Organization: COMMUNITY OF AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS
Mission: DEDICATED TO CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AN ORGANIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO SKILL BUILDING, QUALITY AND PRIDE IN THE INDUSTRY, THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT BY WAY OF ENGAGEMENT IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Activities: CAP PRODUCED ITS FOURTH COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENT, CARFEST, WHICH ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS FOR THE NEEDY. TWENTY THREE VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED AND FAMILIES WERE BENEFITTED $166,545. GAVE AWAY THIRTEEN VEHICLES TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE EVENT CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT $155,589 (RETAIL). APPROXIMATELY 13,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY LEADERS (VENDORS, REPAIR SHOPS & TECHNICIANS) ALONG WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS FROM FIVE TECHNICAL COLLEGES FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED $80,000 FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATION. FIVE TECHNICAL COLLEGES' AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMS WERE AWARDED $10,000 TO $30,000 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF $80,000.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Education