Presentation of the NABC Recycled Ride® Took Place at MB Collision September 25, 2025, in Chatsworth, CA
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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (September 26, 2025) – On Thursday, September 25, a beautifully refurbished vehicle was donated to a United States military veteran from Los Angeles. The donation was made possible by the NABC Recycled Rides® program, vehicle donor GEICO and repair partner MB Collision Group.
The vehicle, a 2019 KIA Soul, was generously donated by GEICO and refurbished by the technicians of MB Collision Group. The presentation took place at the MB Collision location in Chatsworth, CA.
Raymond Holliday is a United States military veteran who used his military benefits following retirement to earn a college degree. Finding no employment, he endured personal struggles and became homeless. After five years of struggle, he began to turn his life around. Holliday began working as a dishwasher and security worker. Soon, he was able to find employment as a writing tutor at a community college’s veteran resource center. Holliday currently lives more than 10 miles away from his place of employment and must endure three hours of travel on mass transportation to get to work. His mother lives 70 miles away with his closest relative living more than 15 miles away. This refurbished vehicle from the NABC Recycled Rides® program will allow Holliday to commute to his job more easily and spend time with his family.
The recipient was nominated by U.S. Vets. U.S. Vets’ mission is to end veteran homelessness in the United States. The organization was founded by veterans to serve fellow veterans and is the leading nonprofit dedicated to the work of helping veterans and their families transition from homelessness through tailored support to help them gain independence.
“Thank you to everybody, a big thank you to MB Collision and to GEICO, this vehicle looks like it just came from the factory,” said Holliday. “Thank you very much to NABC Recycled Rides® and thank you to U.S. Vets for helping me get this vehicle.”
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.
MB Collision Group is an I-CAR Gold Certified network. Their collision centers are not only factory-certified, ensuring top quality repairs, but also fiercely customer-centric, putting their needs and satisfaction first. They have gifted multiple vehicles this year through the NABC Recycled Rides® program.
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.
Additional partners in this presentation include: Copart, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity and Enterprise
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.