Education Foundation - About the Education Foundation: News: 2008 Press Release

Hoffman Estates, IL – JULY 26, 2008-The Seventh Annual I-CAR Education Foundation Golf Tournament, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., was held at the Tournament Players Club golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, July 24, 2008. 82 golfers hit the fairway for a good cause - to help fuel the philanthropic efforts of the Education Foundation. This annual event raised over $20,000 that will go toward the I-CAR Education Foundation’s mission: “To secure donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry.”

“The I-CAR Education Foundation had a very successful golf tournament this year,” said Chris Evans, Chairman of the I-CAR Education Foundation Board of Trustees. “We want to thank the key golf tournament sponsor, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., as well as all the other sponsoring companies and individuals. We would also like to thank the golfers and volunteers who braved the hot Arizona weather to support the mission of the Education Foundation.”

Sponsors of the golf tournament and reception included:

3M
911 Collision Centers & Auto Glass
ABRA Autobody & Glass
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.
Audatex, A Solera Company
Auto Body World
Automotive Impressions, Inc.
BASF Corporation
Car-O-Liner Company
CARSTAR
CCAR
CCC Information Services
CollisionWeek
Copart Auto Auctions
CSi Complete
DuPont Performance Coatings
E.A.R.S.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Fix Auto USA

Garagefly.com
Gerber Collision and Glass
Greenleaf Auto Recyclers
I-CAR Executive Committee
I-CAR Education Foundation Executive Committee
Impact Auto Body
J.D. Hender/Associates
John Edelen
Leading Edge Auto Refinishes, Inc.
LKQ Corporation/Keystone Automotive Industries
Raintree Auto Body
Schoonover Bodyworks, Inc.
SCRS
Seidner’s Collision Centers
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
Sports & Imports
The Hertz Corporation
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
True2Form Collision Repair Centers

Photos from this event will be posted at the I-CAR Education Foundation website at
www.ed-foundation.org under the Meetings and Conferences section.

Volunteers who assisted staff with the event included:

Jason Bartanen
Michael Calens
Chris Evans
Clark Plucinski
Ron Ray
Steve Seidner
Frank Thomas

The Eighth Annual I-CAR Education Foundation Golf Tournament will take place on Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Washington D.C. The tournament will be held in conjunction with the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and I-CAR events. Individuals and companies interested in sponsoring next year’s tournament can contact the Education Foundation at 888.722.3787, Ext. 282 for more information.

The I-CAR Education Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to securing donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry.

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