2011 Annual Report

Fueling the future of the collision industry by enriching opportunities for students in collision education. 2011 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Letter from the Chairman

Chairman I am pleased to report that the Collision Repair Education Foundation had a Doug Webb record year in 2011 thanks to the generosity of our constituents in the col- CSi Complete lision industry and was able to provide $4.1 million in support to secondary Vice Chairman and post-secondary collision school programs and their collision students. Chris Northup GD and C This high level of support is made possible through our generous industry supporters who are making an impact on the technical education of colli- Secretary sion students nationwide. In total, the Collision Repair Education Foundation Tim O’Day Gerber Collision and Glass has now provided over $7 million in student scholarships and tool/equip- ment grants since 2008 when the organization began its philanthropic Treasurer Terry Fortner endeavors. We are truly “fueling the future” of the collision industry! LKQ Corporation Trustees-at-Large Among the highlights for 2011 was the record-breaking golf fundraiser Joseph Allen that took place in Salt Lake City in July. The event raised $60,000 towards CCC Information Services Inc. helping collision students, which doubled the amount raised during the Bill Daly 2010 event in Chicago. Staff did such a remarkable job of organization Allstate Insurance Company and execution during the annual fundraiser that it has become the gold Geralynn Kottschade standard for our industry. The fact that the 2012 fundraiser sold out six Jerry’s Body Shop, Inc. months in advance is evidence of that and we look forward to another Immediate Past Chairman great event. Chris Evans State Farm Insurance Companies The organization’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant, Trustees where a school’s collision program had their $50,000 wish list fulfilled, Tim Adelmann ABRA Autobody & Glass was a definite part of 2011. We held the ribbon cutting ceremony for our 2010 Makeover winning school, Bridgerland Applied Technology College Terry Angell (Logan, UT) in September and were proud to announce that the school’s Warren Tech collision program ended up receiving $125,000 in tools, equipment and Guy Bargnes supplies. During SEMA 2011, Applied Technology Center (Rock Hill, SC) Painters Supply and Equipment was announced as our newest Makeover winning school and they were Stacy Bartnik selected from over 70 applicants nationwide. The Makeover grant has CARSTAR come a long way since 2009 and we are proud to see its popularity with Domenic Brusco the schools and the industry members that make the grant possible. PPG Industries Mary Knapp Finally, as I complete my term as Chairman and take the position of Im- Dennis Technical Education Center mediate Past Chairman, I want to thank the staff for all their efforts to Scott Kohl make the last two years so successful. In addition, none of what has been SAFECO Insurance accomplished would have been possible without the support of the Board Nick Notte of Trustees and an outstanding Executive Committee. It has been an honor Sterling Autobody Centers to serve as your Chairman, and I look forward to my new role as Immediate Rick Tuuri Past Chairman. Audatex, a Solera Company John Saia Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. Doug Webb Doug Webb Randy Starnes State Farm Insurance Companies Chairman, Collision Repair Education Foundation John Ward Enterprise Holdings Chairman Emeriti Clark Plucinski True2Form Collision Repair Centers

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Scholarship

In its fourth year, the Collision Repair Education Foundation Scholarship offers students financial assistance with tuition and other costs associated with their collision education. The funds for this scholarship come from industry donations, through the Education Foundation’s “Collision Repair Education Campaign.”

Top Award Recipient (Secondary) • Eric Rhom (Dennis Technical Education Center – Boise, ID)

Top Award Recipient (Post-Secondary) • Johnathan Freeders (Ohio Technical College – Cleveland, OH)

Additional Secondary Recipients • Chance Brickner (Sentinel Career Center – Tiffin, OH) • Joseph Burke (Technical Education Center – Bedford, TX) • Jesse Lapinski (Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School – Northampton, MA) • Colton Tomisek (Kishwaukee College – Malta, IL) Chance Brickner Additional Post-Secondary Recipients (Sentinel Career Center – Tiffin, OH) 2011 Collision Repair Education • Wayne Ashley (Green River Community College – Auburn, WA) Foundation Scholarship Recipient • Daryl Edwin Barrell (Hennepin Technical College – Eden Prairie, MN) • Nicole Moore (Manhattan Area Technical College – Manhattan, KS) • Donald Nunn (Longview Community College – Lee’s Summit, MO)

Education Foundation Board of TrusteeS Scholarship Recipient • Tony Carr (Texas State Technical College – Harlingen, TX)

The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship

The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship was created in memory of I-CAR Development Manager, Lon Baudoux, who passed away on November 11, 2008. He highly valued education, especially for secondary and post-sec- ondary students studying collision repair.

Award Recipient • Justin Furman (Tuscola Technology Center – Caro, MI)

Justin Furman (Tuscola Technology Center – Caro, MI) 2011 The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship Recipient

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AkzoNobel’s The Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry Scholarship

In its 12th year, AkzoNobel’s The Most Influential Women in the Colli- sion Repair Industry Scholarship provides young women with the funding needed to continue and enhance their education in collision repair.

Top Award Recipient (Secondary)

Michele Marie Geis • Rosalva Andrade (Dennis Technical Education Center – Boise, ID) (Lewis-Clark State College – Lewiston, ID) 2011 AkzoNobel’s The Most Influential Women In Top Award Recipient (Post-Secondary) The Collision Repair Industry Scholarship Recipient • Jessica Gauthier (Green River Community College – Auburn, WA)

Additional Secondary RecipientS • Carol Davis (Sevier County High School – Sevierville, TN) • Aleah Mims (Scarlet Oaks Career Development Center – Cincinnati, OH) • Nicolette Cole (Muscle Shoals Center for Technology – Muscle Shoals, AL)

Additional Post-Secondary Recipients “Sustainability is a strategic drive for • Jessica Crowley (College of Western Idaho – Nampa, ID) AkzoNobel,” noted Laura Costello, Director of Marketing for AkzoNobel Automotive & • Michele Marie Geis (Lewis-Clark State College – Lewiston, ID) Aerospace Coatings America. “People are a • Ashley Paegel (South Central College – North Mankato, MN) key component of sustainability. Our efforts to support the advancement of women Established in 1999, The Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair in collision repair have now moved into a Industry program annually recognizes the leadership contributions that are second decade. We are pleased that we have been able to sustain this activity and are made by a unique group of individuals that have dedicated themselves to gratified to have touched the lives of so many the betterment of this industry and their communities. and in such a personal way.”

CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship

In its fifth year, CCC Information Services has supported the CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship, honoring longtime CCC team member Michael Salvatore. This scholarship rewards students that complete their education and find employment in the collision industry. “This year’s recipients are more than an outstanding group of students that have Scholarship Recipients reached academic success,” said CCC • Manuel Aguilar (UTI – Sacramento, CA) Automotive Services Group Vice President, Joseph Allen. “They are unique individuals • Nabil Assad (Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport, PA) that all share a passion for the collision repair • Isaac Hostetter (Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport, PA) industry. We’re fortunate to have technicians • Ian Hilner (Pennsylvania College of Technology – Williamsport, PA) like them coming into the industry and are • Michael Releford (Sowela Technical Community College – proud to support their efforts.” Lake Charles, LA)

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GEICO Scholarship and Tool Grant

In its second year, the GEICO Scholarship and Tool Grant Program offered GEICO® each selected student a $1,000 scholarship and $500 in tools from schools in New York; Washington, DC; Florida; and California. “We are honored to support such a worthy cause,” said Don Lyons, senior vice president Scholarship Recipients of GEICO. “We know how important it is to develop the appropriate skills and to receive • Nicholas Bigelow (Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES – Williamson, NY) a technical degree in auto body repair. • Kurt Bundscho (Sarasota County Technical Institute – Sarasota, FL) The students at these schools show great • Zachary Holler (Eastern Center for Arts and Technology – potential and we’re happy to support them.” Willow Grove, PA) • Simon Rowe (Cuesta Community College – San Luis Obispo, CA)

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Tool Grant

In its second year, the ABRA Auto Body & Glass Tool Grant awarded 16 collision students each with $1,000 in tools. The tool grant was made available to select high school seniors and post-secondary students within collision repair programs that planned on graduating in 2011 and entering the workforce immediately following graduation. The winning students were able to select $1,000 (retail value) in tools and equipment from the NATEF tool list. “ABRA Auto Body & Glass is happy to support the Collision Repair Education Foundation and Tool Grant Recipients these fine students; it’s our goal to continue • Manuel Aguilar (UTI – Sacramento, CA) to support and encourage students entering our industry,” said Tim Adelmann, Executive • Justen Anderson (Hennepin Technical College – Brooklyn Park, MN) Vice President. • Tyler Brick (Aims Automotive & Technology Center – Windsor, CO) • Nathaniel Brown (UTI – Houston, TX) • Ryan Carroll (Salt Lake Community College – Sandy, UT) • Rebekkah Doyle (Nashville Auto Diesel College – Nashville, TN) • William Everhart (Nashville Auto Diesel College – Nashville, TN) • Y Lee (Dunwoody College of Tech – Minneapolis, MN) • Alfredo Mendez (UTI – Houston, TX) • Kade Oeltjenbruns (Dunwoody College of Tech – Minneapolis, MN) • Emily Ann Severson (Wyo Tech – Laramie, WY) • Brittney Sieger (Wyo Tech – Sacramento, CA) • Terrance Scott Simpson (Nashville Auto Diesel College – Nashville, TN) • Thong Thao (Fox Valley Technical College – Appleton, WI) • Joshua A. Van Dinter (Madison Area Technical College – Madison, WI) • Steve Watt (Wyo Tech – Laramie, WY)

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Craftsman Tool Grant

In its second year, Craftsman joined with the Collision Repair Education Foundation to offer hand tools and tool boxes to deserving collision repair students. Each winning student received a set of Craftsman tools valued at $700 each. Seventeen students were selected from nearly 250 applica- tions and each winning student received a 268 piece Mechanic Tool Set with Lift-Top Lid Case and 10-Drawer Ball-Bearing Tool Chest.

Award Recipients • Claudia Linda Carr (Texas State Technical College – Harlingen, TX) • Candice Mae Churchill (Walla Walla Community College – Walla Walla, WA) • Justin Furman (Tuscola Technology Center – Caro, MI) Brittany Sieger • Blake Grover (College of Western Idaho – Boise, ID) (Wyo Tech – Sacramento, CA) 2011 Craftsman Tool Grant Recipient • Jeff Hines (Cypress College – Cypress, CA) • Nina Hunter (Weber State University – Ogden, UT) • Justin Jaszewski (Wyo Tech – Laramie, WY) • Matthew Jozwiak (Tuscola Technology Center – Caro, MI) • Melissa Mayberry (Guilford Technical Community College – Jamestown, NC) • Joshua Ortiz (Cypress College – Cypress, CA) • Ulises Pina (Dennis Technical Education Center – Boise, ID) • Brianda Flores Ruiz (Southeast Career Technical Academy – Las Vegas, NV) • Christina Sepulveda (Middleburg High School – Middleburg, FL) “We are thrilled to partner with the • Franky Skiles (Area 30 Career Center – Greencastle, IN) Collision Repair Education Foundation to • Matthew Dylan Smith (Lecroy Career Technical Center – Clanton, AL) arm these students with Craftsman tools, • Patrick Nolan Smith (Lecroy Career Technical Center – Clanton, AL) and in turn help them on their journey to • David Stotts (Portland Community College – Portland, OR) becoming professionals in their trade,” said Kris Malkoski, VP/GM Craftsman Brand. “Craftsman is America’s most trusted tool brand and these tools can be used for years to come. No matter what path the students choose, they will have the tools necessary to tackle any project.”

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“Without the help of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, we would not have the badly needed tools and equipment we need to stay on the leading edge of technology. Having good up-to-date tools and equipment is key to producing good body techs. Thank you again for this valuable tool.”

— Daryl Hoss (Northwest Tech – Goodland, KS)

“It is great how so many companies in the collision repair industry are helping schools through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The donations that we received will be used in our estimating class and our refinishing classes. Thank you so much. Our students and the industry will truly benefit from this donation.”

— Greg Brink (Kishwaukee College – Malta, IL)

“I recently received the Collision Repair Education Foundation $5,000 scholarship and simply wanted to say thank you for all your time and effort. I will be attending the College of Western Idaho this fall, seeking a Bachelors of Applied Technology in Collision Repair and using the funds awarded to me. The scholarship will go a long way in helping me pay for the necessities of my college education, including tuition and tools. I deeply appreciate the opportunity you and the Foundation have provided for me this year and will be sure to make the absolute most of it. Again, thank you very much!”

— Eric Rhom (Dennis Technical Education Center – Boise, ID)

Kishwaukee College – Malta, IL

7 Donors 2011 Industry Leadership Circle Million Dollar+ Lifetime Donors

2011–2012 Industry Leadership Circle Donors

GEICO®

Individual Leadership Donors

8 Donors listed above have met a significant and specific donation requirement. Donors

2011 Collision Repair Education Foundation – Donors

• Airgas • Eckenrode, Brandon • Novak, Robert • Amerex Corporation • Elektron Inc. • Nyiradi, Joseph • A.N. Designs, Inc. • EMC Insurance Companies • O’Day, Timothy • Anest Iwata • Emerson Collision Service Inc. • Ottum, Jolinda • Apex Tool Group • Equalizer Industries Inc. • Panasonic Solutions • ArcOne • Erie Insurance Company • Assued Performance Network • E-Z Red • Passwater, Tony • Auto Body Toolmart • Finch, Thomas • Pincus, Shirley • Auto Data Vin Labels • Fix Auto • Power Probe, Inc. • Bar’s Products, Inc. • Ford Motor Company • QCSA Direct • Barrington, Lori • Fortner, Terry • Rheubert, Ronald • Bartanen, Jason • G. Walter Kaye • Rocky Mountain Body • Black & White Auto • Goss Auto Body, Inc. & Paint, Inc. • Bob Hastings Collision, Inc. • Goyke, Kevin • The Romans Group • BodyShopBids, Inc. • Hobart Welding Products • Saal, Scott • Body Craft, Inc. • Holman, Paul • Schmidt, Steven • Burda, Joseph • Honeywell/Sperian Protection • Shaw, Ernest • Calvo, Alberto • Innovative Tools & Technologies • Showalter, Sharlene • Carey, Phillip • International Epoxies & Sealers and Eric • Cars Collision Centers • Jansen, Robert • Silver, Jeanne • CARSTAR Berlin • Kempfer, Kenneth • Smith, Doug • CARSTAR Yorkville • Ken’s Auto Body, Inc. • Society of Collision • Chicago Pneumatic • KerenOr Consultants Repair Specialists • Collex Collision Experts • Knell, Margaret • Solmes, David • Collision Quest • Kottschade, Geralynn • Stage, Bill • Collision Services • Larry H. Miller Charities • Steck Manufacturing • CollisionWeek • Loy, Michael • Stilwell, Joseph • Cook, Kirk • Marks, Steven • Sunex Tools • Costin, J. Laurence • Marscin, Melissa • Symphony Advisors • CTA Manufacturing • Matco Tools • Tapia, Eduardo • Dickerson, John • MCR Safety • Time Shaver Tools • Mechanix Wear • Torres, Mark • Meyers, James • Tuuri, Rick • Miller Electric • Tyson, Mickey • Minnesota I-CAR • ULINE Volunteer Committee • Valeo • Monroe • Weaver, David • Morgan Manufacturing • Webb, Doug • Motor Guard Corporation • Wilson, Dale • Nelson, Randy • Zelano, Robert • Northup, Chris

American Tape Donation (Tennessee Tech Center – Shelbyville, TN)

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Alaska

Hawaii

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Local Collision School Programs Need Your Help

There are around 1,100 secondary and post-secondary collision school programs nationwide. As these collision students will be the industry’s future professionals, the Collision Repair Education Foundation invites you to join in our efforts to assist in their technical education. Contact us today and get involved in a school’s collision program near you. Together we can “Fuel the Future” of the industry!

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11 2011 Fundraiser Sponsors TENTH ANNUAL Golf FUNDRAISER

• 3M The tenth annual Collision Repair Education Foundation golf fundraiser, co- • 911 Collision Centers & Auto Glass hosted by PPG Automotive Refinish, raised $60,000 through the support • ABRA Auto Body & Glass of the attendees and sponsors, doubling the amount raised during the • ABRN Magazine 2010 event in Chicago. Sponsors and participants enjoyed a day of golf at • ALLDATA Stonebridge Golf Club in Salt Lake City, UT on July 21, 2011 and the funds • Audatex, a Solera company raised from this event will go towards supporting upcoming scholarships • AutoZone • Auto Data Labels and grants for collision schools and students. • Avis Budget Group • Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Also in attendance at the fundraiser event was Kevin Cornia, collision repair • BASF Corporation instructor from Bridgerland Applied Technology College (Logan, UT) which • Bear River Mutual Insurance was the Foundation’s 2010 $50,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover • BodyShop Business winning school, and several of his students. In addition to sitting at several of • CARSTAR the holes to meet industry professionals, the students also hand crafted the • The Cars Collision Group 1st place team trophies for the event. • CCAR • CCC Information Services “The Foundation’s annual industry fundraiser has grown leaps and bounds the • Certified Automotive Parts past three years and each year we raise more and more funds for student Association (CAPA) scholarships and school grants. Not only did the event sell out four months • ChemSpec USA • Collision Solutions early, but it also doubled the amount raised in 2010 and tripled the amount • CollisionWeek raised from 2009,” said Scott Kruger, Collision Repair Education Foundation • CSi Complete Executive Director. “This success is due to our attendees, event sponsors • CynCast and our co-host PPG Automotive Refinish. We plan on 2012’s fundraiser • D’Angelo Business Group in San Antonio next July to be even better.” • Dick’s Sporting Goods • DuPont Performance Coatings • Enterprise Rent-A-Car • FenderBender • Fibre Glass – Evercoat • FixAuto • Ford Motor Company • GEICO • General Motors • The Hertz Corporation • Hunter Engineering Company • Insurance Auto Auctions • International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) • Jaguar Cars North America • Jerry’s Body Shop, Inc. • Larry H. Miller Collision Centers • LKQ Corporation • Motor Guard Corporation • OEM Collision Repair Roundtable • Panasonic • Porsche Cars North America • PPG Automotive Refinish • Safelite • Seidner’s Collision Centers • Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation • Sterling Autobody Centers

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“PPG is privileged to support the industry’s future through events of this kind,” said Domenic Brusco, PPG Automotive Refinish, senior manager, industry relations. “This is the third consecutive year we’ve co-hosted the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s industry fundraiser, and it’s rewarding to see more funds raised each year to assist collision students with their educational opportunities. This is a great display of how the industry can come together to support its upcoming workforce.”

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Ultimate Collision Education Makeover

2010 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant Donors 2010 Winner – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Airgas Bridgerland Applied Technology College • Alldata, LLC • Amerex Corporation Industry professionals joined Bridgerland Applied Technology College in • A.N. Designs (UltraWiz) Logan, UT and the Collision Repair Education Foundation the morning • Anest Iwata of Friday, September 23rd, 2011 for a ribbon cutting ceremony in • ArcOne celebration of the school winning the second annual Ultimate Collision • Audatex, a Solera company Education Makeover $50,000 school grant in 2010. In the end, through • Auto Body Tool Mart the additional generosity of the collision industry, Bridgerland Applied • Automotive Recycler Association Technology College ended up receiving over $125,000 in products; more • AutoZone than doubling the original budget of the grant. • ChemSpec USA • Chicago Pneumatic • Chief Automotive Technologies On display during the event were the tools, equipment, supplies, and other • Cintas items that the school obtained through the grant. The event included • Craftsman presentations from school administration and Collision Repair Education • Dan-Am Company, Foundation staff, meet and greet with students, tours of the facility, and a SATA Spray Equipment breakfast prepared by the school’s culinary department. • Elektron • Equalizer Industries Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director Scott Kruger said, • Ergodyne “We are proud that in the Makeover grant program’s first two years, we • E-Z Red have awarded over $550,000 to 73 collision school programs through • Fibre-Glass Evercoat the generosity of our industry supporters. On behalf of the Foundation’s • GEICO employees, volunteers, and Board of Trustees, we thank the participating • Hobart Welding Products companies for making this possible for both Bridgerland and the other • Honeywell/Sperian Safety Products Makeover applicant schools.” • I-CAR • LKQ Corporation • Mac Tools • Mechanix • Miller Electric Mfg. Co. • Milwaukee • Mitchell • Motor Guard Corporation • Panasonic • PPG • Rubber Seal • Rust Oleum • SAS Safety Corporation • Sherwin-Williams Automotive Refinishes • Steinel America • Sterling Auto Body Centers • Valeo

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2011 Recipients

Applied Technology Center – Rock Hill, SC Applied Technology Center of Rock Hill, SC was selected from over seventy school applications and is the recipient of the 2011 Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant.

In the school’s Makeover application, Collision Instructor Mark Dellinger displayed a strong passion for his program’s success and need for new tools, equipment, and supplies for his students.

Dellinger describes, “My goal is to have this shop stay ahead of the curve, in order to provide my students the best opportunity possible to enter this industry and successfully remain in it. A career in this industry is not shameful or some sort of punishment. We are very much educated, hard- working, and prideful, as are employees in other industries. I am seeking creative ways to supplement the school funding for my program, enriching the opportunities for my students.” In the Makeover grant program’s first two years, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has awarded over $550,000 The Education Foundation will work together with industry supporters to to 70+ school programs through the help fulfill the school’s $50,000 wish list for their collision program, which generosity of industry supporters. will benefit not only current but also future collision student professionals.

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Matching Makeover Award

Cypress College – Cypress, CA Cypress College has been awarded Solera’s Matching Makeover grant through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The Solera grant was made available exclusively to California secondary and/or post-secondary schools, and Cypress College will have its $50,000 wish list of needed tools, equipment, and supplies fulfilled to benefit its collision program. This $25,000 grant is a portion of the $100,000 donation made to the Collision Repair Education Foundation in 2010 by Solera Holdings, Inc. and its CEO, Tony Aquila; the largest cash donation ever received by the not-for- profit organization. Current industry supporters of the California Matching Makeover grant program for Cypress College that will fulfill the second $25,000 of the grant include: 1-800-Radiator & A/C, ALLDATA, Assured Performance Network, Chilton Auto Body, Collision Services, Crockett’s Premier Autobody, FIX Auto, Hobart, Matco Tools and Oakland Autobody.

“Solera is truly pleased to provide and sponsor the Matching Makeover The goal of the Ultimate Collision Education grant program for Cypress College through the Collision Repair Education Makeover program is to honor a high- Foundation,” said Rick Tuuri, VP of Industry Relations for Audatex, a Solera performing school that has been doing an Company. “It is important to Tony Aquila that we make a lasting difference outstanding job in educating students in collision repair, but is in need of financial for collision repair students, and transforming Cypress College helps to assistance to improve their program’s achieve that goal. At Solera, we believe that Life Is Full of Transformation. teaching materials and equipment. The As a result, we have developed our L.I.F.T. program, to help others succeed winning school selects $50,000 in through their life changes. We would also like to thank the additional supplies, tools, and equipment needed industry partners that have come on board to participate in this Matching specifically for their collision program. Makeover grant program for Cypress College. Only through industry members coming together to support its future professionals will we have the greatest impact.”

Cypress College Auto Collision Instructor Dan Snook said, “As the recipients of the 2011 California Matching Makeover grant sponsored by Solera and Tony Aquila, the Cypress College Collision Repair Technology Department staff and students express their appreciation. Collision technical schools, ours included, are dependent upon industry partnerships such as this. It is the support of partnerships and educational grants that make it possible to train students at the highest level. Future technicians receive hands-on training using the latest equipment and products provided by our industry partners, ensuring students will be trained to the highest level before entering the automotive collision repair industry.”

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“I along with the freshman class of collision repair from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology would like to thank 3M and the Collision Repair Education Foundation for their continued generosity. With budgets being as they are any donation is welcomed and greatly appreciated by our College and our students.”

— Dennis Antosy (Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology – Lancaster, PA)

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology “Thank you very much for the donation of your products. The students were overwhelmed – Lancaster, PA that someone such as your company cares enough to give them material that will give them experience. Rest assured that material will be used to its fullest.”

— Richard Segura (Skyline High School – Dallas, TX)

“Please extend my class’ gratitude for the donations as it helps the students to reach higher goals when they have materials that are used within the industry. As we all know, the budget cuts have hurt schools in that we are under funded and have to skip purchasing certain materials that aren’t deemed of high importance to teach with. All of the donations from the fine companies that support the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the trade schools help us to make the learning experience that much better for our students.”

— Gary Barger (Central PA Institute of Science and Technology – Pleasant Gap, PA)

Northern Virginia Community College – “Thank you so much for the very generous donations. These kinds of donations really help Alexandria, VA our program by being able to expose our students to products and techniques that we could not afford to provide out of our limited budget. The students are already excited about being able to get to use them and are now looking forward to next semester where I am sure we will put them to good use.”

— Geoffrey Brown (Northern Virginia Community College – Alexandria, VA)

“The Collision Repair Education Foundation has contributed to our collision and refinishing program repeatedly. It is always greatly appreciated. In these times of shrinking budgets, this generosity greatly enriches our students’ education. Your support helps more than you know, thank you.” — Eric Christensen (Spokane Community College – Spokane, WA)

17 2011 Financials CURRENT ASSETS Cash $131,932 Investments $1,509,194 Accounts Receivable (net) $211,925 Prepaid Expenses $4,306 Inventory $0 Total Current Assets $675,492 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Furniture and Fixtures $4,903 Data Processing Equipment and Website $99,448 Less: Accumulated Depreciation $91,434 Net Property and Equipment $12,917 Total Assets $1,870,274

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $29,581 Deferred Revenue $19,620 Total Liabilities $49,201 NET ASSETS Unrestricted $1,508,035 Temporarily Restricted $313,038 Total Net Assets $1,821,073 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,870,274

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT Donations Unrestricted $305,998 Restricted Project $397,816 In-Kind Donations $3,437,352 Investment Income $50,177 Other Income $10,697 Net Assets Released from Restrictions $365,526 TOTAL REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT $4,567,566

EXPENSES GRANT PROGRAM EXPENSES Scholarships and Grants Unrestricted Grants $69,581 Restricted Grants $84,967 In-Kind Grants $3,431,049 Other Expenses $128,331 TOTAL GRANT PROGRAM EXPENSES $3,713,928

OPERATING EXPENSES Payroll $219,980 Payroll Taxes and Benefits $41,566 Rent and Building Expenses $23,664 Travel $43,629 Professional Services $13,400 Marketing and Promotion $9,410 Meetings $9,359 Office Operations $44,104 I-CAR Service Expense $14,970 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $420,082

CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS $433,556

CHANGES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS Net Assets Released From Restrictions $365,526

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS $68,030 18 Mission

Recent 3M Donations

Mission Statement

To secure and distribute charitable donations to support endeavors that promote, qualify, and properly train employees entering the collision industry.

The future success of any endeavor always depends on the ability of Wallace Community College – Eufaula, AL future generations to continue to build upon present achievements and adapt to ever-changing situations and environments. Within the collision industry, future business success will depend upon the next generation of productive, capable, and talented collision repair technicians to continue in the trade.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation was formed to promote and support this next generation of well-trained collision industry employees. Our goal is to foster the best possible collision repair education environment by offering better opportunities for collision repair students, promoting well-trained instructors, and helping career Cuesta College– San Luis Obispo, CA and technical schools and colleges receive the equipment and supplies that meet the needs of the collision industry.

Tuscola Technology Center – Caro, MI

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