NABC® Members Allstate and Glaser’s Collision Center Donate Two Refurbished Vehicles to a Louisville Area Individual in Need and an Agency that Serves the Disabled through the NABC Recycled Rides® Program

The NABC Recycled Rides® Presentation Took Place Recently in Crestwood, Kentucky

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

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (December 23, 2024) – On December 20, a resident of Louisville and an agency that serves the needs of individuals with disabilities each experienced a momentous event–the presentation of vehicles that will change lives–thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donor Allstate and repair partner Glaser’s Collision Center-Oldham County.

NABC®, Allstate and Glaser’s Collision presented a fully refurbished 2019 Nissan Altima to Immah Mendoza, who has been depending on ride shares to get to work and to school, where she is on the way to getting a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems. Finding an affordable car has been very difficult. Despite hardships, including having a child at 15 and helping take care of her daughter, her father and herself through health issues, Mendoza graduated high school with honors, and navigated the complexities of raising a child while also supporting her family. Inspired by others’ success stories, she focused on improving her mental and physical well-being. Mendoza is well on the way to achieving her dreams and the NABC® donated vehicle will go a long way to making her dreams possible.

NABC®, Allstate and Glaser’s Collision Center also presented a beautifully refurbished 2019 Honda Odyssey to Cedar Lake Residences. The NABC® donated vehicle will help expand Cedar Lake’s mission by allowing more individuals to have access its services, including its day program for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults. They attend the Cedar Lake Enrichment Center (CLEC) when they might otherwise be isolated at home. This addition to Cedar Lake’s fleet will also allow more clients to make trips to the zoo or the drive-in movie theater nearby. The vehicle will also expand Cedar Lake’s capacity to take people to work, day programs, errands, doctors’ appointments, family visits, etc.

“We’re incredibly thankful for the support our community has shown us over 38 years,” said Aaron Glaser, one of the owners of Glaser’s Collision Center. “Partnering with the National Auto Body Council and other businesses to give back during the holiday season is a privilege. This effort is about coming together to make a real difference, and we’re honored to help Cedar Lake and Immah Mendoza in this way.”

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included LKQ, All Start Auto Lights, GIPE Auto Color, Christian Brothers Automotive-Crestwood, Advanced Remarketing Services, Hi-Way Muffler, Digital EFX, Cars for Charity, Copart, Win4 and Enterprise.

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 $47 million.

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included Bob’s Main Street Motors, Commercial Auto Glass, Dentsmart, Russ Darrow Toyota, 800 Charity Cars, Copart and Enterprise.
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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.