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Industry Leader Challenges Aftermarket Companies for Global Scholarship

In an effort to get more industry people involved with education in their areas, and to reach out to local high schools and meet with teachers and students, Felt Auto Parts in Ogden, Utah, has issued a challenge to all aftermarket companies. Steven Hoellein, president, Felt Auto Parts, would like aftermarket companies to spread the word and sponsor more applications being sent in for the Global Scholarship, funded by the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). Hoellein will donate $1,000 to the scholarship fund for the first company who sponsors more applications than Felt Auto Parts.

From AAIA AutoFacts

BETHESDA, MD — In an effort to get more industry people involved with education in their areas, and to reach out to local high schools and meet with teachers and students, Felt Auto Parts in Ogden, Utah, has issued a challenge to all aftermarket companies.

Steven Hoellein, president, Felt Auto Parts, would like aftermarket companies to spread the word and sponsor more applications being sent in for the Global Scholarship, funded by the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). Hoellein will donate $1,000 to the scholarship fund for the first company who sponsors more applications than Felt Auto Parts. Scholarship applicants must meet the GAAS application criteria for submission.

For more information on the Global Scholarship program, or GAAS, contact Barbara Clark at 301-654-6664 or e-mail [email protected] .

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