Next NABC® Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Set for Texas Star Golf Course in Dallas on April 10, 2024
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (January 25, 2024) — The National Auto Body Council® announced the winners of the sold-out NABC® Palm Springs Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Presented by Hertz, held Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort in Palm Springs, CA.
More than 150 players, sponsors and industry members gathered for the tournament to kick off 2024 for the collision repair industry. NABC® Day featured a NABC Recycled Rides® presentation to four Palm Springs families – including three veterans and a single mother, the golf fundraiser and NABC Day member reception.
For the first time, the golf fundraiser was held at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort, a Pete Dye course. The winners were:
- 1st — Todd Highsmith, Dave Mollner, Robert Rucho and Leonard Lassik, who were 19 under at 51 (shown at right)
- 2nd — Chris Chase, Bob Cornelius, Steve Widen and Alan Kirkpatrick, who finished 18 under at 52
- 3rd — Joe Flowers, David Anderson, Juan Escalera and Scott Jensen, who came in 17 under at 53
- Closest to the pin honors went to Rob Riley, Alexandra Carney, Mike Harris, John Fernandez and Sandy Panduro. Long drive went to Robert Rucho and Keith Egan.
“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.
NABC Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Schedule
NABC® Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser — April 10, 2024
Texas Star Golf Course, Dallas, TX
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.
NABC® Boone Valley Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser — September 9, 2024
Boone Valley Golf Club, St. Louis, MO
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 3,200 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
