On Friday, December 3, the Mission Valley YMCA, along with other YMCA branches throughout San Diego, received a special holiday gift – the presentation of a vehicle to provide transportation for the maintenance team that keeps their facilities running – thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program along with car donor Farmers® Insurance, local Farmers Insurance and Financial Services agent Daiju Yoshino, and vehicle repairer Fix Auto Poway.
The presentation was held at the Mission Valley YMCA, located at 5505 Friars Rd. in San Diego.
Yoshino, a board member of the Mission Valley YMCA, learned that the maintenance team was stretched thin, with
limited resources to handle the repairs and upkeep of the facilities that serve so many families. Getting the team to all the facilities without transportation proved a major challenge. Yoshino spearheaded the effort to find a vehicle to help meet the YMCA’s needs and identify a local collision repair professional to refurbish it.
The NABC Recycled Rides event included vehicle donor Farmers Insurance, collision repair partner Fix Auto Poway, and board and staff members of the Mission Valley YMCA. A 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan was presented to YMCA board and staff members.
NABC Recycled Rides is a unique 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 National Auto Body Council have donated more than 2,750 vehicles valued at more than $38 million.
Additional partners in the NABC Recycled Rides presentation include 1-800 Charity Cars.
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