Next NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Set for Boone Valley Golf Club in St. Louis on September 9, 2024
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (April 22, 2024) — The National Auto Body Council® announced the winners of the NABC® Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser, held Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Texas Star Golf Course in Dallas.
More than 125 players, sponsors and industry members gathered for the second tournament of the NABC® season. The day featured the presentation of a NABC® Recycled Ride to deserving U.S. Army veteran Kijafa Adams prior to the shotgun. In addition, the National Auto Body Council presented two vehicles the day prior at the PPG Conference to U.S. Army veteran Nathan Burrows and single mother Walnisha Stevenson.
After a round with threatening skies and windy conditions, the winners put together solid rounds to take the signature NABC® crystal trophies.
- 1st – Darren Huggins, Tom Wolf, David Powoli and Gene Kozash, who came in -19 under at 52 (shown above)
- 2nd – Tim Bates, Patrick Hickory, Ernest Salady and Mike Malliton, who were -18 under at 53 and won a scorecard playoff
- 3rd – Kyle Drob, Tracy Carpenter, Logan Payne and Travis Rilat, who were tied at -18 under with a 53
- Men’s closest to the pin and longest drive went to Brian Wilkinson while Alyssa Theis took home the ladies’ closest to the pin and longest drive honors
“Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our players and sponsors for supporting today’s event. The real winners are those who we support through our programs – the families in need, military members, veterans and first responders. We’re honored to be able to give back to them and their communities through the collective work of the collision industry,” said Scott Sampley, chairman of the National Auto Body Council.
Photos from the event are available here.
NABC Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Schedule
The NABC® Boone Valley Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser will be held September 9, 2024
Boone Valley Golf Club, St. Louis, MO. Registration for the golf fundraiser will open shortly. Sponsorship opportunities – including title sponsorship – are available by contacting Debby Robinson at drobinson@nationalautobodycouncil.org or 312.505.4336.
The NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraisers provide an opportunity to join industry colleagues and customers for great golf and support the NABC®! And, of course, there is the opportunity to win bragging rights on the course, great raffle prizes and auction items! Through the foundation, proceeds will benefit families in need, military members, veterans and first responders, and help fulfill the mission of harnessing the power of the collective membership of the collision repair industry to positively impact communities across the country. The new Changing and Saving Lives Foundation is a 501(c)3, making sponsorship and golf donations tax-deductible for companies and participants. It also will continue to offer the popular multi-event sponsorship program, making it more affordable and more efficient to be a partner in the NABC® golf events.
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 3,300 vehicles, provided extrication opportunities for some 5,500 First Responders and is helping educate students and adult drivers in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides®, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) and the NABC® Community Impact programs. That effort equates to a 4:1 ROI in dollar value delivered from NABC® membership dollars. The National Auto Body Council® is changing the paradigm of how the collision industry works and is viewed. For more information, visit www.NationalAutoBodyCouncil.org.
ABOUT THE CHANGING AND SAVING LIVES FOUNDATION
The Changing and Saving Lives Foundation exists to promote a positive impression of and common interest in the automotive repair industry; to improve the quality of life of families in need, veterans, active-duty military, and first responders through support programs and donations; and to give back to enhance communities across the country. The Changing and Saving Lives Foundation is a public benefit corporation and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and other programs and projects as are described in §§ 170(c)(2)(B), 501(c)(3), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws. For more information, visit www.changingandsavinglivesfoundation.org.
