NABC Recycled Rides® Vehicles Presented to Three Deserving St. Louis Veterans at the Event
Photos from the Golf Event Available Here
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (September 26, 2024) – The members, partners and colleagues of the National Auto Body Council® teed it up for the NABC® Boone Valley Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Presented by Enterprise and a NABC Recycled Rides® presentation – all held Monday, September 9, at Boone Valley Golf Club in St. Louis, MO.
Each year, the NABC® and its member partners raise funds to support hundreds of NABC Recycled Rides® car presentations to those in need, NABC F.R.E.E.™ education programs for first responders, and NABC® Community Impact programs that keep thousands of drivers safe on the road.
The NABC® Boone Valley Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser Presented by Enterprise featured four-person teams in a best-ball format. The winners of the event were:
- First Place – Jeff Ingalls, Bob Cornelius, Steve Widen and Derek Willyard with a TBD under 54
- Second Place – Ozzie Smith, Ed Weezy and Matt Pruitt with a TBD under 55 – scorecard playoff
- Third Place – Kurtis Barks, Pat Byrnes, Brett Hull and Travis Cunningham with a TBD under 55
- Closest to pin 8 – Sean Gergets 5’2”
- Closest to pin 16 – Tanner Lee 6’8”
- Women’s long drive 9 – Carol Beulow
- Men’s long drive 14 – Jim Hanneman
Prior to the shotgun, the NABC Recycled Rides program presented three vehicles to three deserving U.S. Army veterans, thanks to car donors USAA and GEICO and repair partners Gerber Collision & Glass and Caliber.
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 and provided extrication opportunities for some 5,500 First Responders in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides®, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) and the NABC® Community Impact program. 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 allow 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.