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Steelers Legend Rocky Bleier and the Veterans’ Leadership Program Joins Local Insurers, Cochran Collision To Donate Vehicles to Two Veterans
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Deborah Robinson
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312.505.4336
drobinson@vmg1.com
STEELERS LEGEND ROCKY BLEIER AND THE VETERANS’ LEADERSHIP PROGRAM JOINS LOCAL INSURERS, COCHRAN COLLISION TO DONATE VEHICLES TO TWO VETERANS
PITTSBURGH, PA, July 15, 2022 (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — On Monday, July 18, Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier and the Veterans Leadership Program are helping two deserving Pittsburgh veterans experience a life-changing event – the presentation of two vehicles to provide them independence and the ability to work and take care of their families – thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donors Allstate and Farmers Insurance® and Body by Cochran Collision.
The presentation will be held at Rosedale Technical College, located at 215 Beecham Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, on Monday, July 18, at 6 p.m. ET, in conjunction with the Collision Repair Education Foundation industry reception. Bleier will join the festivities, along with representatives of Allstate, Farmers Insurance® and Body by Cochran Collision.
WHO: NABC Recycled Rides® program, along with:
- Four-time Super Bowl Champion and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier
- Vehicle donors Allstate and Farmers Insurance®
- Collision repair partner Body by Cochran Collision
- Hosts Collision Repair Education Foundation and Rosedale Technical College
- Two deserving veterans selected by the Veterans’ Leadership Program
WHAT: NABC®, Allstate, Farmers Insurance® and Body by Cochran Collision will present two vehicles to deserving individuals, including:
Anita Richmond, United States Marine Corps veteran, was working daily at her full-time job, and part-time job as a Lyft driver until her 2007 vehicle experienced extensive transmission issues that were too expensive to repair. Richmond has since been utilizing public transportation and had to give up her part-time Lyft job.
Ryan Mueller served his country in the US Army Reserves for eight years, and as a combat engineer in Iraq he sustained injuries in combat have led him to great pain that he deals with every day. Through the pain, he walks two miles to work as a cook at a local restaurant, which adds stress on his knees. Mueller is an extremely hard worker and is also enrolled in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment to help him retrain in a different line of work that would be less stressful on his body.
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 nearly 3,000 vehicles valued at some $42 million.
Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides® presentation include PPG, 1-800 Charity Cars, TOONA Automotive Paint & Equipment, Collision Repair Education Foundation, and Rosedale Technical College.
WHERE:Rosedale Technical College
215 Beecham Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
215 Beecham Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
WHEN: Monday, July 18, 2022
Reception at 6 p.m. ET
NABC Recycled Rides presentation at 7 p.m. ET
Reception at 6 p.m. ET
NABC Recycled Rides presentation at 7 p.m. ET
Media Opportunities: Media members will have an opportunity to cover the unveiling of the cars and presentation to the recipients, as well as interview the recipients and representatives from NABC®, the insurance partners and the repair partner.
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 nearly 3,000 vehicles, provided extrication opportunities for nearly 5,000 First Responders and is helping educate students and adult drivers in communities around the country through NABC Recycled Rides®, NABC First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.™) and the NABC® Drive Out Distraction program. That effort equates to a 4:1 ROI in dollar value delivered from NABC® membership dollars. The National Auto Body Council® is changing the paradigm of how the collision industry works and is viewed. For more information, visit www.NationalautoBodyCouncil.org.
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