The donated vehicle, refurbished by Heppner’s Auto Body, will help Kevin Hardaway get to the Veterans Administration and see his 7-year-old son
St. Paul, Minn.—A U.S. Army veteran of campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan was gifted a fully refurbished 2021 Subaru Forester this month for transportation from the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides program along with car donor Farmers Insurance and collision repair partner Heppner’s Auto Body and Glass.
Kevin Hardaway served his country for 8 years, much of it in war zones. Since his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, he has finished college and is now working for FedEx. His goal is to become a police officer. The donated vehicle will make it possible for him to get to the Veterans Administration, other appointments and to see his 7-year-old son, who lives with his mother.
Hardaway received the keys to his vehicle at family-owned Heppner’s Auto Body, which has served the Twin Cities for more than 65 years and has six locations.
“We know finding a reliable vehicle can be difficult for many people, let alone veterans returning to civilian life,” said Laura Jacobson, co-vice president of Heppner’s Auto Body and Glass. “Heppner’s Auto Body is proud to be even a small part of the journey for local U.S. Army veteran Kevin Hardaway. The team at our Midway-St. Paul shop was so excited to be able to repair and give this car to Kevin to make transportation worries a thing of the past. This is the best way we can think of to thank him for his many years of service.”
NABC Recycled Rides is a program in which businesses representing all facets of the collision repair industry partner together to repair and donate vehicles to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation. Since the inception of the program in 2007, members of the National Auto Body Council have donated more than 3,500 vehicles valued at some $50 million.
Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides presentation include Morrie’s Brooklyn Park Subaru, Southeast Towing, Auto Images, Xtreme Cleaning, Advanced Vehicle Solutions, Fairway Mortgage, LKQ, PPG, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Napa Auto Parts, FindPigtails.com, US Auto Force, Advanced Remarketing Services, Cars for Charity, Copart, and Enterprise.
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