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Progressive Donates More Than 130 Vehicles to Deserving Military


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Insurer Honors Veterans Day with Events Countrywide in Partnership with the National Auto Body Council, Veteran Organizations and Business Partners

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH -- November 02, 2015: This Veterans Day, more than 130 veterans and their families will be getting the keys to newly-refurbished vehicles as part of The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies’ third annual Keys to ProgressŪ event. The vehicle giveaways will take place on November 11th at 60 of Progressive’s Service Centers across the country. Regularly used as one-stop facilities where Progressive handles claims and coordinates repairs for customers, on Veterans Day, the Service Centers will serve a different purpose. Several organizations are partnering with Progressive to make Keys to Progress a reality, including the National Auto Body Council (NABC) and its body shop members, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Veracity Research Investigations Inc. (VRC), and 1-800-Charity Cars.

We teamed w/ partners to donate 130+ refurbished cars to vets. 130+ #KeysToProgress #VeteransDay Tweet this For the annual program, Progressive works together with local NABC member body shops to recycle and donate vehicles that have been involved or recovered in a claim. They’ve been restored for the veterans as an extension of the NABC Recycled RidesŪ program. At more than 130 vehicles, it is once again the single largest one-day vehicle donation for the program, exceeding last year’s record donation of 117 cars. Since the start of the Keys to Progress event and including this year, Progressive has donated considerable time and resources to provide more than 300 deserving military families and organizations with reliable transportation.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately four in 10 veterans live in rural areas where available transportation options are limited, and where it’s necessary for them to travel great distances to receive medical care, reach employment centers, and access other services. The continued expansion of the Progressive Keys to Progress event provides direct assistance to veterans and their families to provide reliable transportation so they can get back on the road faster and move forward in life.

“We recognize a need in our communities to provide support to military men and women who may be facing tough circumstances in life – from difficult personal and family health needs, to excessive rent burdens, unemployment and even homelessness,” said Mike Sieger, Claims President. “One of Progressive’s company core values is the Golden Rule. Keys to Progress is a great way to put that into action, extending that principle to people who have given so much for their country – our military veterans.”

This is the third year that Progressive worked alongside National Auto Body Council, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Veracity Research Investigations, 1-800-Charity Cars, national salvage partners Copart and Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), and numerous local charitable organizations to make Keys to Progress a reality:

NABC member body shops volunteer staff, resources and thousands of hours of collective time to repair the vehicles free-of-charge to veterans. Enterprise Rent-A-Car provides insurance for each donated vehicle for the first six months, and also offers free car rentals to transport families to the Progressive Service Centers for the event as needed. The insurance policies are written by Progressive. VRC Investigations, a veteran-owned and operated organization, helps support the recipient selection process each year. The Original 1-800-Charity Cars, powered by AudaExplore, a Solera Company, donates resources to facilitate titling and registration of vehicles for recipients. Salvage partners Copart and IAA donate some of the vehicles. Local charity partners help to identify the most deserving recipients in each region. Progressive Service Centers participating in Keys to Progress are located in the following cities (some cities have multiple locations and will have multiple vehicles being given away):

Arizona: Phoenix

California: Pasadena, San Diego, Sacramento

Colorado: Denver

Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven

Florida: Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach

Georgia: Atlanta

Illinois: Chicago

Indiana: Indianapolis

Kansas: Kansas City

Louisiana: Baton Rouge, New Orleans

Maryland: Baltimore

Massachusetts: Boston

Michigan: Detroit

Minnesota: Minneapolis

Missouri: St. Louis

Nebraska: Omaha

Nevada: Las Vegas

New Jersey: South Plainfield

New York: Albany, Buffalo

Ohio: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City

Oregon: Portland

Pennsylvania: Chester County, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia

Rhode Island: Providence

Texas: Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio

Utah: Salt Lake City

Virginia: Springfield, Virginia Beach

Washington, D.C.

Washington: Seattle

Wisconsin: Milwaukee