NABC® Members GEICO and Aureus Auto Body Donate Refurbished Vehicle to Deserving Philadelphia Area Citizen in Need

The NABC Recycled Rides® Presentation Took Place on August 2 in Zieglerville, PA

Media note:  Additional pictures from the event can be found HERE.

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL  (August 7, 2024) – A single mother from Zieglerville, Pennsylvania experienced a life-changing event –the presentation of a vehicle to provide her critically needed transportation–thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donor GEICO and repair partner Aureus Auto Body.

NABC®, GEICO and Aureus Auto Body presented a fully refurbished 2013 Hyundai Elantra to Angela Moyer, a single mother with two young children. The family has been dependent on shelters for housing and friends for rides since Angela’s broke down. Getting herself to her job and her children to appointments was a struggle. She has been searching for an apartment, but that has been difficult with no car and two babies.  Now, everything has changed. Not worrying about transportation means that Angela Moyer can concentrate on building a stable family situation.

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.

“Aureus Auto Body is proud to partner with Recycled Rides to give back to our community,” commented Tom Bemiller, CEO of the Aureus Group. “By restoring vehicles, we’re not just fixing cars; we’re providing individuals with the means to achieve greater independence and prosperity.”

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included Conicelli Hyundai, Cars for Charity, Advanced Remarketing Services, 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 3,300 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.