom we enjoy today. H&V is proud to join with GEICO to provide vehicles to three deserving veterans and their families,” said H&V’s Vartan Jerian Jr.

“These donations show our veterans that their service is appreciated, respected and remembered. These are moving events, and H&V is honored to join with our partners to make these donations possible,” added Jerian.

The donation process takes months. H&V crews work with GEICO and other partners to select and refurbish vehicles to high standards before the donation.

Along with the donation of the vehicles, H&V has joined as a sponsor of the ValleyCats for the 2016 season of the Penn League Class A franchise.

Founded 40-years-ago, H&V has expanded from a two-man operation on Oakwood Avenue in Troy, to the largest independently-owned collision repair business in the Capital Region. H&V Collision Center now operates seven locations in the Capital Region and upstate, including locations in Troy, Queensbury, Saratoga, Colonie, Kingston, Schenectady and Clifton Park.

H&V Collision Center was started in the early 1970s by Vartan Jerian Sr. H&V prides itself on customer service, and has earned a customer satisfaction ranking of over 97 percent. H&V supports many community and charitable organizations, and H&V’s community service was recognized in a December 2012 cover story in the national trade magazine Fender Bender. H&V also implemented new technology and practices to make its four locations more environmentally safe. H&V has also implemented modern management practices that reduced repair times and made its shops more efficient.