LKQ Corp. donated $9,000 in product to nine collision programs
through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. In
addition, LKQ also donated $6,000 to support the foundation's
Collision Repair Education Campaign general scholarship/grant
fund and is participating as a sponsor of the foundation's
2011 golf fundraiser this summer in Salt Lake City.
The nine schools were applicants to the foundation's 2010
Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. Each school was
able to select $1,000 in LKQ products for their collision
program. The nine schools are:
- Area 30 Career Center (Greencastle, Ind.)
- Chantilly High School Academy (Chantilly, Va.)
- Irmo High School (Columbia, S.C.)
- Lake Technical Center (Eustis, Fla.)
- Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, Neb.)
- Montachusett Regional Vo Tech (Fitchburg, Mass.)
- Potter Career and Technical Center (West Seneca, N.Y.)
- Warren Tech (Lakewood, Colo.)
- West Sound Technical Skills Center (Bremerton, Wash.)
"The Collision Repair Education Foundation is a valuable
organization and we are pleased to support future industry
technicians,” said Terry Fortner, vice president of industry
relations and market development. “With all the advances in
materials, technology and procedures, it is important that
schools have access to the latest techniques and products to
teach how to safely repair vehicles. The training efforts of
these schools are recognized and appreciated by LKQ
Corporation.”
Scott Kruger, executive director of the Collision Repair
Education Foundation said, “LKQ’s support will not only fund
our activities investing in collision repair school programs
nationwide, it will also put their products that are used by
industry professionals everyday into the hands of students
learning the trade. Through these schools completing the 2010
Makeover grant application, we were able to identify their
collision program’s equipment need. On behalf of the staff,
board of trustees, and the schools receiving the donation, we
would like to thank LKQ for their continued support of the
industry’s future.”
“We would like to thank LKQ for their support of our collision
program. We will be getting parts for students to practice on
and we are going to set up front ends on a stand and use them
for paint training,” said Joe Indomenico, collision instructor
at one of the recipient schools, Lake Technical Center.
For more information visit www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
