Presentation of the NABC Recycled Ride® Took Place February 26 at Farmers Insurance Phoenix Office
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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (February 27, 2026) – On Thursday, February 26, a Phoenix single mother in need received the gift of a lifetime—the donation of a beautifully refurbished vehicle to help secure the future her and her children have been building. The donation was made possible by the NABC Recycled Rides® program, vehicle donor Farmers and repair partner Allard Collision, which was acquired by OpenRoad Collision in 2023.
The presentation took place at the Farmers Insurance Phoenix Office. In addition to the vehicle, Enterprise and the employees of Farmers filled the trunk with vehicle accessories and household items for the family.
The recipient, Sara Holman, was nominated by Help Now AZ. Help Now AZ’s mission is to change the cycle of homelessness through our children, provide immediate aid and comfort, promote awareness and advance education for those who have found themselves in some form of homelessness.
“Personally, and professionally as an organization, it really hits home when you start to understand the struggles in life people have and how they struggle to do what a lot of us take for granted,” said James O’Neil of OpenRoad Collision. “Our mission is to improve other people’s lives, and I think this is one of the points that you know you really are improving someone’s life and it emotionally and personally affects you.”
A 2020 Nissan Murano, donated by Farmers and refurbished by the technicians at Allard Collision, was presented to Sara Holman.
Sara is a single mother from Phoenix of two teenagers. For an extended period, Sara and her children have experienced housing instability, living day-to-day in hotel rooms while she works multiple jobs to keep her family together. Every aspect of life—school, work, food, safety—has been dependent on survival-level decisions. Yet Sara has never stopped moving forward. She has maintained employment, protected her children’s emotional well-being and continued building toward stability even in the most uncertain circumstances. Today, Sara’s family has transitioned out of crisis. Her children are thriving academically and socially, and Sara has built a strong and advancing career in the automotive industry—working her way up through multiple roles and now pursuing leadership opportunities. Despite this progress, transportation remains her greatest barrier. Sara relies on rideshare services, creating more financial strain. The gift of a refurbished vehicle through NABC Recycled Rides® provides far more than a vehicle—it provides safety, consistency and sustainability. It removes a critical obstacle that threatens the progress Sara has already earned and helps ensure her family never has to return to crisis. Sara has done the work. This vehicle will help secure the future she and her children are building.
“I’m speechless, I feel thankful and grateful,” said recipient Sara Holman. “The kids are excited. My first stop will be for lunch. Maybe a convenience store for a slushie. This is going to help me, and my kids move forward to our next step in life.”
Farmers, a level one member of the NABC®, has donated nearly 100 vehicles to people and organizations in need through NABC Recycled Rides®.
Allard Collision, an I-CAR Gold Class repair facility, has seven locations across the greater Phoenix area and holds the following OEM certifications: Nissan, Kia, Infiniti, Hyundai, GM, Genesis, and FCA. OpenRoad Collision partners with and invests in leading collision repair centers across the United States. Their family of collision brands believes that quality repairs, excellent technician training, OEM-centric processes, and a passionate employee base are the gears that create a best-in-class collision center. OpenRoad Collision currently owns and operates 37 collision repair centers across a multi-state footprint and is actively pursuing additional partnerships with respected independent operators.
Additional partners in this presentation include: Wesco, AutoNation Nissan, LKQ/Keystone, Migrant Glass, Enterprise, Advanced Remarketing Services, Copart 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.