Eighty-Six GAAS Scholarships Presented; Challenge Issued to Match Scholarship Fund Donations
GAAS Scholarship Chair Pete Kornafel has issued an industry challenge: he and his wife, Annie, will match 100 percent of each donation to the GAAS Scholarship Fund received before Wednesday, June 30, up to $15,000 in total. Each donation of $1,000 or more will receive a 2010 scholarship named in that person’s honor.
Charlie Kirkland Returns to Affinia Global Brake & Chassis as Director of Program Distribution for Branded Sales
In his new position, Kirkland will report to Tom Rafferty, VP of Sales – Branded Products, and will serve as the link between Affinia and the Automotive Distribution Network, the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Automotive Parts Associates, AutoPride, CMB, Elite, National Pronto Association and TruStar program distribution group offices.
Legislation Designating April as Car Care Month Introduced in California
Specifically, the concurrent resolution states that, “The legislature recognizes the considerable contribution of the automotive aftermarket to the state’s economy, transportation system and environmental stewardship, while also providing robust consumer choices for the transportation needs of all Californians.”
Wisconsin Automotive Parts Association and GAAS Collaborate on Industry Scholarships
The annual two-day Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18-19, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, Ill.
Michigan Automotive Parts Association Collaborates With Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium on Industry Scholarships
Applicants at the automotive scholarships Web site, www.automotivescholarships.com, will now be placed in consideration for three $1,000 MAPA scholarship awards to be presented in 2010.
2009 GAAS Scholarship Winners Added to Web Site Alumni Section
This listing shows the names of scholarship recipients (68 U.S. students and seven Canadians) and the awards they received.
OBITUARY: Former CABA Executive Director Virginia ‘Honey’ Eckhardt Loses Two-Year Battle with Cancer
Honey grew up in the automotive aftermarket working closely with her father, Dominick Amantea, who preceded her as the CEO of the Chesapeake Automotive Wholesalers Association, which became CABA in their merger with the Maryland Tire Dealers Association in 2001.
GAAS Scholarship Fund Awards Nine Additional Scholarships Thanks to Donations Received at GAAS 2009
This latest group of nine GAAS scholarship winners each will receive $1,000 toward their education.
Brake Pad Reformulation Bill Stalls in Legislature
Sponsored by Sustainable Conservation (SusCon), SB 346 sought to limit copper content in brake pads to .5 percent by 2021 and then to .05 percent by 2032.
GAAS Scholarship Fund Awards 59 Initial Scholarships
More than $10,000 in scholarship donations was received at GAAS 2009 to fund second round of awards.