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

Hoffman Estates, IL – August 6, 2008–Akzo Nobel contributed $7,500 in May to support the I-CAR Education Foundation’s mission. The $7,500 contribution to the Education Foundation Industry Partners Annual Fund will support many Education Foundation activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry.

"Akzo Nobel has already impacted career and technical education through their Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry student scholarship that has been offered for the past five years," said Chris Evans, Chairman of the I-CAR Education Foundation Board of Trustees. "However, Akzo Nobel is continuing to improve the collision repair education system with their generous donation to the I-CAR Education Foundation. With this contribution, the Education Foundation will have the tools they need to be able to continue offering student scholarships, instructor training grants, and curriculum grants."

“Creating opportunities for our current workforce, growing a pool of future talent, and ensuring that both are properly educated is critical to the advancement of the collision industry,” noted Tom Moreland, Director of National Accounts for Akzo Nobel Car Refinish Americas. Moreland continued, “This contribution, along with those that are made available through out Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry program, represents the regard that Akzo Nobel has for the work of the I-CAR Education Foundation.”

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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