U.S. Army Veteran and a Woman in Need Receive Refurbished Vehicles Thanks to NABC® Members GEICO and Caliber Collision and the NABC Recycled Rides® Program

The NABC Recycled Rides® Presentation Took Place Recently in Bakersfield Condors Hockey Game.

MEDIA NOTE: Photos from the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation are available HERE.

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL  (December 31, 2024) – Two Bakersfield residents each experienced a life-changing event–the presentation of a vehicle to provide them critically needed transportation–thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with vehicle donor GEICO and repair partner Caliber Collision’s two Bakersfield locations. The vehicles, refurbished by teammates at Caliber Collision’s two Bakersfield locations who volunteered their personal time and skills to restore the vehicles were presented to the recipients on the ice during the first intermission of the Bakersfield Condors hockey game on December 27.

NABC®, GEICO and Caliber presented a fully refurbished 2015 Toyota Highlander to Jeremy Bagby, a much-decorated U.S. Army veteran. Bagby has been bicycling to and from his job as a bus driver for the transit system. The California Veterans Assistance Program nominated Jeremy Bagby for the NABC Recycled Rides® donated vehicle.

NABC®, GEICO and Caliber also presented a beautifully refurbished 2021 Hyundai Kona to Kayla Sawyers, a motivated, hard-working, brave young woman who is determined to break the cycle of hardship she has faced. The NABC Recycled Rides® donated vehicle will be instrumental in helping Kayla Sawyers achieve her educational and employment goals.  She was nominated by Bakersfield Angels, a foster care non-profit organization that she has been a part of for three years.

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 $50 million.

Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation include 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.