NABC® Members Allstate and Gerber Collision & Glass Donate Refurbished Vehicle to Deserving Fort Wayne Single Mother

The NABC Recycled Rides® Presentation Took Place on August 16 at the Fort Wayne TinCaps Baseball Game at Parkview Field

MEDIA NOTE: Photos from the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation are available HERE

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL  (August 22, 2024) – A single mother working two jobs to support her children recently experienced a life-changing event–the presentation of a vehicle to provide her independence and critically needed transportation–thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donor Allstate and repair partner Gerber Collision & Glass-Maineville, Ohio.

NABC®, Allstate and Gerber Collision & Glass presented a fully refurbished 2017 Nissan Altima as part of Gerber Night at the Fort Wayne TinCaps game.

Trish Mathus is working two jobs to make the best life for her children, aged 10 and 13, but she has found it nearly impossible to save money while driving an old van that breaks down all the time. Her nominator called Trish the perfect candidate for NABC Recycled Rides®. The family was devastated when her niece died at the age of four. Trish and her children struggled with the loss but found support from Erin’s House for Grieving Children. Trish has also given back to Erin’s House by speaking at its largest fundraiser, sharing her story and why Erin’s House is so important to her family.

“This gift is opening a new part of my life,” said Trish Mathus.  “It’s not just a car. It connects me with my children, because we have the best times together when we’re going somewhere.  It’s amazing.”

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 3,300 vehicles valued at some $47 million.

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Spilling Towing, 1-800 Charity Cars and Copart.

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 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.