NABC® Members GEICO and Caliber Collision Donate a Refurbished Vehicle to an Indianapolis-area Single Mother in Need through the NABC Recycled Rides® Program

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL  (April 20, 2025) – On April 16, a single mother from central Indiana experienced a life-changing gift —the donation of a beautifully refurbished vehicle—thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program, Caliber and GEICO.  

The vehicle, a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica, was donated by GEICO and refurbished by the expert technicians at Caliber Collision Indianapolis North. It was presented to Emiley Eaton who was nominated for the NABC Recycled Rides® program by the non-profit Concord Neighborhood Center.

Without a car since an accident in December, it has been a challenge for Emiley Eaton to juggle transportation to work, day care and routine tasks such as grocery shopping. As the sole provider for her young son, Emiley has worked hard to ensure a better quality of life for her child and herself, transitioning from food service to healthcare where she earned certification as a clinical medical assistant.

Over the past 12 years, Caliber Collision and its industry partners have donated more than 600 vehicles to military service members, veterans and other individuals in need of reliable transportation. All Caliber locations are I-CAR Gold Certified repair facilities. 

GEICO, a Level One Partner of the National Auto Body Council®, has donated more than 1000 vehicles to people and organizations in need through NABC Recycled Rides®.

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 this NABC® Recycled Rides presentation included 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.