The National Auto Body Council (NABC), along with USAA and a host of collision repair facilities, recently donated refurbished vehicles to 15 deserving veterans and their families at USAA headquarters in San Antonio as part of the NABC’s Recycled Rides program.
Recycled Rides is a program which NABC works to repair donated vehicles to people and families in need.
All the cars were donated by USAA and were refurbished by collision repair partners.
Service King/ Crash Champions repaired five of the vehicles, Caliber Collision restored five vehicles, Gerber Collision & Glass refurbished two vehicles and Performance Collision worked with three vehicles.
The presentation was part of USAA’s 100th anniversary celebration, through which it gifted more than 100 Recycled Rides vehicles to military families across the country, including Nashville, Seattle, Chesapeake, Savannah, Charlotte, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, Tampa, San Diego and San Antonio.
“USAA is proud to celebrate our 100th anniversary and our 100th vehicle gifted as we recognize 15 veterans and present them the gift of reliable transportation,” said Neal Rideout, senior vice president, Property & Casualty Distribution and Service, USAA. “Our commitment is to serve our military members, and we are proud to help these veterans and their families with the gift of reliable transportation to help them along their journey. Thank you to our many partners for making this possible.”
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The recipients of the vehicles included:
·U.S. Army veteran Willard Foust, who received a 2017 Dodge Caravan
·U.S. Marine Corps veteran Eli LeQuang, who was presented a 2018 Honda Civic
·U.S. Army veteran Alfred Wilkinson, who was gifted a 2017 Honda Accord
·U.S. Air Force veteran Sarah Alvarez, who received a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
·U.S. Air Force Reserves veteran Benigno Salas, Jr., who was presented a 2018 Hyundai Elantra
·U.S. Army veteran Danielle Walker, who received a 2018 Mazda CX-5
·U.S. Navy seaman Seth McGraw, who was presented a 2019 Jeep Compass
·U.S. Air Force veteran Julia Orozco, who was gifted a 2017 Honda Civic
·U.S. Army veteran Edward Moreno, who was presented a 2020 Nissan Versa
·U.S. Army veteran Rhekia Terrell, who received a 2019 Hyundai Elantra
·U.S. Army veteran Brittany Kolodgie, who was gifted a 2019 Kia Sorento
·U.S. Navy veteran Tiffany Kane, who received a 2021 Honda Accord Sport
·U.S. Air Force veteran John (Jack) McCloskey, who was gifted a 2018 Nissan Versa
·U.S. Army veteran Jonathan Rosario, who was presented a 2018 Toyota RAV 4
·U.S. Army veteran Ignacio Prieto, who received a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado
“It is exciting to join our member USAA in their 100th anniversary celebration, and we are grateful to Service King/Crash Champions, Caliber Collision and Glass, Performance Collision/Certified Collision Group and Gerber Collision & Glass, which refurbished all of today’s beautiful vehicles, for making this the largest NABC Recycled Rides presentation in our history,” said Scott Sampley, chairman of the NABC board of directors. “We are proud to meet these veterans and their families and hear their stories. We are indebted to their service to our country and are committed to helping them continue their path to independence and success with the gift of reliable transportation.”
For more information on Recycled Rides, click here.
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