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NABC Recycled Rides, Esurance Donate 2 Refurbished Vehicles To California Residents Affected By Camp Fire Wildfire

Paradise Police Department officer Matthew Gates, who worked tirelessly through the wildfires, received a 2016 Subaru Impreza that was donated by Esurance and restored at Duane’s Body Shop in Sacramento.

Gates Donates $134,000 To Ronald McDonald House Charities

Gates and its auto care customers were able to raise the donation in 2017 and the first half of 2018 largely through the “Replacing Parts & Helping Hearts” program created by the Gates North American Automotive Aftermarket division.

Caliber Collision Collects 4.3M Meals For Kids This Summer

Cash and food items collected from Caliber’s Rhythm Restoration Food Drive will help 53 regional food banks replenish and stock their pantries over the summer months when demand is highest for families with children who do not have access to school lunches.

Automotive Distribution Network Helps Make Disney World Dream Trip Come True For 11-Year Old

During the Network’s recent national convention in Orlando, the group’s members donated $2,500 to help the Dream Factory of Memphis provide a dream trip to the Magic Kingdom for an 11-year old from Tennessee.

Video: Making A Difference With AACF

AACF, or the Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation, provides resources, guidance, financial support and hope when it’s needed, whenever unexpected turns impact those in the aftermarket industry.

WIX Filters Awards More Than $51,000 To National FFA Chapters

The total number of 2017 box top submissions increased by 58 percent over 2016.

VIP Tires & Service Donates More Than $55,000 To Make-A-Wish With Help From Employees And Customers

The funds were raised during the company’s 10th annual Season of Wishes Campaign, which took place during the 2017 holiday season at its 56 stores located in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Brake Parts Inc Raises $273,000 For United Way

BPI has partnered with the United Way for more than a decade and during that time has donated in excess of $1.3 million.

Bendix Tops $500,000 In 2017 Corporate Giving

Of the nearly $540,000 contributed, about $96,000 was generated through employee initiatives at the company.

AACF Welcomes Lynn Parker As Board President

Along with Parker’s appointment (pictured), Charles “Chuck” Rogers, vice president of professional sales for O’Reilly Auto Parts, also joins the board as a newly elected trustee.

Naperville Family Auto Repair Business Receives $10,000 For Business Expansion And $10,000 For A Community Charity

Clark’s Car Care plans to utilize its $10,000 portion of the award to further its technicians’ training, and grant the other $10,000 portion of the award to CARE for CARS.

Lubrication Specialties Raises $10,000 For Charity During ‘4 Weeks Of Giving’ Promotion

Each week during December, LSI raised funds for four separate charities: Truckers Against Trafficking, St. Christopher Trucker’s Relief Fund, Homes for our Troops and Fisher House Foundation.