NABC Announces New Award to Recognize Outstanding Charity Partners
PORT CHARLOTTE (September 9, 2024) –- The National Auto Body Council® announced it is opening the nominations for its 2024 awards – the NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Award and the NABC® President’s Award, which formally recognize individuals and companies for their leadership of and commitment to improving the collision repair industry. It also announced a new award for 2024 – the NABC® Community Partner Award, which will recognize NABC® charitable partners who are doing outstanding work nationally or in their local communities.
The NABC® President’s Award is designed to honor the NABC® member company that supports the vision of the National Auto Body Council® through donation of their time and resources. Companies will be nominated by the NABC® Board of Directors, and member companies at all levels of NABC® membership are eligible. The winner will be named later this year, and will be recognized on the lifetime traveling trophy. In addition, the NABC® will make contributions to a philanthropic organization in the recipient’s honor.
The NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Award recognizes the individual in the collision repair industry who has delivered exemplary service in the NABC® mission of Changing and Saving Lives Every Day, far beyond their role in the industry. Individuals may be nominated by a member of the NABC® Board of Directors or by the public. This award will be presented this fall, and the recipient will receive an engraved trophy to signify their accomplishments. In addition, the NABC® will make a contribution to a charitable organization in the recipient’s name.
The new NABC® Community Partner Award recognizes the charitable organizations or leaders who are working with NABC® programs such as NABC Recycled Rides® and NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) to serve their communities. Criteria for the award include charity be a registered 501(c)3 serving military members, veterans, individuals or families in need, or first responders; has participated in either a NABC Recycled Rides® or NABC F.R.E.E.™ event in the last 24 months, and organizations should be apolitical in nature. The charity selected for the award will receive a $500 monetary award from the NABC®. Charities can be nominated by collision repair facilities and vehicle donors that have taken part in an NABC event in the past two years, as well as by the NABC® program directors for each program.
Nominations open September 4, 2024 and will run through September 30, 2024.
“As our organization has grown and evolved, so has our awards program to recognize the industry’s leaders,” said Debby Robinson, executive director of the National Auto Body Council®. “We were honored to present the 2023 NABC® President’s Award to GEICO and the NABC® Changing and Saving Lives Award to Shawn Crozat, CEO of G&C Auto Body, and look forward to seeing the deserving nominees for this year’s awards. We also are excited to recognize our charitable partners who help us serve communities across the country.”
Deserving individuals may be nominated for the NABC® Changing and Saving Lives award by a member of the NABC® Board of Directors or by the public. The nominee should demonstrate the following criteria:
- Enthusiasm for giving back to the community
- Viewed as someone who enriches their community
- Partnership or tie with local community
- Willingness to volunteer
- Commitment to helping others
- Exemplifies the integrity and professionalism of collision industry professionals
- Went above and beyond during a time of crisis or peril to provide support and assistance
Nominations open on September 4, 2024 and will run through September 30, 2024.
Previous nominees can be re-nominated for their continued work in the community. For more information, contact the NABC® Awards Committee Chair Debbie Teter at NABCAwards@nationalautobodycouncil.org.
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.
