The Collision Repair Education Foundation's 2011 Ultimate
Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant application
is now available for secondary and post-secondary collision
programs. The application is available to download from the
Education Foundation’s web site at
www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org, and must be postmarked by
August 31, 2011. The winning school will be announced during
SEMA 2011. Instructors are advised to begin the application
early due to the required application information.
Here are the top 5 reasons how the current and future state of
the industry can benefit by industry professionals getting
involved and assisting their local school’s collision program
in the Makeover’s application process:
- Your local school’s collision program might be selected
as the winner and have their $50,000 wish list fulfilled.
Through up-to-date tools, equipment, and supplies, a student’s
education can be dramatically impacted.
- In 2009, the non-winning schools who applied for the
Makeover grant received (in total) $175,000 worth of tools,
supplies, and equipment. Schools that do not apply do not have
the opportunity to receive these donations.
- When the Education Foundation receives large donations
from industry supporters, the Education Foundation turns to the
Makeover applicant schools first for these and other donation
opportunities.
- Interacting with your local school’s collision program,
the instructor, and their students is a win-win for the
industry through bridging the gap between current and future
industry members.
- Industry professionals assisting the school through the
application process will see opportunities where current school
needs could be addressed by local industry businesses and
members.
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The Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant debuted in 2009
when Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School (Jefferson
Hills, PA) was chosen as the recipient of the award. In
addition to Steel Center AVTS receiving $80,000 from the award,
the schools that applied for the 2009 grant still benefited
from the Ultimate Collision Education Makeover program. In
total, the 35 schools each received an average of $5,000 in
products, supplies, and equipment for a total value over
$175,000. Every school that applied for the grant received at
least one item to benefit their students and collision
program.
In 2010, the award went to Bridgerland Applied Technology
College (Logan, UT). The 2010 applicants have already had the
opportunity to receive items from Airgas, Fibre-Glass Evercoat,
Sherwin-Williams, UltraWiz, as well as Cintas technician
shirts. With the generous support from the industry, the
Education Foundation is looking to at least double the total
support from 2009 to 2010 for schools that applied for the
grant.
The Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant and
other collision student and school support opportunities
provided by the Collision Repair Education Foundation are made
possible through industry donations. If you are interested in
getting involved with the Foundation and joining its efforts to
support the future of the collision industry, visit the website
at www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
