The family’s vehicle was totaled in an accident and finding a replacement had proved too much of a financial burden
O’Fallon, Ill.—A National Guard member and his family were presented a refurbished vehicle thanks to the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides program along with vehicle donor Allstate and collision repair partner Schaefer Autobody of O’Fallon, Ill.
NABC, Allstate and Schaefer presented a fully refurbished 2020 Ford Fusion SEL to Brandon Sides of Cape Girardeau, Mo., a corporal in the Missouri National Guard and a married father of three. Corporal Sides was nominated by Mark Lear, the soldier and family readiness group leader of the Family Assistance Center at the Bridgeton Armory of the Missouri National Guard.
Corporal Sides has been serving in the Missouri National Guard since January 2011, including one deployment to Kuwait for Operation Spartan Shield. He was recently promoted to a leadership role as an NCO of the 3175th Military Police Company. The family’s vehicle was totaled in an accident last year and attempts to find a replacement vehicle proved to be too much of a financial burden.
“It means a great deal to have reliable and affordable transportation for my family,” Corporal Sides said. “It will be wonderful to see my children taking part in activities, sports and play dates. We are immensely grateful for the opportunity to see our family improve their standard of living and expand their life experiences with this vehicle.”
Schaefer Autobody was founded 39 years ago and expanded to 14 locations before becoming a division of Quality Collision Group last year. The founding family remains involved. Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides presentation included Sunset Ford, SOS, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity, Copart, and Enterprise.
NABC Recycled Rides is a 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 NABC have donated more than 3,300 vehicles valued at approximately $47 million.
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