Presentation of the NABC Recycled Ride® on January 8, 2026, took place at Gerber Collision & Glass in Murfreesboro, TN
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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (January 12, 2026) – On Thursday, January 8, Park Center of Nashville which offers pathways to independence for people facing mental health and substance use issues to reclaim hope, live, and work in their communities, started the new year off by receiving a beautifully refurbished vehicle to help them better serve their clients. The donation was made possible by the NABC Recycled Rides® program, vehicle donor Travelers and repair partner Gerber Collision & Glass, where it was refurbished by the technicians from the shop located in Murfreesboro, TN.
A 2020 Chrysler Voyager LXI, donated by Travelers and refurbished by the technicians at Gerber Collision & Glass, was presented to Park Center. Park Center, with two locations in Nashville, opened in 1984 as a 501c3, nonprofit agency for people who have severe and persistent mental illness. Park Center is licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This refurbished vehicle from the NABC Recycled Rides® program will assist Park Center to enable adults with mental illness to enjoy a better quality of life as valued members of the community in which they live and work.
Travelers, a level one member of the NABC®, has donated more than 85 vehicles to people and organizations in need through NABC Recycled Rides®.
Gerber Collision & Glass, also a Level One member of the NABC®, was founded in 1937 as a single glass and trim shop and has grown to be one of the largest auto collision and glass repair companies in North America. Gerber Collision & Glass locations are all I-CAR Gold Certified repair facilities.
Additional partners in this presentation include: Copart, Enterprise, Advanced Remarketing Services and Cars for Charity.
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 3,750 vehicles valued at some $67 million.
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 3,750 vehicles and provided extrication opportunities for some 6,000 First Responders in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™). 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.