Friday, November 15, 2024

Never heard of this before... "the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides program works with insurers, collision shops and nonprofits, to find veterans and others in need and present them with reliable transportation.





Robert Olivarez , a Marine sergeant who did three tours in Iraq, return home, he found work, but his purpose in life was clear: helping other injured veterans recover.

GEICO donated a 2013 Scion xB and the team at a Service King (now Crash Champions) collision repair center refurbished it. On June 29, 2016, NABC Recycled Rides presented Olivarez with the car he would use for the next eight years to fulfill his commitment to his fellow veterans.

Olivarez gave a poignant example of what motivates him. “I was told of a Marine veteran who was contemplating suicide,” he recalled. “I jumped in the Scion and drove to him. We talked about how his life was worth something and how important it was for his child to grow up with a parent.”

He keeps in touch with his Purple Heart colleagues. “Not only were we able to save a life, we have watched as this veteran started college and began living a positive life,” Olivarez said.

It is a positive life that Olivarez models for all Purple Heart medal recipients.


There's a lot in that article I'd never heard of... Geico donates vehicles? NABC Recycled Rides? 

Anyway, lots of good stuff there, and its all about supporting other vets, and I'm pretty sure most of us are vets, and most of the guys we know are vets

if you Google "autobodynews.com vet who received donated vehicle" you'll find a lot more stories of cars being donated to vets, and their widows

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