NABC® Members Donate Refurbished Vehicles to Three Dallas-Area Women in Need through the NABC Recycled Rides® Program

Presentation Took Place May 1 at the Annual NABC® Golf Fundraiser in Dallas

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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (May 4, 2025) – On Thursday, May 1, three women, each struggling with transportation issues for themselves and their children, received a life-changing gift —the donation of a beautifully refurbished vehicle. The donations were made possible by vehicle donors Allstate, Farmers and Travelers and collision repair centers Crash Champions, Grand Prairie Ford and Trophy Nissan Collision through the NABC Recycled Rides® program.

The annual NABC® Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser raises funds that support the NABC Recycled Rides® Program, which provides refurbished vehicles to individuals in need and organizations that serve them, and delivers life-saving vehicle rescue education for first responders through the NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) program. The event took place at the spectacular Bear Creek Golf Club in Dallas.

The three recipients of the vehicles were all nominated by the Gatehouse, a non-profit agency that assists single mothers in the DFW area.

• Travelers and Trophy Nissan also presented a fully refurbished 2019 Nissan Sentra S to Anna Garcia, a single mom and school counselor recovering from debt and other hardships.  Garcia’s life has been defined by resilience, determination and an unwavering commitment to helping others. She has a master’s degree in social work and is using that training to help others in recovery from trauma and abuse. Garcia needs a dependable vehicle to commute to work, take her daughter to swim lessons and soccer games, and continue her journey toward financial freedom.
• Brittany McNutt, a single mom working full-time who is committed to becoming self-sufficient, received a refurbished 2022 Buick Encore, donated by Farmers and refurbished by Crash Champions. McNutt has overcome significant hardships in her life to the point that she has a stable career and was recently promoted in her job. The NABC Recycled Rides® vehicle will replace an unreliable vehicle and will provide safe travel for McNutt and her child.
• Allstate and Grand Prairie Ford presented a beautifully refurbished 2021 Kia Sportage to Dominique Lowe, a single mother who is working to complete her master’s degree. Her current vehicle has left this family of four stranded more than once. All three of Dominique’s children are active in sports and other extracurriculars and the donated vehicle will help ensure that she can get to her job and her classes, and the children can participate in all their activities.

Allstate, Farmers and Travelers are all Level One members and longtime supporters of the NABC®.

Crash Champions, also a Level One member, has grown to include more than 650 locations in 38 states. All Crash Champions locations are I-CAR Gold Certified repair facilities.

Grand Prairie Ford and Trophy Nissan are part of the Berkshire Hathaway Automotive Group, a longtime NABC® member, and are I-CAR Gold Certified collision repair centers.

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 3M, PPG, English Color, Dent Dimensions, Big Bass Towing, PDR Linx, AutoNation Chevrolet NRH, AutoZone, Hudson’s Mobile Glass Service, Keystone Automotive, Wheel Technologies, 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.