MEDIA CONTACT:
Dale Ross
651.207.9652
dross@nationalautobodycouncil.org
The NABC Recycled Rides® Presentation Took Place Recently in Phoenix.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (April 2, 2025) – On Tuesday, March 25, Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County, an agency that drives veterans and their families to medical appointments and helps raise public awareness of the sacrifices that veterans have made, received a beautifully refurbished vehicle that will be used to improve the lives of veterans throughout Arizona and neighboring states. The donation was made possible by the NABC Recycled Rides® program, insurance partner car donor GEICO and repair partner Bill Luke Body Shop of Phoenix.
NABC®, GEICO and Bill Luke Body Shop of Phoenix presented a beautifully refurbished 2019 Hyundai Tucson to the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County, which strives to strengthen veterans and their families through a variety of services, programs, education and hope. The council will use the NABC Recycled Rides® vehicle to transport veterans and their family members to medical appointments and to help them with any other needs. The council serves a wide area, sometimes traveling as much as 300 miles to help veterans in need.
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.
GEICO is the largest donor of vehicles to the NABC Recycled Rides® program, having donated more than 1000 vehicles since 2007.
Bill Luke Body Shop operates in a 75,000 square foot facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and highly trained technicians. It is a part of the Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership serving the Phoenix area and is an I-CAR Gold Certified collision center.
Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation included Arizona Automotive Paint & Supply, LKQ, Axalta, 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.
