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By Counterman
Advance Auto Parts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Advance Auto Parts, recently announced the first five recipients of its scholarship commitment to Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) and its new Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence.
The scholarships are part of a larger commitment by the Advance Auto Parts Foundation that also includes a first-of-its-kind recruitment initiative aimed at increasing student diversity in the school’s automotive systems technology and collision repair programs to help address the nationwide technician shortage.
Over the next five years, Advance Auto Parts Foundation will support 25 students enrolled in Wake Tech’s automotive degree programs by funding $5,000 unrestricted scholarships for each student to offset educational and living expenses, plus a one-time $600 stipend to purchase tools needed for studies.
The first five recipients of these scholarships were nominated by high school guidance counselors and selected by Wake Tech. They include:
· Bryant Torres Garcia ofEast Wake High School
· Amiya Hall of South Garner High School
· Alexander Kirschenbauer of East Wake High School
· Waylen Bryce McLeod of East Wake High School
· Javai Thomas O’Briant of East Wake High School
These scholarship recipients will begin their training in the Automotive Systems Technology degree program in the fall 2022 semester.
“Automotive repair jobs offer competitive pay, the opportunity to continue learning new skills and the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping someone get their vehicle back on the road safely,” said Tom Greco, president and chief executive officer of Advance Auto Parts. “Despite the many positives associated with careers in our industry, the technician shortage is worsening. This is one of the reasons we are so thrilled to partner with Wake Tech and help support students from all backgrounds and experiences who want to explore careers in automotive service and repair.”
The scholarship announcement follows the opening of Wake Tech’s new $42 million Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence, a more than 100,000-square-foot facility on the college’s Scott Northern Wake Campus in Raleigh. The new facility allows the college to triple the number of students in its automotive systems technology program and add a new collision repair program.
“The Advance Auto Parts Foundation’s support enables us to directly address automotive technician workforce and diversity needs,” said Scott Ralls, president of Wake Technical Community College. “We are grateful to Advance for their partnership in awarding the scholarships and within the larger programs that our new Hendrick Center supports.”
In addition to a $200,000 gift from the Advance Auto Parts Foundation, Advance Auto Parts contributed $50,000 to outfit new tool rooms that support student learning. The tool rooms are branded DieHard in celebration of DieHard’s new lifetime-warranty hand tools, which exceed ANSI/ASME standards and feature an anti-slip open-end design on all combination wrenches, a driver handle designed for more ergonomic shape and a line of ratchets created for better wear resistance and strength than other bit materials, according to the company.
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By Counterman
Autolite announced its new sponsorship of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Challenger Series for 2022.
The PBR Challenger Series launches its inaugural season in May and will run through November. The new series will consist of more than 60 events across 27 states, culminating in the PBR Challenger Series Championships in Las Vegas.
The Autolite brand has had active sponsorship roles in motorsports for decades and is excited to team up with PBR to support the new Challenger Series.
“PBR is an exciting organization and Autolite is thrilled to support this new series,” said Carl Weber, senior marketing director, First Brands Group. “The Challenger Series promises to be action-packed and competitive with big events across the country. We’re honored to be on board as a sponsor for 2022.”
For more than 85 years, Autolite has used its quality-specific focus to engineer effective ignition solutions for consumer vehicles, race cars, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, boats, lawn and garden equipment and many other gas-powered engines.
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Photo courtesy of the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page
In April, Advance Auto Parts opened a new store in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. It didn’t take long for the store to make an impact in the local community.
Last week, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office announced a unique program aiming to improve vehicle safety. During the store’s grand opening on May 5, Advance presented $2,500 worth of gift cards to the sheriff’s office,
link hidden, please login to view. If a sheriff’s deputy stops a driver for an equipment violation such as a broken headlight or taillight, the deputy can give the motorist a gift card to fix the problem, instead of a citation.
“The program helps increase safety on the roads and gives deputies the opportunity to engage with the community in a positive manner,” the sheriff’s office said
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“Taillights, brake lights, turn signals can cause safety issues, and we just want to make sure we are helping that motorist with a little bit of money to help them get that thing fixed so they are safe out on the road,”
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