NABC® Members Allstate and Flower Hill Auto Body Donate Refurbished Vehicle to Long Island Single Mother through theNABC Recycled Rides® Program

Presentation Took Place June 19 in Roslyn, New York

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (June 20, 2025) – On Thursday, June 19, a single mother of two facing steep financial challenges received a life-changing gift, a fully refurbished vehicle to get her children to school and herself to work and to meet other family needs—thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program, along with insurance partner Allstate and collision repair partner Flower Hill Auto Body of Roslyn.

Allstate donated the 2015 Honda Civic to the NABC Recycled Rides® program, and Flower Hill Auto Body technicians fully refurbished the vehicle. The recipient Melissa, was nominated by Jericho Cares, a non-profit organization helping families in need.

Melissa is a hardworking single mother of two who has overcome domestic violence, but who faces new challenges. In 2022, she was forced to move her children from the only home they had known, because the homeowner was delinquent paying his taxes and the house was taken from him. Her current rent is substantially higher than what she was paying. All the while she was taking care of her ailing grandmother. All of this contributed to higher living costs, making it difficult for Melissa to pay all her bills. Because she brings her children to school every day, it is important for her to have reliable, affordable transportation. Melissa’s daughter is the first in the family to attend college, so it is important to Melissa that her daughter continue on this path so that she is successful in life. Melissa is a great role model for her children and is very deserving of the gift of the NABC Recycled Ride®.

“We are so fortunate to have members like Allstate and Flower Hill Auto Body, who so generously donate their resources so that we can provide a reliable vehicle to someone as deserving as Melissa, who is working hard to create the best possible life for herself and her family despite some obstacles and unfortunate circumstances,” said Dale Ross, program director for the NABC Recycled Rides® program. “We hope that this vehicle delivers many miles and many smiles for her family.”

Allstate, a Level One Partner of the National Auto Body Council®, has donated hundreds of vehicles to people and organizations in need through NABC Recycled Rides®.

Flower Hill Auto Body is a multi-generation family business, founded more than 70 years ago.  Flower Hill Auto Body is an I-CAR Gold Certified repair facility. 

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 the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation include Collision Automotive, Roslyn Car Care, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity, Copart, 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®, 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 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.