CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body Santa Clara hosts grand opening event; presents donation to San Francisco 49ers Foundation for STEM education
March 01, 2019 // Franchising.com // CHARLOTTE - CARSTAR, North America's largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities, hosted a grand opening event in celebration of its largest multi-store owner joining the CARSTAR family.
CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body is a collision repair team with over 11 locations that pride themselves on not only the quality of their repairs and premier services, but their state-of-the-art equipment and capabilities as well. In honor of the innovative multi-store owner joining the network, CARSTAR will make an $11,000 donation to the San Francisco 49ers Foundation's STEM Leadership Institute, a six-year curriculum which works to prepare students with high academic potential for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through more than 300 extra academic hours each school year.
The 49ers STEM Leadership Institute, launched in 2014 in partnership between the 49ers Foundation, Chevron, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and the Santa Clara Unified School District, currently hosts five cohorts of scholars totaling 300 students enrolled in the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade program across Cabrillo Middle School and Santa Clara High School.
"The 49ers STEM Leadership Institute cultivates high-potential middle school and high school youth by increasing their exposure to STEM subjects so our nation's youth go on to STEM careers," said San Francisco 49ers Foundation Executive Director Justin Prettyman. "We're thrilled to link up with automotive industry leaders like CARSTAR and CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body to provide our students with a real-world, hands-on learning experience."
CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body owner seconded the importance of a STEM-based education, particularly with the advanced technology in vehicles today.
"My father started Chilton Auto Body 50 years ago with our San Mateo location and brought me into this business in 1984," says Mike Chilton, owner, CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body. "Our business has grown leaps and bounds since then not only expanding in size to 11 locations, but evolving our repair processes to get ahead of modern vehicle technology. Joining CARSTAR helps us accelerate our growth and we are excited to celebrate this partnership today at this grand opening event with our valued partners."
Participating in the fun at the CARSTAR Chilton Auto grand opening event were insurance partners, vendor partners, franchise partners as well as some special guests from the San Francisco 49ers. Attendees were able to mingle with Sourdough Sam from the San Francisco 49ers and tour the newly CARSTAR branded facility.
"This substantial grand opening event is representative of how massive this multi-store owner is for the Bay Area, both in scale and expertise," says Michael Macaluso, President, CARSTAR. "CARSTAR is growing at an accelerated rate, but remains committed to welcoming the right franchise partners into our network, and the CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body team, who prioritizes customer experience and repair quality, is exemplary of that."
The new CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body facilities are located across the San Francisco Bay Area. For a full list of locations, see below:
CARSTAR is also celebrating its 30thanniversary of business this year and aims to accelerate its rapid growth in 2019. To keep up with the CARSTAR anniversary celebrations, follow the organization on its Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn channels.
For more information on CARSTAR, visit CARSTAR.com and CARSTAR.ca.
About CARSTAR
CARSTAR is North America's largest network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities with more than 600 locations in 35 states and 10 Canadian provinces. A part of the Driven Brands family of automotive aftermarket franchise brands, CARSTAR delivers national scale, premier vehicle repairs, repeatable outcomes and the industry's highest customer satisfaction ratings. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, CARSTAR has maintained its commitment to give back to the communities it serves through a variety of fundraising initiatives, including raising over $3 million for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and has made fighting cystic fibrosis its cause, North American wide. For more information visit www.carstar.com and www.carstar.ca and follow on Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn. CARSTAR is actively seeking new franchise partners and interested parties should contact 844-906-9764.
The San Francisco 49ers Foundation harnesses football to educate and empower Bay Area youth through collective innovative and community-focused strategies. From the Foundation's award-winning STEAM Education initiatives and nationally recognized Youth Football programs, to impactful community partnerships with leading non-profits, the franchise is dedicated to inspiring the confidence and collaboration youth need to tackle possible. In recognition of their unparalleled commitment to charitable giving, the 49ers were the winners of the ESPN Humanitarian Sports Team of the Year in 2017 and the Beyond Sport 2015 Sport Team of the Year. For more information on the 49ers Foundation, please visit www.49ers.com/foundation.
CARSTAR is a Network of independently owned collision repair facilities.