Presentation of the NABC Recycled Rides® with GEICO and Texas Collision Centers Took Place October 28, 2025, in Richardson, TX
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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (October 31, 2025) – On Tuesday, October 28, a United States Army National Guard veteran received a life-changing gift—the donation of a beautifully refurbished vehicle to help as he continues to work and serve the community. The donation was made possible by the NABC Recycled Rides® program, vehicle donor GEICO and repair partner Texas Collision Centers.
The presentation of a 2017 Nissan Sentra took place at the GEICO corporate office in Richardson, TX as part of Giving Tuesday. The recipient was nominated by the Texas Veterans Commission. The Texas Veterans Commission’s goal is to advocate for and provide superior service that will significantly improve the quality of life for all Texas veterans, their families and survivors.
“Texas Collision Centers is so very grateful to have been chosen as the repair partner to refurbish this vehicle for the benefit of such a worthy veteran recipient in Mr. Kirk,” said Shyllo Michaelis, Chief Strategy Officer for Texas Collision Centers. “Giving back to the communities we serve is engrained in our culture and an important part of our identify as an organization.”
Louis Kirk was a soldier in the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1992-1998. He is a valued member of the Denton American Jobs Center Employment Services staff. Kirk can always be counted on to help both veterans and civilians each day he works. Because he is without a reliable vehicle, he often must rely on public transportation or generous co-workers to help him travel between his home and office. Kirk is always caring, receptive and giving of his time to assist others. This refurbished vehicle from the NABC Recycled Rides® program will help him continue his work, allow him to have greater independence and increased self-esteem.
GEICO, a Level One partner of the National Auto Body Council®, has donated more than a thousand vehicles to people and organizations through NABC Recycled Rides, making it the largest car donor partner of NABC Recycled Rides.
Texas Collision Centers is a hometown collision repair center that exists to improve the lives of their customers and teammates by consistently delivering an exceptional, personal and best in-class collision repair experience. They call North Texas home, and they believe in serving their community by partnering with organizations like the NABC to support military personnel, veterans, first-responders, educators, and neighbors that make a lasting impact in their hometown.Texas Collision Centers just opened their 18th location in the DFW area, and all their facilities are I-CAR Gold Certified.
Additional partners in this presentation include: Complete Collision Solutions, PDR Lynx, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity, Enterprise
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 3,500 vehicles valued at some $51 million.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL AUTO BODY COUNCIL®
The National Auto Body Council® 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 3,500 vehicles and provided extrication opportunities for some 6,000 First Responders in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™). That effort equates to a 4:1 ROI in dollar value delivered from NABC® membership dollars.
The NABC Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, a 501c3 organization, is committed to the goal of driving change for veterans, military members, first responders and families in need, while harnessing the power of the collective membership of the collision repair industry to positively impact communities where we live and work. As demand for NABC® programs like NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC F.R.E.E.™ grows, so do the needs for resources to manage these important programs. Being able to pursue grants, gifts and donations allows NABC to expand these programs to serve those in need and help communities where we live and work. For more information, visit www.NationalautoBodyCouncil.org.