RPM January Board Book

SHOP HOP Chicago at The Klairmont Kollections on Saturday, December 10, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA & FINANCIALS ................................................................................................................................................... 3 BOARD MEETING AGENDA .............................................................................................................................. 3 TREASUSER’S STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 4 YTD NOVEMBER 2016 BALANCE SHEET ...................................................................................................... 5 YTD NOVEMBER 2016 INCOME STATEMENT ............................................................................................... 7 2016 DECEMBER FINANCIALS (HANDOUT) ......................................................................................... INSERT MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 6, 2016 ............................................................................................................... 9 BOARD & AMBASSADOR INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 18 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS .......................................................................................................................... 18 2017 BOARD GOVERNANCE............................................................................................................................ 19 2017 RPM AMBASSADORS................................................................................................................................ 20 2017 RPM BOARD MEETING CALENDAR .................................................................................................... 21 PRESIDENT’S REPORT ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 RPM BY THE NUMBERS AT-A-GLANCE 2016 (CASH) ................................................................................ 22 2016 HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES ................................................................................................................ 26 PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON 2016 ...................................................................................................................... 27 2016 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................... 35 RPM BY THE NUMBERS WITH 2017 GOALS (CASH) ................................................................................... 36 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE 2017 PLAN .............................................................................................................. 40 2017 PLAN ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 2017 BUDGET WITH ASSUMPTIONS (ACCRUAL)(LARGER VERSION HANDOUT) .................................... 52 2017 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................... 54 GRANT AWARDEES’ PROGRESS REPORTS ................................................................................................................... 55 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ............................................................................................................................ 55 DE ANZA COLLEGE .......................................................................................................................................... 59 2017 GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES & ANNOUNCEMENT DATES .................................................. 66 GRANTS AT-A-GLANCE .................................................................................................................................................. 67 FUNDS AWARDED AT-A-GLANCE COMPARISON ....................................................................................... 67 STATEMENT ABOUT CYCLE 1 2017 APPLICANT SURGE ............................................................................ 68 GRANT APPLICATIONS AT-A-GLANCE ......................................................................................................... 70 January 2017

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GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARIES ............................................................................................................................... 73 GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARIES ................................................................................................................ 73 REJECTED GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARIES ............................................................................................ 88 FULL GRANT APPLICATION MATERIALS ................................................................................................................... 106 WEBSITE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS .................................................................................................. 106 ALFRED STATE COLLEGE*+ ......................................................................................................................... 107 CARSON HIGH SCHOOL ................................................................................................................................. 126 CENTRAL CAROLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (CCCC)*+ ............................................ 134 EAST VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EVIT)*+.......................................................................... 146 FREEDOM HISH SCHOOL ............................................................................................................................... 160 HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM .................................................................................................................. 172 JUDSON HIGH SCHOOL .................................................................................................................................. 181 LEMAY – AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM+ ......................................................................................................... 192 MCPHERSON COLLEGE+............................................................................................................................... 202 PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (PCT)*+ .......................................................................... 211 RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT .................................................................................................. 225 SALINA AREA TECHINCAL COLLEGE .......................................................................................................... 235 THE LANDING SCHOOL* ............................................................................................................................... 247 THE LEARNING CENTERS AT FAIRPLEX..................................................................................................... 259 THORNTON FRACTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (TFHS)*+ .............................................................................. 270 ON THE ROAD ................................................................................................................................................................ 285 BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD AT EVIT................................................................................................... 285 UP CLOSE WITH RPM .................................................................................................................................... 286 TESTIMONIALS ................................................................................................................................................. 287 STUDENT SCREENING .................................................................................................................................... 290 BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD AT HERSHEY LODGE MEETING MINUTES ....................................... 292 SHOP HOP CHICAGO ...................................................................................................................................... 297 ARIZONA CAR WEEK FOR HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE CAR LOVERS .................................................. 299 UNDER THE HOOD, BEHIND THE DESK .................................................................................................... 300 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS ...................................................................................................................................... INSERT 2016 DECEMBER FINANCIALS (HANDOUT) ......................................................................................... INSERT

* = Previous Grant Applicant + = “Recruited” by RPM Foundation

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BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD & RPM BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, January 19, 2017 East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) 1601 West Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 8:00am-9:30amMT – Breakfast With The Board Culinary Arts Building (Bldg. 2) 9:00amMT – EVIT Facility Tour 10:00am-12:00pmMT – RPM Board Meeting 12:00-1:00pmMT – Executive Session EVIT Board Administrative Building (Bldg. 3)

RPM BOARD MEETING AGENDA

I. Chairman’s Welcome and Remarks II. Approval of October 6, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes – David Madeira III. 2016 Financial Wrap Up – Dan Beutler IV. President’s Update – Diane Fitzgerald V. Grant Application Review – Diane Fitzgerald VI. 2017 Calendar & Grant Application Deadlines – Diane Fitzgerald VII. On The Road – Diane Fitzgerald

VIII. Closing Remarks – David Madeira IX. Executive Session: 2016 Performance Review of Diane Fitzgerald

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TREASUER’S STATEMENT

RPM Foundation Financial Notes January 19, 2017 Statement of Financial Position/Balance Sheet 

Cash totaled $575,228 as of November 30 of which $515,228 is unrestricted. Unrestricted Cash is expected to finish 2016 near $500,000.

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Total Net Assets were $817,548 as of November 30 and are expected to finish 2016 near $800,000.

Statement of Activities/Income Statement 

Through November, Net Income/Loss is near plan with a Net Loss of $106,000 compared to the budget of a $95,000 Net Loss. Although December had good results, no new Founding Partner level contributions were obtained causing the projected 2016 loss to be $140,000 compared the budget of $41,322 Net Income. Three Founding Partner level donors were in the 2016 plan but unfortunately we were unable to secure any. Several Founding Partner level donors are being pursued into 2017.

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Total revenue was $537,638 through November compared to Plan of $602,350 with the shortfall coming primarily from lower than expected Individual donations. We expect to finish 2016 near $580,000, off Plan of $827,050 primarily due to lower than planed Founding Partner level pledges.

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Expenses are better than plan in most categories and under plan by $53,353 through November.

Expenses are expected to finish $80,000 better than plan, of which about $38,000 is due to fewer grants and 42,000 due to expense management. Expense savings would have been greater if not for the rebranding costs related to the name change.

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Printing and Reproduction, Web Site and Design Services expenses are over plan due to the name change to RPM Foundation from Hagerty Education Program.

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In-Kind revenue and expense are about $20,000 higher than plan due to recording of the donation of office related items. Had these expenses not been recorded, expenses would have finished nearly $100,000 better than plan. As these are In-Kind, there is no cash impact as a result of the recording of the transaction.

Treasurer’s Statement

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YTD NOVEMBER 2016 BALANCE SHEET

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YTD November 2016 Balance Sheet

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YTD November 2016 Balance Sheet

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YTD NOVEMBER 2016 INCOME STATEMENT

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YTD November 2016 Income Statement

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YTD November 2016 Income Statement

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MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 6, 2016 RPM Board Meeting Minutes October 6, 2016 Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA Called to order at 10:08 AM (EST), 9:08 AM (CST), 8:08 AM (MST), 7:08 AM (PST) Board Attendees: Dawn Fisher, David Madeira, Clint Sly Board Attendees via Phone: Dan Beutler, T.G. Mittler, Mike Stowe Staff: Pam Dudley, Diane Fitzgerald, Tabetha Hammer Unable to Attend: Keith Flickinger, McKeel Hagerty, Jim Menneto

I.

CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME AND REMARKS (David Madeira) A. B.

C.

Welcomed all the Board members to the meeting, both on the phone and in the room.

He informed those on the phone that the Breakfast With the Board meeting was a huge success. i. Clint added that he asked those attending the breakfast to continue to support RPM and what RPM is doing for the industry.

David suggested eliminating the Executive Session for this meeting to save time since the Breakfast With the Board ran longer than expected, by agreement with the Board.

II. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 30, 2016 BOARD MEETING MINUTES A. Dan pointed out that on page 11 of the Minutes there is a mistake. Under the information for Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the action item says “Motion to award the full amount of $2,000 by David Madeira”. The proper wording is “Motion to award the $10,000 of the $20,000 requested by David Madeira”.

ACTION ITEM Motion to approve the August 30, 2016 Board Meeting Minutes with correction by Dan Beutler.

Seconded by Dawn Fisher.

All approved. Motion carried.

III. TREASURER’S FINANCIAL REPORT (Dan Beutler) A. B. January 2017

Dan asked everyone to look at his Financial Notes on page 3 of the Board Book. i. Cash totaled $551,802, up from $470,120, as of March 31, 2016. This is due to collection of pledges, receipt of donations and expense management.

Reminder: 50% of the revenue goal occurs in the last four months of the year.

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i. Hopefully the Breakfast With the Board will help fulfill our revenue goals.

1. David mentioned that he was glad Wade Kawasaki was present for the Breakfast With the Board as he has an “ask” out to Corky Coker for $100,000. Wade is President/CEO of Coker Tire Co. C. Expenses are better than plan in most categories and under plan by $76,848 in total, through August 31, 2016. i. Two categories that are up over all are Printing & Reproduction and Website.

This is due to the name change to RPM Foundation and rebranding.

Hopefully this will drop back to normal in 2017.

D. Total net assets: $852,674, down $11,000 from March 31, 2016 E. Restricted Gifts i. Butler - $0.00 available ii. Gallopin’ Gerties - $2,500 available iii. Groendyke - $0.00 available iv. Mittler - $5,000.00 available v. Weinberger - $4,500 available F. Total revenue was $408,262 through August 31, 2016 compared to plan of $371,550 and 2015 revenue of 461,849. The variance from 2015 revenue is caused by a corporate donation that was recorded in full in the first quarter of 2015 rather than on a quarterly basis as it is being recorded in 2016. Had the donation been recorded on a quarterly basis in 2015, total 2015 revenue through August would have been $345,182.

Board Discussion: Diane mentioned that she has $400,000 in “asks” out right now. RPM has been in fundraising-mode since June 2016 this year. David mentioned that all of his fundraising for AAT does include raising funds for RPM. His goal is to raise $1 million in 2017 for RPM. IV. STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT: 2017 RPM Foundation Priorities & Goals (Diane Fitzgerald) A.

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Diane explained to those on the phone that the walls of the room are “wallpapered” with flipchart sheets. Those sheets have varied headers on them and they are: i. Priorities 2017 ii. RPM’s Market Message Discussion Topic iii. Estimated Hours Under the Hood iv. SWOT RPM Strengths v. SWOT RPM Weakness vi. SWOT RPM Opportunities vii. SWOT RPM Threats viii. Building Community ix. RPM’s Mission Statement x. RPM’s Vision Diane would like a reaction from all RPM Board members for a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). What we compiled at the Board Meeting included: i. RPM Strengths: 1. T.G. – Only one in this space

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2. Tabetha – Strong message 3. David – Branding is excellent – There has been great response and feedback about the new name and rebranding to RPM Foundation in the industry.

4. Tabetha – Close-net community 5. Clint – Apparent need 6. David – Committed Board 7. Diane – Engaged with marketplace – RPM is very engaged in functions and events in the industry.

8. Clint – Funding the right programs a. Diane mentioned that she would like to updade RPM’s funding focus. There are programs that need more than scholarships and equipment funding right now. We need to look at what we will be willing to fund in the coming years.

Some examples: interns to help instructors, expanding an existing program. ii. RPM Weaknesses: 1. David – Collectors are not Philanthropists 2. Tabetha – Challenge of understanding a. One of the biggest hurdles is getting people to understand the difference and definition between Auto Tech and Restoration courses and schooling.

3. David – Under-staffed a. The 2017 Strategic Plan in the Board Book articulates what Diane feels RPM needs to hire for in the coming year. b. Clint asked if there was another staff member, would that allow Diane to focus more on the fundraising efforts and less on the school and shop research and Diane said “yes”. c. Mike asked if the staff member could work out of their home and Diane said “yes”.

4. Dan – Succession planning is an important consideration.

5. Tabetha – Political situations can have an impact on the industry.

6. David – Small Board/Build Board a. David and Diane have been speaking about possible candidates for future Board Members. They are: i. Buck Kamphausen ii. Corky Coker, but maybe concentrate on Wade Kawasaki now iii. Bill Warner iv. Doug Pullatea iii. RPM Opportunities: 1. T.G. – Strong pool of donors 2. David – Big car events should support us, not hospitals a. David mentioned that all the Concours events are not supporting organizations like RPM and that lack is making our industry fade steadily over time.

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3. Tabetha – Shaping RPM to lead the evolution 4. Clint – SEMA wants to align with educational initiatives a. Wade Kawasaki said that SEMA would like to work and align with RPM Foundation. b. David would like to find a way to be the official charity of SEMA. 5. Clint – SkillsUSA partnership would be a next step for RPM in 2017.

6. Tabetha – Adapting to next generation – Learn what drives the younger generation of today 7. Clint – Aging demographic gifting/estates a. Need to find a way to link the weakness of the aging collector world and get their families and loved ones to donate to RPM in their name.

8. Diane – Engaging the Board more 9. David – AAT Shift – RPM is now its own corporation under the AAT umbrella, and on the same level as ACM. iv. RPM Threats: 1. Clint – High cost of education a. Buck Kamphausen, guest at Breakfast With the Board, brought up the point that the tuition at UTI for one year is $35,000. Clint Googled it and tuition is actually $42,000 for one year.

2. Diane – Restoration is a non-regulated industry at the moment and what happens is an entity gets organized and gets recognized by government and eventually gets regulated. The preference is to remain unregulated.

3. T.G. – Convincing people – RPM still has to convince people that this is an important endeavor.

C. Diane wants to set up a system that restoration shops can pay RPM for membership and they would receive benefits such as helping them write job descriptions or review résumés of possible new hires. Most of the small shops don’t have HR departments or someone that handles these types of tasks. More details about this system are listed in Diane’s drafted 2017 Strategic Plan in the Board Book (pages 2835).

D. Tabetha brought up a point about getting RPM more involved in the schools to get the counselors and educators to understand the need and career opportunities in the restoration industry. Diane let her know that she is in the relationship-building mode with the American School Counselor Association, which has 30,000 members. Diane is trying to get on their agenda as a speaker for their national meeting in July. Clint thinks this is a great idea. Clint said that Wade Kawasaki wants to do a study with RPM that will show the career opportunities in the industry and their earning potential.

E. David mentioned that maybe an intern could be part of The Drive Home II. There has been great response from media and the industry about The Drive Home II. Clint asked if maybe the next drive could focus on the industry veterans and getting them involved more. David said that maybe The Drive Home III could be focused on the trades and industry. Clint wants attention brought to the craftsman and January 2017

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women that are in the industry and let America and the world see that this is a thriving career path for the next generation.

Clint recapped what was listed on the SWOT lists. This is what will be used to create the 2017 Strategic Priorities.

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Priorities 2017 i. Diane – Research/intern so RPM can own our research 1. Clint said that we need to have a comprehensive understanding of shops, salaries, skills and careers that are out there in the industry.

Also need to start reaching out to alumni of schools such as McPherson. McPherson has 40 years of alumni and it would help to know who those people are and where they are in the industry today.

2. Diane reminded the Board that on the August 30, 2016 call, we discussed taking staffing funds and funding a research internship to finish the research that Sean Hunter started at Hagerty last year and Savanna Cross in 2014. Diane has started a job description and will start interviewing students from College of Charleston to fill this position by the beginning of 2017. ii. David – Board Development 1. Clint called out the work that Diane and Pam are doing to keep RPM running smoothly and he wanted to say that out loud before David left the meeting.

2. Tabetha also added that McKeel has given her great feedback about the new branding and name. He feels that the foundation is being recognized more on its own now and growing nicely.

MEETING NOTE: David and Tabetha left the meeting at this point. David said to continue talking about the strategic priorities with the rest of the meeting attendees in his absence. Exact time they left was 11:08AM (EST), 10:08AM (CST), 9:08AM (MST), 8:08AM (PST). Clint led the meeting in David’s absence.

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iii. Clint – Engaging the Board and hosting more impact breakfast/dinner meetings 1. Diane said that the Board’s input was key to who was invited to attend the breakfast before the Board meeting this morning. Diane feels that at every single face-to-face meeting there needs to be an event like this breakfast or possibly a dinner with the Board. Dawn thinks that the breakfast went well and everyone that she talked to was really thrilled with what RPM is doing.

2. Clint said that we should have an impact breakfast/dinner at Scottsdale, Amelia Island, and again in Hershey. a. Diane informed those still present that she has arranged to have the Scottsdale meeting at EVIT. EVIT students will prepare the breakfast, provide a short guided tour of EVIT’s facilities and provide a conference room for the Board meeting. i. Dawn said this is a great idea and liked that it was not far from the hotel. Everyone else agrees that this is a good idea. ii. T.G. suggested that each breakfast or dinner needs to have a slightly different topic, and possibly a topic that continues on from the previous event. iii. Clint said that it is important that RPM’s progress is shown at these events as well. iv. Diane asked for suggestions from the Board of what our national conversation title should be. As of now, it is “Young People and Old Cars – The Future of Restoration”. iv. Diane – Understanding the high cost of education 1. Diane is working with EVIT to establish their restoration curriculum.

This could be the first time that there would be a way for a student to get the training they need for free, as this will be taught at the high school level versus the post-secondary level.

2. Diane would like to discover what alternatives are available to what we have already been funding. v. Clint – Establish a relationship with SEMA and SkillsUSA vi. T.G. – Remain a leader in the industry and follow our roadmap vii. Diane – Generating revenue through endowment, membership fees, charity for car events, and individual collectors and increase the number of students/individuals impacted with high school guidance counselors and get them to understand the career possibilities in the industry. Continue to dig for the above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty teachers in these schools and continue to help them build their program.

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OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSED A.

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RPM has noticed that what takes time during restorations is finding the parts, and doing the research to find the parts. One way to help these programs is find Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2016

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volunteers in the area – car club members – who can work with the program for a long time period to assist the teachers. Another consideration is funding interns for programs and these interns would do all the research and locating of the parts needed for their programs.

VI. PICTURES OF OTHER FLIPCHART SHEETS HUNG IN THE ROOM

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2017 RPM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dan Beutler Hagerty 141 Rivers Edge Traverse City, MI 49684 Direct: 231.933.3760 Mobile: 231-357-2145 Email: dbeutler@hagerty.com

Paul E. Miller LeMay – America’s Car Museum 2702 East D Street Tacoma, WA 98421 Bus: 253-779-8490 ext. 1006 Mobile: 253-219-7285 E-mail: Paul.Miller@americascarmuseum.org

Dawn Fisher MFD Classic Cars 1701 Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Mobile: 231.883.7007 Email: dawn@mfdclassicmotors.com

Jim Menneto Hemmings Motor News 222 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 Bus: 802.447.9508 Mobile: 802.578-6801 Email: jmenneto@hemmings.com

Keith Flickinger Precision Motor Cars, Inc. 808 North Fenwick Avenue Allentown, PA 18109 Bus: 484.239.8566 Mobile: 484 239.8566 Email: kflickinger@americascarmuseum.org

T. G. Mittler 830 Gonzales Road Sante Fe, NM 87501 Mobile: 505.603.7452 Home: 505.820.6014 Email: tgmittler@yahoo.com

McKeel Hagerty Hagerty 141 Rivers Edge Traverse City, MI 49684 Direct: 231.933.3733 Mobile: 231.883.3773 Email: mckeel@hagerty.com

Clint Sly Hagerty 141 Rivers Edge Traverse City, MI 49684 Direct: 231.932.9932 Mobile: 727.638.1917 Email: clint@hagerty.com

David Madeira LeMay – America's Car Museum 2702 East D Street Tacoma, WA 98421 Bus: 253.779.8490 ext. 1001 Mobile: 253.985.0058 E-mail: dlm.ceo@lemaymuseum.org

Mike Stowe Great Lakes Motor Works 976 East Division Boyne City, MI 49712 and PO Box 402, 1345 M-75 South Boyne City, MI 49712 Bus: 231.582.9100 Mobile: 231.622.1061 Email: mike@rmstowe.com

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2017 BOARD GOVERNANCE

I. Officers A. Chairman David Madeira B. Vice Chair T.G. Mittler C. Treasurer Dan Beutler D. Secretary Mike Stowe II. Board Classes A. Class of 2017 1. Clint Sly 2. Keith Flickinger 3. T.G. Mittler B. Class of 2018 1. Dawn Fisher 2. Paul E. Miller 3. Vacant

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2017 RPM AMBASSADORS

Patrick Barnes Community College Instructor, Retired ACM Volunteer Portland, OR and Indio, CA

Stephen Murphy Curator Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage Chicago, IL

Josh Baum Conservator Private Collection Former Assistant Curator, ACM Goleta, CA

Stacy Puckett Parts Production Manager Classic & Exotic Services, Inc. Troy, MI

Herb Clark Founder Automotive Restoration Club of Sun City West Sun City West, AZ

Burt Richmond Board Member, ACM, Retired Collectors’ Car Garage Chicago, IL

Drew Feustel NASA Astronaut Houston, TX (training in Russia for 2018 Mission)

David Rising Former Tacoma, WA Resident Automotive Engineer Stuttgart, Germany

Ryan Levesque Restoration Carchaeologist Kip Motor Company Dallas, TX (first RPM Apprentice)

Lyn St. James Indy Racer Phoenix, AZ and Indianapolis, IN

Bud McIntire Director, Retired Great Lakes Boat Building School Winston Salem, NC

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2017 RPM BOARD MEETING CALENDAR

2017 RPM BOARD MEETING & GRANT APPLICATION/DELIBERATIONS CALENDAR

MONTH

January

March

June

October

MEETING/ PURPOSE RPM Board Meeting & Grant Application Deliberations

(Friday, December 9, 2016 Grant Application Deadline; Awardees Announcement Thursday, January 26)

Grant Application Deliberations

(Friday, March 24, 2017 Grant Application Deadline; Awardees Announcement Friday, May 5)

RPM Board Meeting

(No Grant Application Deliberations)

RPM Board Meeting & Grant Application Deliberations (Friday, August 25, 2017 Grant Application Deadline; Awardees Announcement Thursday, October 12)

LOCATION

DATE

TIME

Scottsdale, AZ

Thursday January 19, 2017

9-11amMT; 11-12pmMT Executive Session

Dial-In Call

Friday April 28, 2017

10-11:30amCT

Tacoma, WA

Friday June 2, 2017

9-11amPT; 11-12pm PT Executive Session

Hershey, PA

Thursday October 5, 2017

9-11amET; 11-12pmET Executive Session

2017 has 3 grant cycles, as has been the tradition.

The 2018 Grant Application Cycle begins with deadline on Friday, December 8, 2017 with deliberations in late January 2018 in Scottsdale, AZ.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

RPM BY THE NUMBERS AT-A-GLANCE 2016 (Cash)

FUNDRAISING Total Cash Donations Raise The Paddle Total # of Donations Total # of Donors Donations Breakout Car Clubs & Associations Corporations Foundation Grants Individuals Other In-Kind Gifts Board Members $1 Donors First-time Donors Donor Renewals Major Donations $2,500++ Minor Donations

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2015 $586,019 $40,800 $626,819 4,289 4,208

2016 $657,256 $50,000 $707,256 2,869 2,827

2 17 3 4,222 22 2 5/9 741 TBD NA 11 4,278

14 21 6 2,806 18 3 3/4 56 TBD NA 25 2,844 2015 Donors $5/below = 3081; 2016 Donors $5/below = 1778 = 1303 difference; 4222 2806 = 1416; 14161303 = 113

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SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS 2015 Leveraging Car Events Hosting, Promoting

Arizona Car Lovers Week

Job Opportunities

Site Visits to Schools; "Young People & Old Cars" Panels Apprenticeship Program

Building Community

None

Fundraising Programs

HEPpy Hours

Educational Impact

2016 Arizona Car Lovers Week Curriculum Sampler; Instructor Support Team; Curriculum Development for High Schools (free American education) Shop Hop Chicago (Internships) Arizona Summit Meeting; EVIT Advisory Committee Breakfast With the Board

GRANTS AWARDED Total Applications Received Grants Awarded Total Grants Rejected Total Grants Denied # States Receiving Awards States Breakout Budgeted Grant Amount Total $$ Requested Total $$ Presented Total $$ Awarded

Grants Breakout % Automotive Awarded % Marine Awarded Students Impacted by Grants

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2015

2016

35 18 2 15 12

56 27 24 5 24

3 Midwest + 3 Northeast + 1 Southeast + 2 West Coast

11 Midwest + 8 Northeast + 3 West Coast + 2 Southeast

$200,000 $899,325 $899,325 $188,000

$250,000 $1,282,830 $547,940 $229,393

10 Scholarship Grants + 2 Programs + 3 Internships + 1 Apprenticeship + 2 Equipment

16 Scholarship Grants + 3 Programs + 3 Internships + 1 Apprenticeships + 5 Equipment

68% 32%

69% 31%

300

583

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Students Impacted by Hosting

110

390

Students Impacted by Job Opportunities through RPM Total Students Impacted

NA 410

30 973

Total Distance Traveled Number of States Number of Cities

2015 57,000 11 55

2016 90,000 18 90

Number of People Traveling Number of Site Visits Total Audiences Number of Concours

2 240 1,200 6

9 210 5,700 15

Number of Other Car Events

34

26

2015 2 1 10 2 NA 9 1 0

2016 2 1 10 4 TBD (hundreds) 9 0 0

TRAVEL & OUTREACH

WORKFORCE Employed Staff Celebrity Ambassadors Volunteer Ambassadors Administrative Volunteers Volunteer Logged Hours Board of Directors Paid Interns Other

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MARKETING EFFORTS 2015 0 0

2016 7 0

Appeals (Direct Mail/Email)

TBD (3)

10

Under The Hood Newsletter Story Reprints

5 8

3 10

Mini Under The Hoods/ Program Books

0

7

Program Flyers/AUTObiographies Social Media Statistics Website Analytics Google AdWords Advertisements

1 TBD TBD TBD 54

6 TBD TBD TBD 60

Photograph Albums/Photos Videos

0 0

245/6,750 0

Grant Awardee Progress Reports/KoolProjects

0

0

Speaking Engagements Television Shows

NOTE: Only Expenses are missing from this At-A-Glance

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2016 HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES In 2016 and with the help of 9 Board Members, 2 staff, 11 ambassadors, 4 administrative volunteers, donors and friends, Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum very successfully changed its name to RPM Foundation and accomplished many things, including:

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FUNDRAISING We surpassed our goals of support from individuals, in part because of seven, targeted fundraising appeals, which impacted our cash receipts, totaling $707,256, up from $626,819 in 2015. RPM had 25 major donations of $2,500 or higher, up from 11 the year prior. In 2016, Hagerty’s donation was 49% of total donations, versus 55% in 2015.

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SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Influencing and shaping the educational pipeline upstream, RPM hosted a Summit Meeting in Arizona in May which resulted in continued momentum at the host school – East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) – in developing automotive restoration curriculum, becoming a national model and template in New Jersey and Illinois.

RPM provided organizational support for the Automotive Restoration Advisory Committee at EVIT. The SHOP HOP Program launched in Chicago in December with 3 internships secured in one day (see accompanying flyer). Mentorship “expanded” to include current, older restoration students mentoring younger, interested students.

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GRANTS AWARDED & YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED Fifty-six grant applications were received, compared with 35 in 2015*, and 27 grants were awarded to organizations and people in 24 States, totaling $229,393, against a budgeted $250,000. Sixty-nine percent of the grants were awarded to automotive restoration and 31% to marine restoration. RPM grants impacted 583 young people and its “hosted programs” impacted another 390 students, totaling 973 young people. (see accompanying worksheet for more details)

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AUDIENCE REACH Speaking engagements enabled RPM to present to more than 5,700 people in large settings during 2016 in both the Collector Car Industry (clubs, shops, schools/students, events) and the Automotive Industry (OEMs and aftermarket).

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GEOGRAPHY Travel Data: 79,000 miles in 18 States, 15 Concours, 26 Car Events o Deepening relationships in our key “auto hot spots” – Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas & Missouri, Michigan, Upstate New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania – with community building, student-hosting, grant applicants outreach, donor solicitation. o Initiating relationships with other auto hot spots – Northern California, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington State – exploring those same possibilities.

*RPM Foundation already has 33 grants submitted for 2017’s first grant cycle!

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON 2016

OVERVIEW While “raising money to give it away” was an excellent slogan to begin 2016, it became clear quickly that the Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum (HEP) did much, much more throughout the year by providing services, sharing resources and awarding grants. In addition to securing our automotive heritage with financial backing of educational programs, supporting our constituents by providing services and sharing resources enabled us to monitor our investments of time, effort and toil – sweat equity – while contributing to the momentum of shaping and influencing changes and modifications in the educational pipeline, both upstream and downstream, to the shops. Localizing continued to be habitual and systematic as we cultivated relationships with students, schools and shops (program) as well as clubs, collectors and industry (fundraising).

In June, HEP became RPM Foundation – Restoration. Preservation. Mentorship. – which improved our ability to quickly and effectively convey our purpose. As part of this change, RPM also became a stand-alone entity of America’s Automotive Trust and a peer organization of LeMay –America’s Car Museum.

Developing a “market message” and proving “market relevance” were essential to our credibility with key constituents – donors, students/parents, schools and shops, while providing a critical look at many aspects of the industry. Awareness about the stability of micro-businesses and the shortage of high school-level instructors turned our thinking to the practical matters that impact longevity and the feasibility of this niche-niche market. Finding those passionate students who will be our next generation of craftsmen and artisans has been easier than expected and resulted in identifying many more students than anticipated.

Studying RPM’s notion of the automotive restoration educational pipeline-to-shop-readiness reminded us that hundreds of hours of under-the-hood learning gained informally in garages across the United States in the 1940s-1950s-1960s are forever lost – conservatively, as much as 1,800 hours, or 45 full time weeks of experience, making it urgently important to understand real hours spent studying restoration and the impact of that on shop-readiness. The expectations for shop-readiness by shop owners and the often perceived lack of preparedness of students cause RPM to continue looking for impactful alternatives for educational programs, such as “junior year abroad”-style in-shop, credit-earning internships.

Looking for ways to replace those lost hours and bridge the gap between formal education and shop-readiness, RPM introduced SHOP HOP, a program bringing together current automotive high school and post-secondary students and “mentorship mindset” shop owners at their shops over several days. The purpose of the Shop Hop Program is to expose students to their local marketplace and the shop owners to meet prospective craftsmen. The immediate goal is for internship placements for Summer 2017. Each shop stop is 1 ½ hours long and combines a tour of the shop/collection and “flash interviews”. The shops are asked to have company profiles, job descriptions and business cards on-hand. Armed with resume, portfolios and calling cards, the January 2017

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students get a chance to meet shop workers and learn more about the work, the environment and job expectations.

Aspects of our programs, fundraising and operations became turn-key, enabling us to work effectively and efficiently with outreach and reporting. RPM has two employees – one in Tacoma and one in Chicago, RPM’s headquarters. The deployment of many of RPM’s 10 volunteer ambassadors and one celebrity ambassador with our turn-key approach – hosted guided tours at Concours and other major car events for grant awardees and future grant awardees with collector/shop “guest speakers”, program book ads, panel participation, HEPpy Hours, other special events – enabled HEP/RPM to have a dynamic presence in 13 Concours around the United States plus 26 other, smaller car events. Tracking and thanking methods for grant activity and fundraising appeals were improved and became systematic with the support of four administrative volunteers. Post-event, follow-up, “ask” emails were introduced in early 2016 with great results – and became habitual throughout the year, impacting individual donations.

Tracking fundraising efforts and results enabled us to analyze our efforts against the “science of fundraising” – selling cycles and number of significant touches for major donors (6-8 pre-“ask” to have greatest impact), as an example.

Engaging with entities outside of the Collector Car Industry – including SEMA and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), an offshoot of I-CAR – enabled RPM to be recognized as a relevant market force. SEMA Member corporations as possible funding sources are being explored as well as leveraging the established events and programs of CREF across the United States to access “high school car lovers”.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES In 2016 and with the help of 9 Board Members, 2 staff, 11 ambassadors, 4 administrative volunteers, donors and friends, Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum very successfully changed its name to RPM Foundation and accomplished many things, including: 

FUNDRAISING We surpassed our goals of support from individuals, in part because of seven, targeted fundraising appeals, which impacted our cash receipts, totaling $707,256, up from $626,819 in 2015. RPM had 25 major donations of $2,500 or higher, up from 11 the year prior. In 2016, Hagerty’s donation was 49% of total donations, versus 55% in 2015.

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SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Influencing and shaping the educational pipeline upstream, RPM hosted a Summit Meeting in Arizona in May which resulted in continued momentum at the host school – East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) – in developing automotive restoration curriculum, becoming a national model and template in New Jersey and Illinois.

RPM provided organizational support for the Automotive Restoration Advisory Committee at EVIT. The SHOP HOP Program launched in Chicago in December with 3 internships secured in one day (see accompanying flyer). Mentorship “expanded” to include current, older restoration students mentoring younger, interested students.

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GRANTS AWARDED & YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED Fifty-six grant applications were received, compared with 35 in 2015*, and 27 grants were awarded to organizations and people in 24 States, totaling $229,393, against a budgeted $250,000. Sixty-nine percent of the grants were awarded to automotive restoration and 31% to marine restoration. RPM grants

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impacted 583 young people and its “hosted programs” impacted another 390 students, totaling 973 young people. (see accompanying worksheet for more details) 

AUDIENCE REACH Speaking engagements enabled RPM to present to more than 5,700 people in large settings during 2016 in both the Collector Car Industry (clubs, shops, schools/students, events) and the Automotive Industry (OEMs and aftermarket).

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GEOGRAPHY Travel Data: 90,000 miles in 18 States, 15 Concours, 26 Car Events o Deepening relationships in our key “auto hot spots” – Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas & Missouri, Michigan, Upstate New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania – with community building, student-hosting, grant applicants outreach, donor solicitation. o Initiating relationships with other auto hot spots – Northern California, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington State – exploring those same possibilities.

PENDING QUESTIONS Some education/industry observations and awarenesses during 2016 leading to important questions to close the year included: 1) At 5-10 employees, the size of most restorations shops is considered a micro-business, smaller than a small business – Does this make them at-risk with a high probability of closing/failing with market changes or closing due to no succession planning? And how do we measure size – people? Gross revenue?

2) Cultural shifts/revolutions – Lost hours of hands-on work outside of formal education, estimated at 1,152 hours during a person’s teen years (15-16-17-18), + 648 hours of formal shop classes = 1,800 total. How do we replace/recover those hours? One-on-one learning vs. group learning with underpaid instructors?

3) The cost of American post-secondary education – Can the next generation of craftsmen & artisans bypass any post-secondary education because their vocational school or high school offered automotive restoration curriculum, at no cost to the student (except tools)? The no-cost high school education in the United States is an appealing target for offering restoration curriculum – not using the “bring back shop class” approach but leveraging existing programs.

4) Teachers – There is a shortage of instructors caused by meager hourly wages, no benefits, required formal schooling for certification, no “life credit” for work experience in some States (adult learners = competency-based degrees). How do we influence filling the need for skilled, knowledgeable instructors?

5) The high cost of Automotive Technical Programs – Some high schools want to shed the highcost of insuring shop classes, even when there is no capital cost for the program and enrollment is reasonably high. How do we work around that?

6) As the Collector Car Industry becomes more organized, will it be faced with government regulations?

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LOOKING AHEAD Absent the answers to these questions and as RPM evolves, I expect that the mission will expand to serve beyond only restoration and preservation educational programming to include all elements of the Collector Car Industry – restoration, preservation, collecting, buying/selling, publishing – and service providers to the industry – event planning, marketing & communications, financial services, career planning services, staffing/job placement services.

It can be imagined that, over the next 3 years and by 2020, RPM would be at the center of thinking about the entire industry, establishing itself as an economic engine with additional notfor-profit spin-offs, such as an industry association for restoration shops; organizing the restoration & preservation educational programs into a network of cooperating competitors; inspiring for-profit startups, such as staff recruiting firms with an expertise in headhunting for restoration shops; and, being a conduit between schools + shops. RPM has already established itself as a thought leader, three years earlier than expected.

RPM FOUNDATION DESCRIPTION RPM Foundation is a services-providing, resource sharing, grant-giving organization that accelerates the growth in the next generation of automotive Restoration and Preservation craftsmen through formal training and Mentorship. Founded through the vision of Hagerty in 2005, RPM Foundation is the educational arm of America’s Automotive Trust. Together, these organizations work to secure and preserve America’s automotive heritage.

RPM’s MISSION RPM Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that the critical skills necessary to preserve and restore collector vehicles are not lost, by providing scholarships and educational grants to students and organizations committed to hands-on training of future craftsmen. RPM works closely with educational institutions advising them on the curricula necessary for training of professional craftsmen, as well as helping them identify the proficiencies needed for success in the field. RPM facilitates student scholarships, internships and full-time apprenticeships to ensure students receive the necessary formal education, knowledge and hands-on training to enter the profession successfully.

RPM’s VISION 1) YOUNG PEOPLE – That every passionate, young car enthusiast in the United States who loves everything about collector cars learns that there are viable, varied career opportunities in North America focused on the Collector Car Industry, including restoration, by way of exceptional high school and post-secondary educational programs, and they are able to take advantage of them.

2) OLD CARS – That the craftsmanship, skills, knowledge, tools, processes and techniques survive and thrive for generations to come by filling the educational pipeline with the next generation of craftsmen and artisans, the stewards protecting and enjoying our automotive heritage.

3) IMPACT – That the collector car industry, including schools, is organized and centralized, providing information, services and a strong network critical to industry development and growth.

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RPM’s GOALS & OBJECTIVES 1) Preserve and promote America’s automotive treasures.

2) Cultivate a new generation of craftsmen skilled in the art of automotive and marine restoration and preservation.

3) Promote the importance of the skilled trades and the many career opportunities within the industry.

4) Create opportunities for young people who have an interest in vehicles to learn from professional educators, Master Craftsmen and industry leaders.

5) Develop partnerships with a wide-spectrum of the collector hobby and industry, including shows, Concours, clubs and businesses to promote the education of necessary skills to secure America’s automotive heritage and culture.

RECAP – 2016 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SUMMARY 1. Fundraising & Programs: Expand, leverage and shape; localize with Founders and donors 2. Grants: Increase funding, keep recruiting strong grant candidates and study how HEP funding impacts the industry 3. Marketing & Communications: Take lead as industry influencer and creator of marketrelevant programs, continue with “pen pal” approach with constituent relationships 4. Events & Meetings: Get and keep the conversation going, collaborate 5. Administrative: Improve processes and extend reach 6. 2016 Industry Concentration: Hot Rods and Historic Racing 2016 TACTICS 7. Fundraising & Programs: 2016 is HEP’s “thank you” year and the year that we’ll keep the momentum going. a. Keep the Course Strategy – Leverage momentum and efficiencies of late autumn’s fundraising efforts, continuing without interruption in 2016 and making fundraising a daily/weekly/monthly/year round initiative. b. Donor Hot Spots – Localize and connect with current Founders at least quarterly – visiting them in their home cities, meeting at car events, inviting them to HEP’s Automotive Restoration Industry Symposium/Summit Meeting and other high-level events/meetings. c. Major Donors – More than double individual and organizational giving, from $220,000 in 2015 to $510,000 in 2016 by expanding the Board of Directors (3), major donor base (50) and corporate sponsorship (HEP’s Automotive Restoration Industry Symposium/Summit Meeting sponsors)(3). i. Create Donor Recognition Wall in Tacoma, WA. d. Minor Donors – Leverage the strong and extensive outreach in 2015 to build a larger minor donor base – composed of new donors (500-750), including HEP Alumni and their families, and overlooked targets (125-200). e. Grant writing for unrestricted funding through corporate foundations, working with ACM’s grant writer. f. Minimize in-kind contributions to ads in Hemmings, SVRA + Concours Program Books and resource support through The Fitzgerald Group. g. Identify new sources of revenue – as one of several charities benefitting from car events, subscription renewals for Hemmings and Sports Car Market.

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h. Launch The Apprenticeship Program – late January/early February 2016; 11 forms developed, processes established, marketing & communications push. i. Develop “Restoration Boot Camp” Program – short-term, intensive, hands-on learning at late high school, post-secondary and continuing education for auto tech teachers. j. Consulting Services – formalize HEP’s offerings (career planning, grant writing, recruiting & enrollment in auto tech programs, budget development, and event support). k. Identify specialized educational programs that supplement formal training, offering short term continuing educational opportunities – such as Fay ________, CT and Arizona Paint School, Phoenix, AZ, and establish relationships with them. l. Shape post-secondary automotive restoration curriculum at public and private colleges, community colleges and selected high schools m. Bring back Canada, California and Texas.

8. Grants: Utilizing HEP’s Funding Philosophy and “funding fit” guidelines for funding decisions while tracking and reporting on the impact of HEP’s grants. a. Increase grant awards from $190,000 in 2015 to $225,000 in 2016 and recruit “funding fit 5s”, targeting 80% automotive and 20% marine restoration educational programs. b. Mentor Strategy – Through HEP’s grant support services, spend extra time reviewing drafted applications of the instructors without grant-writers and the students with limited writing experience. c. Application – Revamp application and materials requested, which are programfocused; develop application for individuals for internships and apprenticeships. d. Understand impact of HEP grants through grant fulfillment tracking and documentation.

9. Marketing & Communications: Push, don’t just post!!! a. Establish HEP as market & thought leader and influencer for this industry. i. Create and implement two collaborative initiatives – $1,000,000 Campaign 2016 and The Apprenticeship Program. ii. Explore funding research of restoration industry with job/earnings potential and conceptualization of accreditation for restoration shops and related processes. b. Messaging – Fundraising: The Thank You Year + “We’re raising $1,000,000 in 2016 to meet the needs of educating the next generation of restoration craftsmen and women, and we need your support”. c. Branding – Revisit effectiveness of name/branding and consider the long horizon when looking at options. i. All schools who are HEP grant awardees receive 4’ x 6’ or 4’ x 8’ banners to hang in the restoration shops. ii. Individuals who receive scholarships or gap funding receive a branded cap, garment, lapel pin, magnet, and notepads. iii. Wrap 2 trucks with HEP logo and message.

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d. HEP Newsletter UNDER THE HOOD – 3/year: May, September, December (12-pages) + 4/year timing TBD (4-pages). e. Direct Mail Campaigns – Produce 4 Appeals with these separate targets and coordinated with ACM: i. January: Thank You Campaign ii. May: Car Clubs iii. September: Grandparents iv. November: Restoration Shops + SEMA/ARMO members. f. Car Club Membership-Newsletter-Ad Strategy – HEP joins a club, asks to contribute editorial content to the print/online newsletters/magazine and buys 76 ½-page or full-page ad for donation (more eyes, more money). g. Awards of Excellence Strategy – 6 awards for teacher, student, shop, club, corporation presented at HEP’s Automotive Restoration Industry Symposium/Summit Meeting and other car events that offer HEP a stage. h. HEP Website Initiative – NEWS revamped, content update, search capability developed i. Update Board Resource Book. j. Support Launches – The Apprenticeship Program and Restoration Boot Camp with integrated marketing & communications. k. Telling & Making Stories: Videography & Photography – professionals; HEP events, events in which HEP participates, HEP schools, teachers, scholars, testimonials, automotive restoration programs’ shops, and student car club events. Video clips used for social media and fundraising events. l. Social Media Strategy – photos/captions + video clips as frequently as possible. m. Giveaways – 2016 vinyl stickers, HEP lapel pins and business card-size magnets.

10. Events & Meetings: Maximizing facetime meaningfully and using this goal when prioritizing. a. Get and stay close with HEP’s Constituents – all donors/targets, thought leaders, Hagerty field staff, Hagerty policyholders, guidance counselors, schools, teachers, students, graduates, parents, ambassadors, shops, clubs, collectors, racers, car/boat event organizers and corporations – through conversations and collaborations. b. HEP-produced Events i. HEP’s Automotive Restoration Industry Symposium/Summit Meeting; Audience – All Constituents invited (registration fee) ii. HEPpy Hours – 2-hour cocktail receptions co-hosted with a local HEP supporter to inform and seek support; Audience – Mix of constituents (complimentary) 1. The Drive Home Chicago iii. Major Donors: Impact Dinners (complimentary) iv. Panel Discussions (“Young People & Old Cars: The Future of Restoration”)(complimentary) c. Local Hire Strategy – hiring students/teachers from car event city to support HEP’s participation in the local car event.

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d. 3 ACM Signature Events – Presence and Promotions: The Gala, The Meet, Pacific Northwest Concours. e. Repeat 2015 – selectively participate in or attend Concours around the US 11. Administrative: Maintaining organization and cultivating resources, especially volunteer ambassadors around the United States and internationally. a. Resources & Relationships Strategy – ambassadors, volunteers, Hagerty field staff. b. Infrastructure Enhancement – Grants Administration, data and data management, research and reporting. c. Localizing & Mobilizing Resources Strategy –expand human resources and geographic reach by adding 6-10 volunteer ambassadors. d. Round out divisional capacity with research, improved data management and monthly administrative reporting.

12. 2016 Industry Concentration: Hot Rods and Historic Racing, continuing with Collector Cars, Motorsports, Boats and Motorcycles.

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2016 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

January

Arizona Concours d'Elegance (Phoenix)

AZ

March

Amelia Island Concours (Amelia Island)

FL

May

Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance (Pinehurst)

NC

Arizona Regional Summit Meeting (Mesa)

AZ

June

The Elegance at Hershey (Hershey)

PA MO

July

The Art of the Car (Kansas City) Concours d'Elegance of America at St. Johns (Plymouth) Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance (Forest Grove) Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

CA

Geneva Concours d’Elegance (Geneva)

IL

Hemmings Concours at SAM (Saratoga Springs)

NY

Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance (Radnor)

PA

Santa Fe Concorso (Santa Fe)

NM

St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance (St. Michaels)

MD

The SEMA Show (Las Vegas) Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance (Hilton Head Island)

NV

August September

October November

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2016 Event Highlights

MI OR

SC

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RPM BY THE NUMBERS WITH 2017 GOALS (Cash)

FUNDRAISING 2015

2016

GOALS 2017

Total Cash Donations

$586,019

$657,256

$725,000

Raise The Paddle

$40,800 $626,819 4,289

$50,000 $707,256 2,869

$65,000 $790,000 3,500

4,208

2,827

3,000

2

14

20

Total # of Donations Total # of Donors Donations Breakout Car Clubs Corporations Foundation Grants Individuals Other In-Kind Gifts

17 3 4,222 22 2

21 6 2,806 18 3

25 10 3,434 0 3

Board Members $1 Donors First-time Donors Donor Renewals Major Donations $2,500++ Minor Donations

5/9 741 TBD NA

3/4 56 TBD NA

11/11 25 50 TBD

11 4,278

25 2,844

35 3,465

NOTES

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$1,000,000 Campaign (27 targets at $50K++)

2017 GOAL NOTES 3 $100,000 Pledges (7 targets) 4 $50,000 Donations (12 targets) $10,000++/month 19% increase 6% increase

Matching Donations + Subscription Renewals Donations

No new In-Kinds 100% Board Donating + 3 new Board Members Eliminate Anniversary Appeals

Anniversary Appeals

2015 Donors $5/below = 3081; 2016 Donors $5/below = 1778 = 1303 difference; 4222 - 2806 = 1416; 1416-1303 = 113

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SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS 2015 Leveraging Car Events Hosting, Promoting

Educational Impact

Job Opportunities

2016

2017

Arizona Car Lovers Week

Arizona Car Lovers Week

Arizona Car Lovers Week

Site Visits to Schools; "Young People & Old Cars" Panels

Curriculum Sampler; Instructor Support Team; Curriculum Development for High Schools (free American education)

RPM Career Center; RPM Education Center: Career Services Depts+ Guidance Counselors at schools; SkillsUSA; SEMA

2017 GOAL NOTES

Seven (10+)

Expand Apprenticeship Program for Summer 2017 - from PMC/Keith to 4 other shops; offer 2 Shop Hops - Arizona, Pennsylvania + Chicago

Arizona Summit Meeting; EVIT Advisory Committee Breakfast With the Board

Expanding the RPM Network: Integrating PARENTS into the communities RPM has built with schools, students, shops Young People's Network (YPN)

100% donations from YPN - 100 at $100

2015

2016

2017

2017 GOAL NOTES

35 18 2 15

56 27 24 5

(already at 34) TBD TBD TBD

Apprenticeship Program

Building Community

None

Fundraising Programs

HEPpy Hours

Shop Hop Chicago (Internships)

GRANTS AWARDED Total Applications Received Grants Awarded Total Grants Rejected Total Grants Denied # States Receiving Awards

States Breakout Budgeted Grant Amount January 2017

12

24

30

3 Midwest + 3 Northeast + 1 Southeast + 2 West Coast

11 Midwest + 8 Northeast + 3 West Coast + 2 Southeast

TBD

$200,000

$250,000

$250,000

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Total $$ Requested Total $$ Presented Total $$ Awarded

$899,325 $899,325 $188,000

$1,282,830 $547,940 $229,393

10 Scholarship Grants + 2 Programs + 3 Internships + 1 Apprenticeship + 2 Equipment

16 Scholarship Grants + 3 Programs + 3 Internships + 1 Apprenticeships + 5 Equipment

68% 32%

69% 31%

TBD 80% 20%

Students Impacted by Grants

300

583

600

Students Impacted by Hosting

110

390

400

Screen students more/better

Students Impacted by Job Opportunities through RPM

NA

30

100

Screen students more/better

Grants Breakout % Automotive Awarded % Marine Awarded

Total Students Impacted

TBD TBD TBD

410

973

1,000

We're at capacity. Need to keep about the same because no new staff added to expand this.

2015

2016

2017

2017 GOAL NOTES

TRAVEL & OUTREACH

Total Distance Traveled Number of States Number of Cities

57,000 11 55

90,000 18 90

95,000 15-20 75-90

2

9

9-11

Number of Site Visits Total Audiences Number of Concours

240 1,200 6

210 5,700 13

150 5,000 15

Number of Other Car Events

34

26

18

Number of People Traveling

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WORKFORCE

Employed Staff Celebrity Ambassadors Volunteer Ambassadors Administrative Volunteers Volunteer Logged Hours Board of Directors Paid Interns Other

2015

2016

2017

2 1 10

2 1 10

3 2 10

2

4

4

NA 9

TBD 9

TBD 12

1 0

0 0

1 TBD

2015 0 0

2016 7 0

2017 12 1

Appeals (Direct Mail/Email)

TBD (3)

10

12+

Under The Hood Newsletter Story Reprints

5 8

3 10

TBD (4) 15

Mini Under The Hoods/ Program Books

0

7

15

Program Flyers/AUTObiographies Social Media Statistics Website Analytics Google AdWords Advertisements

1 TBD TBD TBD 54

6 TBD TBD TBD 60

13 TBD TBD TBD 75

0 0

245/6,750 0

TBD 10

0

0

25

2017 GOAL NOTES EA in January - delays with HR/March

Concerns by HR - magic number of 50 AAT/ACM/RPM staff

MARKETING EFFORTS Speaking Engagements Television Shows

Photograph Albums/Photos Videos Grant Awardee Progress Reports/KoolProjects

2017 GOAL NOTES Mainstream only

NOTE: Only Expenses are missing from this At-AGlance

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KEY ELEMENTS OF THE 2017 PLAN We are leading a restoration/preservation education movement. Here is what we plan to accomplish in 2017:  FUNDRAISING Secure RPM’s financial future with pledges and, eventually, an endowment.

Expand Board and get 100% Board participation in donating to RPM. Build the Young People’s Network (YPN). Significantly increase major donations by continuing to tap into new potential donors, with 3 $100,000 donors + 4 $50,000 donors. Increase the number of donors by 6% and the number of donations by 19%. Cultivate corporations and car clubs. Other revenue sources to tackle are matching donations, anniversary appeals and subscription renewals. We need more money to be able to fund more and operate effectively. 

SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Breakfasts With the Board, Site Visits and Summit Meetings are significant ways to report impact/progress, raise funds and build community, all with RPM as a “thought leader”. Influencing curriculum development will continue to be essential. Shop Hops bring together students and shops, requiring strong soft skills on both sides in the search for work and talent. Establish a “Restoration Shop Association” membership program. The Apprenticeship Program will expand beyond Allentown, PA. Job opportunities for “RPM students” will continue to present themselves and we will engage in a “student screening” process. “Earn As You Learn” and “Junior Year Abroad”-style programs will be suggested to post-secondary schools. Researching the industry and the value of education, and owning that research, will be an important new aspect of RPM’s workload this year. Adding “heritage in their heart” to the list of knowledge and skills for the next generation will enable us to further improve our vetting process of future craftsmen and artisans. Add RPM Education Center ad RPM Career Center to RPM website.

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GRANTS AWARDED & YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED Revisit funding philosophy. With $250,000 allocated for funding in 2017, we will be faced with the dilemma of having significantly more strong applicants to share our grant funds. We will continue to have 3 grant cycles. Cycle One received 34 applications with 15 strong funding fits. Compare that to 2015’s total of 35 applications and 2016’s 56 applications. As RPM continues doing its job and doing it right, we will find that programs we support are expanding to meet new demands. Students benefit from RPM’s funding but also RPM’s hosting. We expect to impact 1,000 students this year, compared with 973 in 2016 and 410 in 2015. Rolling out RPM programs that schools would offer, using RPM’s templates-forsuccess, some organizational support and funding, will be considered.

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AUDIENCE REACH Parents and Guidance Counselors are key targets this year – winning their hearts and minds for restoration & preservation. Continuing relationships with students, schools, shops, clubs, collectors and industry in “turnkey ways”. Consider investors-in-the-industry and what their role might be in the coming years. Expand paid staff. Balance the classic car world with the automotive worlds of the next generations: Hot Rods & Customs. Connect meaningfully with SEMA, at high levels, not just SEMA Education. Initiate RPM Awards of Excellence to shops/craftsmen and teachers.

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GEOGRAPHY We’re at staff/volunteer capacity with geographic reach, so travel in 2017 will be 95,000 miles among 5-6 staff and ambassadors. Refine our outreach and monitor momentum and keep the same or decreasing the number of States, site visits and car events, all noted on RPM’s ByThe-Numbers At-A-Glance table provided. Key States: North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas, Utah and Southern California, while we continue to offer support in our “hot spots” States

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2017 PLAN

2017 RPM FOUNDATION PRIORITIES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES and TACTICS Our formula for success includes building communities and inspiring new curriculum, among other things. It turns out, RPM is building collector car communities – composed of schools, shops, collectors and industry, benefitting students with the creation of restoration curriculum and car cultures at high schools and post-secondary schools. With industry data and stories that support the research, building the case for automotive restoration for those constituents has been easier than expected. RPM has been influencing and shaping curriculum in several high schools and colleges, in Arizona, New York and New Jersey. A curriculum sampler – a “handbook” compilation of curriculum from the post-secondary schools RPM funds – was distributed and used as a beginning point and source of inspiration for these newly developing programs.

Instructors and school administrators are listening to RPM and believing our claims about the future of restoration and the Collector Car Industry. We’re doing our job – all of us! With our strong marketing & communications efforts; 147,000 miles travelled by RPM in the last two years (2015=57,000 + 2016 = 90,000) by staff, 1 celebrity ambassador and 4-5 actively engaged volunteer ambassadors; the active field staff of Hagerty and other advocates of RPM; and, RPM Board Members who make connections for us, we have discovered and have been discovered.

Schools, instructors and administrators are listening to RPM by experimenting with and using our suggested approaches for recruiting students and creating and building restoration programs – from organizing after-school car clubs to engaging in their region’s rich car culture, from curriculum development to establishing strong ties with local shops. By anticipating other needs of our grant awardees and with our solutions-based approach, RPM has made it possible for schools to consider tackling more difficult – and exciting –restoration projects. Their programs are growing and expanding – with enrollment and projects – and they are returning to RPM with grant requests. We predict that in the near future, the institutions we support will need to add staff and find funding to support that.

RPM funds scholarships due to the high cost of post-secondary education in the United State.

But what if we looked more carefully at free American education at the high school level? This idea had RPM thinking about the “bring back shop class” movement, but with a twist. Schools that have abandoned their automotive programs have repurposed their shop facilities for other uses and sold their equipment, parts and supplies. The capital expense of “bringing back shop class” is too high to expect those schools – especially neighborhood high schools – to reintroduce their shop classes. Working with existing neighborhood high school programs and piggybacking with county vocational high schools – schools that have good shop facilities, in some cases state-of-the-art – and their advisory committees to find the right instructors and build a curriculum that is right for the school, local marketplace and larger community. At East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) in Mesa, AZ we’ve inspired involvement and active engagement by shop owners, managers and collectors. Randy Bush, Restoration Manager at January 2017

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Kip Motor Company in Dallas, TX voluntarily flies from Dallas to Phoenix to attend the EVIT Restoration Advisory Committee Meetings. He has been selected to author the restoration curriculum, along with Division Principal, Bill DeWitt. When they’re not in the same State, they work remotely to get the work done.

Taking away some of the roadblocks to integrate restoration projects and programs at schools is something that RPM explores regularly. A new “program” is being developed as a result of our new awareness about adding burdens to teachers’ workloads, discovered at one of the schools funded by RPM. At the start of their restoration project, RPM was at the project planning meeting which consisted of the instructor, administrators and two shop owners, who are guest craftsmen at various stages of the car’s restoration. It became clear quickly that the workload of the teacher was going to expand exponentially because of the restoration project, mainly because of the time it would take to source the parts. The risk of no future restoration projects was likely, so RPM conceptualized Volunteer Shop Staff, allowed by the school, to support the instructor.

The source of the volunteers is local car clubs, retirees who commit to 2-days per week in the shop for 18-months, utilizing the shop’s Internet access and doing some hands-on work side-byside students. At the same school and at RPM’s urging, the History Department is getting involved with the restoration project, learning about and reporting on the vehicle (the body has a readable identification number), its manufacturer’s history and other aspects of provenance.

Studying RPM’s notion of the automotive restoration educational pipeline-to-shop-readiness reminded us that hundreds of hours of under-the-hood learning gained informally in garages across the United States in the 1940s-1950s-1960s are forever lost – conservatively, as much as 1,800 hours, or 45 full time weeks of experience, making it urgently important to understand real hours spent studying restoration and the impact of that on shop-readiness. The expectations for shop-readiness by shop owners and the often perceived lack of preparedness of students cause RPM to continue looking for impactful alternatives for educational programs, such as “junior year abroad”-style in-shop, credit-earning internships.

Looking for ways to replace those lost hours and bridge the gap between formal education and shop-readiness, RPM introduced SHOP HOP, a “program” bringing together current automotive high school and post-secondary students with “mentorship mindset” shop owners at their shops over several days. The purpose of the Shop Hop Program is to expose students to their local marketplace and the shop owners to meet prospective, future craftsmen. The immediate goal is for internship placements for Summer 2017. Each shop stop is 1 ½ hours long and combines a tour of the shop/collection and “flash interviews”. The shops are asked to have company profiles, job descriptions and business cards on-hand. Armed with resume, portfolios and calling cards, the students get a chance to meet shop workers and learn more about the work, the environment and job expectations.

Some offshoots of Shop Hop include: 1. Student Shadowing, Screening & Coaching – making sure students get experience, on their own; fine tuning the way we “select the best” students; supporting with soft skills training - letters, resumes, portfolios, business cards; 2. Shop Hops – funding the schools to do this themselves, with templates for success and some initial organizational support from RPM; January 2017

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3. Flash Interviews – encouraging shop owners to interview on-the-spot as a first vetting step with students; and, 4. Professionalizing Shops – pressing shop owners to understand that, like detailing cars, written communications are “detailing with words” and that job descriptions with basic skills required are good business that will result in good hires.

In 2017, we will add parents and guidance counselors to our list of “community members” in an effort to win the hearts and minds of these key influencers of the next generation of craftsmen and artisans. Overcoming the enculturated “grease monkey” image is tricky; the perception of anyone working with/on automobiles is as a mechanic is hard to modify. RPM’s message of craftsmen and artisans is a good, strong one but parents aren’t buying it, mainly because they don’t believe there is a good living, a viable career in small business shops. Taking the lead on researching the industry, RPM will “own” the data that will confirm what we believe about restoration and the Collector Car Industry – it is a growth industry with good, sustainable careers for young people who are learning the skills, embracing the knowledge and have “heritage in their hearts”. Also, as the industry grows, investors will be attracted to it, making the need for industry tracking and data all the more important. Several shop managers have approached RPM wondering if we know angels or funding sources to help expand their businesses. Not our work, but it is interesting to watch this crop up.

The 2017 Strategic Plan, which follows, is more about refinement rather than new, although there are some new concepts worth experimenting with and exploring. Momentum is brisk.

Aspects of RPM’s operations are turnkey. This will be another good year.

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2017 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 13. Fundraising & Engagement: Stimulate growth of time, talent and treasure!

14. Education & Industry: Lead our restoration/preservation education movement through collaboration and cooperation in both Collector Car and Automotive industries.

15. Grants: The success of programs and people we support opens new thinking about how RPM supports them as they continue to grow.

16. Marketing & Communications: RPM’s three program areas-messaging plus shops on the educational pipeline are key to moving forward the RPM agenda.

17. Programs, Events & Meetings: Lead the conversation focusing on “Accelerating the Growth of the Next Generation through Restoration, Preservation and Mentorship”.

18. Administrative: Grow paid staff and volunteer corps while planning for succession.

19. 2017 Industry Concentration: Hot Rods and Custom Builds, and continuing with Collector Cars-Motorcycles-Boats, Historic Racing and Performance.

2017 GOALS & OBJECTIVES 1. Fundraising & Engagement: Blend focus on major & minor donors and moving donors to give to the big picture; expanding Board membership, targeting 3-4 candidates; continue hosting Breakfasts With the Board; continuing offering site visits to schools we fund or support with services/resources; develop “membership association” program for shops who benefit by RPM services and resources, “professionalizing” the industry 2. Education & Industry: Remain the leader of this movement by focusing on RPM’s three program areas: providing Services, sharing Resources and awarding Grants; develop RPM research function; study restoration curricula to determine real value and explore alternatives to post-secondary programs; research the Collector Car Industry and track “market movement”; support instructors; penetrate the Automotive Industry (SEMA, SkillsUSA), going beyond the Collector Car Industry 3. Grants: Continue to recruit strong grant candidates; revisit RPM’s “Funding Philosophy” and number of students impacted; distinguish funded-students from hosted-students; touch/impact 1,000 students in 2017; begin submitting our own RPM grants for funding 4. Marketing & Communications: Take lead as industry influencer and creator of marketrelevant programs, integrate RPM message in AAT appeals; continue with strong “manual” communications approach with constituent relationships; track speaking engagements – audience size, media coverage, donations; honor teachers and craftsmen for exceptional achievements; spread the word about this career path to guidance counselors and parents 5. Programs, Events & Meetings: Lead the conversation and participate in the discussion as hosts, guests or featured speakers/panelists; new discussion topic: “Accelerating the Growth of the Next Generation through Restoration, Preservation and Mentorship”; establish SHOP HOPs in other RPM Hot Spots 6. Administrative: Grow paid staff and volunteer corps while planning for succession 7. 2017 Industry Concentration: Hot Rods and Custom Builds, and continuing with Collector Cars-Motorcycles-Boats, Historic Racing and Performance.

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2017 TACTICAL PLANNING 1. Fundraising & Engagement: The “big picture” year, building off of “localizing” to attract major donors a. Year-round efforts – proposals and appeals, perpetually (6-8 touches pre-“ask” for donors at $1,000 and above) b. Major Donors – Reset goals to the reality (crowded marketplace with a lot of market movement and a limited number of major donor potential) for individual and organizational giving, from $137,800 in 2015 to $125,000 in 2016 and $250,000 in 2017 with the same tactics of Board expansion and donor expansion; additionally, target Auction Houses, SEMA Member corporations, leverage SVRA and pursue largest shops c. Minor Donors – Continue to leverage the strong and extensive outreach in 2016 to build a larger minor donor base – including RPM Alumni and their families (Young Professional Network = RPM’s YPN; junior board-style engagement) d. Board of Directors – expand Board membership, targeting 3-4 candidates discussed at October 6, 2016 Board Meeting. i. Host 3 Breakfasts With the Board to bring the RPM conversation to the highest level of influencers in the Collector Car Industry, while soliciting support e. Field Trips & Site Visits – engage Board Members, donors and potential donors at site visits across the United States to schools funded by RPM or supported by RPM’s services/resources, including EVIT, McPherson College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Central Carolina College, The Academy of Art University f. Collector/Shop Fundraising Formula – 3 collectors/shops in 2017: i. 5-Year Pledge, signed agreement ii. Mailing from collector/shop owner to their list – 200 postal + 3,000 emailing at their expense (within 1 month from pledge signing) iii. Fundraising event at shop at their expense, benefitting RPM (within 1-2 months of mailings and/or well-timed with other car event/s) iv. Internship site for 10-week summer intern for local high school/postsecondary student and/or student from McPherson/Penn College (RPM gap funding possible through grant application process) v. Employer of one of those students, possibly vi. Repeat g. Donor Hot Spots – Localize and connect with current Founders at least quarterly – visiting them in their home cities, meeting at car events, inviting them to RPM’s high-level events/meetings h. Identify new sources of revenue i. Restoration Shop Association Membership, benefitting with RPM services and shared resources: 1. Association Membership fee for member benefits, including providing back-office document templates, vetting talent prospects for apprentices/employee ($2,500/year) 2. Consulting Services – formalize RPM’s offerings of services provided (organizing, advising about job descriptions/letters of agreement, career pathing, recruiting & enrollment in auto tech programs, budget development) and January 2017

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3. Shared Resources (communications support, event support, backoffice tools, turnkey documents, non-proprietorial documents) ii. Subscriptions of UNDER THE HOOD iii. Sponsors for RPM events Grant writing for unrestricted funding through corporate foundations, working with ACM’s grant writer Bring back California and Texas. Explore Utah.

Education & Industry: Research restoration education and the industry to understand the big picture over the long term a. Touch 1,000 young people in 2017, up from 725 in 2016. b. Value of Education – Study restoration curricula to determine value ($29,000/year x 2-4 years = $116,000 vs. 2 years in a shop); consider “junior year abroad” approach to adding shop time to post-secondary programs (6-12 months internships, renewable and earning school credit while being paid); consider by-passing educational system for 100% hands-on Apprenticeship Program for high school students through RPM; explore earn-as-you-learn options with shops; discover if there is a shortage of automotive teachers c. Research the Collector Car Industry – Restoration shops and employment in them, alumni career paths and earning realities; study how RPM funding impacts the industry; research what is funded in restoration education – expansion, salaries, programs/ equipment, scholarships – and where there are needs-gaps; identify established-growing-potential automotive hot spots i. Hire research intern to conduct research of restoration industry with job/earnings potential, total number of shops, employment data; alumni employment tracking; employability across industry lines (applied skills, multi-skills training, skill-juggling, cross-training); analyze micro-business nature of shops (stability, longevity and career feasibility) ii. In the coming years, test RPM’s hypotheses about education and cultural shifts/revolutions, converting them to theories d. Instructor’s Workload – Support high school and post-secondary instructors with committed volunteer corps e. RPM Career Center – Connecting students and shops with jobs posted, resumes posted f. RPM Education Center – Listing of high schools and post-secondary schools with degree and certificate programs/curriculum in automotive restoration technology g. College Credits – Explore the possibility of having post-secondary schools award credit hours for “junior year abroad”-style in-shop internships h. Penetrate the Automotive Aftermarket Industry to determine and understand sales to restoration shops and collaborate, access best practices and students i. Curriculum – Shape high school automotive restoration curriculum – curriculum research, advisory committee participation j. Begin cultivating a relationship with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA, 30,000 members) – CREF introduction, July 2017 conference in Denver, CO; learn how career possibilities trickle down/up to students/parents and piggyback with ASCA/CREF efforts 2017 Plan

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k. Explore RPM’s role, if any, with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and STEAM (Art) programming 3.

Grants: Determine RPM’s supporting role as grant awardees successfully expand their programs a. Obligations & Responsibilities – Revisit “Funding Philosophy” restrictions on supporting salaries and new programs; consider that as programs we have funded expand, we may have obligations to their continued success and growth b. Applicants – Continue identifying and recruiting strong grant candidates, funding fit 5s c. 2017 Grant Awards – Maintain budgeted grant awards at $250,000 in 2017 d. Understand impact of RPM grants through grant fulfillment tracking and documentation; study how RPM funding impacts the industry (possible 2018 research project) e. Building Community with Grant Awardees – Bring grant awardees together each application cycle for an orientation program, including using KoolProjects website to project progress-reporting f. Mentor Strategy – Through RPM’s grant support services, spend extra time reviewing drafted applications of the instructors without grant-writers and the students with limited writing experience g. Application – Revamp application and materials requested, which are programfocused; develop application for individuals for internships and apprenticeships. h. Tools & Uniforms – funding these hard goods to extend RPM’s reach to more individual students

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Marketing & Communications: Push, don’t just post – and get in front of many multi-person audiences a. Speaking Engagements – Source panels/seminars/moderators in the industry at car events around the United States (Concours panels/seminars, conference moderators); maintain/establish RPM as market & thought leader and influencer for this industry b. AUTObiographies – Continue collecting from hosted-students as part of “registration form”; begin collecting from RPM grant awardees and alumni, hosted students (funded vs. hosted) c. RPM Hypotheses – Create materials articulating the cultural shifts/revolutions between 1950s-to-today that cause the need for RPM to exist: 1950s-1960s life experience (1,152 hours) + high school shop (648 hours)(1800 hours total), 1960s-1970s only high school shop (648 hours), 1980s-1990s no life experience + no shop experience – only college-prep, both parents working – changing roles from teaching to entertaining, shops + industry now and forever are part of the educational pipeline (formal?) d. Messaging – What we do: Finding & Funding; Building Community and Stimulating the Educational Pipeline i. Shared common belief that it is our responsibility to educate the next generation of stewards – protecting our American automotive heritage; your hands-on advocates in the “field” – we’ll make it happen ii. “We’re raising $1,000,000 in 2017 to meet the needs of educating the next generation of restoration craftsmen and women, and we need your support”

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iii. Mentor-Motivation-Direction-Support – what we give the next generation iv. Business is a team sport v. Endless opportunity – determination and vision – impact and influence. vi. Shops are now and forever part of the educational pipeline to shopreadiness vii. RPM Foundation has three program areas: providing Services, sharing Resources and awarding Grants. Everyone associated with RPM and delivering its messages needs to blend our grant-giving with our other two program areas!

Television Shows – Create list of all current television shows focused on cars, classic and new, and determine which have created influence on young audience – explore a segment on RPM, seek funding, advertise on the show, promote that list RPM Newsletter UNDER THE HOOD – published as staff is able; additional administrative volunteers could handle 3-4 issues/year Direct Mail Campaigns – Produce 12 Monthly Appeals with unique, separate targets and coordinated with ACM, utilizing Riverside Graphics as the production house Advertisements i. Industry Publications – Hemmings, Sports Car Market, Motorcycle News ii. Automotive Publications – AAA Living iii. Concours d’Elegance – Program Book advertisements only; no gift bag collaterals iv. Auctions – Program Book advertisements v. Car Club Newsletters and Magazines Car Club Newsletter-Ad Strategy – Contributing editorial content to the print/online newsletters/magazine and placing ½-page or full-page ads; end-ofyear “ask” editorial with “Adopt RPM” message.

Awards of Excellence Strategy – 5 awards for teacher, student, shop, club, corporation presented at TBD; have shop or school fabricate awards RPM Website Initiative – i. Search capability developed; historic information and materials added ii. RPM Career Center – Connecting students and shops with jobs posted, resumes posted iii. RPM Education Center – Listing of high schools and post-secondary schools with degree and certificate programs/curriculum in automotive restoration technology Telling & Making Stories: Videography & Photography – professionals; RPM programs/events/activities, testimonials. Video clips used for social media and fundraising.

Giveaways – 2017 vinyl stickers, RPM lapel pins and business card-size magnets.

Social Media – photos/captions + video clips as frequently as possible. Video clips by/from grant awardees used for social media and fundraising events and on KoolProjects.

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collectors, racers, car/boat event organizers and corporations – through conversations and collaborations 5.

Programs, Events & Meetings: Community-building is key to every event and meeting – nationally and locally a. Expand combined travel distance in 2017 to 95,000 miles, up from 90,000 in 2016 i. 13++ Concours ii. 2-5 Auctions b. Building Community – Dial-In Summit Meetings i. Marine Restoration Grant Awardees ii. RPM Grant Awardees c. Engage with school participants of The Great Race, especially Dysart High School, El Mirage, AZ d. RPM-produced Events i. Breakfast With the Board – Scottsdale, Amelia Island, Hershey – 20-30 guests + 9 RPM Board Members ii. Panel Discussions – “Accelerating the Growth of the Next Generation through Restoration, Preservation and Mentorship” (complimentary) iii. RPM Summit Meeting – Dallas, TX + _________, CA; Audience – All Constituents invited (registration fee) iv. HEPpy Hours (need new name) – 2-hour cocktail receptions co-hosted with a local RPM supporter to inform and seek support; Audience – Mix of constituents (complimentary) v. Major Donors: Impact Dinners (complimentary) e. Establish SHOP HOPs in other RPM Hot Spots and get sponsors to cover costs (time + fuel + 1 lunch + design/production/flyer + AUTObiographies = $2,500/Shop Hop) f. 3 ACM Signature Events – Presence and Promotions: The Gala, The Meet, Summer Ender Fender Bender g. ACM Promotional Event – The Drive Home, Indianapolis, IN – TBD h. RPM Participant – The SEMA Show, HVA/College of Charleston Academic Conference 2017, 13 Concours, 26 Car Events (complimentary)

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Administrative: Plan for the future with talent pool management a. Add 2 staff (1 FT Chicago EA/1 FT/June anywhere Manager), 3 volunteer ambassadors (Washington State, Northern California, New England), 1 paid celebrity ambassador (anywhere) + 1 writer (anywhere) b. Resources & Relationships Strategy – Develop the Volunteer Shop Staff to support auto tech instructors who receive RPM grants; update and publish Board By-Laws and Board Resource Book; actively recruit administrative volunteers and add 2-3 more in Chicago (Volunteer Tea to recruit) and Tacoma; write an Ambassador’s Guide Book (identifying donors, what photos to shoot/tell a story, exchanging cards); write a Succession Plan (staffing requirements, procedures/processes manual, systems, concepts/approaches; e.g. – Concours Approach – no static display, hosting, guided tours, standup seminars) c. Infrastructure Enhancement – Continue to build research and better, simpler, shorter reporting methods/tools.

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2017 Industry Concentration: Expanding focus to include Hot Rods and Custom Builds, and continuing with Collector Cars-Motorcycles-Boats, Historic Racing and Performance a. Delicately balance the sometimes culturally-conflicting worlds of classic cars with newer vintage cars and the cars that attract the next generation

In looking ahead as we begin 2017, here some additional, critical elements to what we do and how we do it: 1. The president’s key roles in 2017 are managing momentum – carefully selecting the right opportunities to use our limited time and resources – and managing finances, with an emphasis on fundraising. a. At our current staffing level, we don’t have the capacity to grow, either by expanding existing RPM programs (Apprenticeship, Shop Hop) or creating new ones (Restoration Shop Association, Volunteer Shop Staff). Programs require organizing and managing. We have conceptualized and experimented with programs, with some excellent successes. But to develop them and run them properly, we need either more staff or a way to have schools and other organizations own them. b. At our current staffing, we can strive to reach our numbers in 2017, but after that we go flat on growth because of capacity issues. c. The future financial health of RPM requires pledges and an endowment. d. The future growth of our niche of the Collector Car Industry will come only with greater financial commitments and more fundraising so RPM can fund more programs and projects.

2. Actualizing some of the details in the 2017 Plan, has begun, and roadblocks have been encountered, including: a. The continuation of a “persistent hangover” from 2013-2014, impacting fundraising b. Constraints with hiring, including contract labor (researcher, writer) 3. Succession planning for the president’s role is twofold, and ongoing: a. In the event of the president’s untimely death or health issues that prevent leading, a successor has been identified among RPM’s Ambassadors. b. In the event of retiring, the president will become a Board Member for the usual duration, per the By-Laws, and focus on transition, orientation and volunteer support for continuity of momentum.

RPM FOUNDATION DESCRIPTION RPM Foundation is a services-providing, resource sharing, grant-giving organization that accelerates the growth in the next generation of automotive Restoration and Preservation craftsmen through formal training and Mentorship. Founded through the vision of Hagerty in 2005, RPM Foundation is the educational arm of America’s Automotive Trust. Together, these organizations work to secure and preserve America’s automotive heritage.

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RPM’s MISSION RPM Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that the critical skills necessary to preserve and restore collector vehicles are not lost, by providing scholarships and educational grants to students and organizations committed to hands-on training of future craftsmen. RPM works closely with educational institutions advising them on the curricula necessary for training of professional craftsmen, as well as helping them identify the proficiencies needed for success in the field. RPM facilitates student scholarships, internships and full-time apprenticeships to ensure students receive the necessary formal education, knowledge and hands-on training to enter the profession successfully.

RPM’s VISION 4) YOUNG PEOPLE – That every passionate, young car enthusiast in the United States who loves everything about collector cars learns that there are viable, varied career opportunities in North America focused on the Collector Car Industry, including restoration, by way of exceptional high school and post-secondary educational programs, and they are able to take advantage of them.

5) OLD CARS – That the craftsmanship, skills, knowledge, tools, processes and techniques survive and thrive for generations to come by filling the educational pipeline with the next generation of craftsmen and artisans, the stewards protecting and enjoying our automotive heritage.

6) IMPACT – That the collector car industry, including schools, is organized and centralized, providing information, services and a strong network critical to industry development and growth.

RPM’s GOALS & OBJECTIVES 6) Preserve and promote America’s automotive treasures.

7) Cultivate a new generation of craftsmen skilled in the art of automotive and marine restoration and preservation.

8) Promote the importance of the skilled trades and the many career opportunities within the industry.

9) Create opportunities for young people who have an interest in vehicles to learn from professional educators, Master Craftsmen and industry leaders.

10) Develop partnerships with a wide-spectrum of the collector hobby and industry, including shows, Concours, clubs and businesses to promote the education of necessary skills to secure America’s automotive heritage and culture.

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2017 BUDGET WITH ASSUMPTIONS (Accrual)

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2017 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

January

1-15-2017

Arizona Concours d'Elegance (Phoenix)

AZ

February

2-18-2017

Exotic Cars Week (Ft. Lauderdale)

FL

March

3-12-2017

Amelia Island Concours (Amelia Island)

FL

April

4-9-2017

La Jolla Concours d'Elegance (La Jolla)

CA

4-23-2017

Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat (Kiawah Island)

SC

5-6-2017

Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance (Pinehurst)

NC

5-18-2017

Spring Vintage Festival, Road America (Elkhart Lake)

WI

June

6-11-2017

PA

July

7-30-2017

August

8-20-2017

The Elegance at Hershey (Hershey) Concours d'Elegance of America at St. Johns (Plymouth) Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

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September

9-17-2017

Hemmings Concours at SAM (Saratoga Springs)

NY

October

10-31-2017

NV

November

11-5-2017

December

12-7-2017

The SEMA Show (Las Vegas) Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance (Hilton Head Island) Performance Racing Industry Show (Indianapolis)

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GRANT AWARDEES’ PROGRESS REPORTS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

RPM FOUNDATION EVALUATION FORM Complete in detail and use additional sheets if necessary.

Please include 5-10 photos with captions as well as any related testimonials or media coverage.

1. Date Sept. 27, 2016 2. Name of Reporting Organization College of Charleston Foundation 3. Name of Person completing evaluation

Barry Stiefel

4. Project Funded: HAER Documentation of Anderson 5. Stated Objective of Project: Teach students how to conduct a HAER documentation of a historic automobile for the National Historic Vehicle Register 6. Describe the overall impact of the funded project/program on your organization’s mission and for the long term interest of the collector car and/or boat community.

This grant will assist the 20 student-interns learn how to conduct hands-on, professional level heritage documentation of historic vehicles. They will be able to use the skills acquired through this experience in their future careers as preservationists of motor vehicles. Near the end of the internship (October 20-22, 2016) a select number of student-interns will also present their work at the Putting Preservation on the Road: Protecting Our Overlooked Automotive Heritage in the Twenty-first Century Conference, as a demonstration of best practices for heritage documentation of historic vehicles (per the guidelines established between the Historic Vehicle Association and the Library of Congress). The demonstration is intended to inform other historic preservation (usually of buildings) and automotive restoration college/university programs on ways to expand, enhance, and enrich their curriculums.

7. Describe who your program/project served including total number of participants, age and gender. 20 students between the ages of 18 and 25, both men and women 8. Please describe the value of the project/program including any significant accomplishments, success stories, knowledge gained and/or lessons learned.

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during the 1910s and 1920s. After documenting the best preserved Anderson the information will be used to nominate it onto the National Historic Vehicle Register.

9. Did the project/program meet your desired objective: Yes __X__ No _____ If not, why not?

10. How were the funds allocated? Were the funds adequate?

The funds were allocated so that four students could use the Historic Vehicle Association Laboratory in Allentown, PA for conducting part of their documentation project of a 1920 Anderson 6 Convertible Roadster to the National Historic Vehicle Register. Due to the lateness of the grant we were only able to take four students. Originally, we had wanted to take more but the delay in receiving the funds resulted in the tripling of expenses per student for the project.

11. What are the key learning opportunities for your organization from this program? What could make it better? We learned that College of Charleston students can research, document, and interpret historic automotive heritage in a very similar way as we have done for decades related to historic buildings and landscapes. This class was an experimental one as we begin to develop and expand upon our program to have a historic vehicle concentration in addition to what is already done with the rest of the built environment.

Additional Comments: Thank you for the generous support to our students and program! Please see attached photographs of students at work, as well as the scaled measured engineering drawings produced by the students from the documentation work conducted.

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2017 GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINES & ANNOUNCEMENT DATES

Digital Deadline**

Announcement Date

December 9, 2016

January 26, 2017

March 24, 2017

May 5, 2017

August 25, 2017

October 12, 2017

**In addition to a digital copy, applicants are asked to submit a hardcopy application, for document-quality purpose

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FUNDS AWARDED AT-A-GLANCE COMPARISON

2016 # of Grants Funded

# of Grants Received

Grants Awarded Per Cycle

Amount Awarded

% of Total Awarded

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 1 (Jan)

$83,000

36.8%

8

17

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 2 (April)

$74,350

33.1%

7

16

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 3 (Aug)

$68,043.31

30.1%

12

23

TOTALS

$225,393.31

100%

27

56

BUDGETED FUNDS = $250,000 (RPM used 90% of the allocated funds and funded 48% of grants submitted)

2015 # of Grants Funded

Grants Awarded Per Cycle

Amount Awarded

% of Total Awarded

# of Grants Received

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 1 (Jan)

$63,000

34%

6

13

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 2 (June)

$72,000

38%

6

12

Total Grants Awarded – Cycle 3 (Oct)

$53,000

28%

6

10

TOTALS

$188,000

100%

18

35

BUDGETED FUNDS = $200,000 (RPM used 94% of the allocated funds and funded 51% of grants submitted) NOTE: Cycle 1 2017 has 33 grant applicants, two less than the total number of grants received in 2015.

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STATEMENT ABOUT CYCLE 1 2017 APPLICANT SURGE

Situation RPM experienced a dramatic increase in the number of grants submitted in Cycle 1 2017, doubling the number of grants received in 2016, to 34. This caused us to study carefully the dollars allocated for this and the other two 2017 cycles (discussed and reviewed with Dan Beutler), as well as our “funding fit criteria” and the way we make decisions about who and what to fund.

Why This Happened We’re doing our job – all of us! With our strong marketing & communications efforts; 147,000 miles travelled by RPM in the last two years (2015=57,000 + 2016 = 90,000) by staff, 1 celebrity ambassador and 4-5 actively engaged volunteer ambassadors; the active field staff of Hagerty and other advocates of RPM; and, RPM Board Members who make connections for us, we have discovered and have been discovered.

Anyone listening to RPM during 2016 has come to believe that the Collector Car Industry is a viable, growing industry with feasible career opportunities. Schools, instructors and administrators are listening to RPM by experimenting with and using our suggested approaches for recruiting students and creating and building restoration programs – from organizing after-school car clubs to engaging in the region’s rich car culture, from curriculum development to establishing strong ties with local shops. By anticipating other needs of our grant awardees and with our solutions-based approach, RPM has made it possible for schools to consider tackling more difficult – and exciting –restoration projects. Their programs are growing and expanding – with enrollment and projects – and they are returning to RPM with grant requests. We predict that in the near future, the institutions we support will need to add staff and find funding to support that.

Things to Consider in Cycle 1 $100,000 Available/$286,000 Requested from 15 Applicants (Funding Fits 4 & 5)  Not all startups are created equal!*  Consider partial funding, across the board. Some past awardees have always received full funding.  State Statistics 2005-Present: Spread out the wealth, geographically.  Several of the applicants have been recruited/encouraged by RPM to submit grants, and are sonoted on the At-A-Glance and in the summaries.

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In The Future – for 2018 and Beyond  Consider limiting applications to one per year per institution**.  Consider capping amount requested.  Get to the heart of the matter – applicants need to “prove” that the students in the programs working on their restoration projects have “heritage in their hearts”, something we have started to mention in our effort to weave preservation more into their programs.  Raise more money so more money can be given away, especially as we continue doing our jobs!

NOTES: 1. Cycle 1 grants submitted: 2015 = 13, 2016 = 17, and 2017 = 34 2. *Some applicants have worked with RPM to create plans for multi-year roll-outs of restoration programs.

3. **Some grant applicants have strategically planned submitting applications in all three cycles

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AT-A-GLANCE JANUARY 2017 GRANT APPLICATIONS (December 9, 2016 Deadline) Grant Applications Presented to the Board Grant Statistics

Restricted Funds Available

1.

Alfred State College*+ (Pgs 73, 107-126)

Auto

2.

Carson High School (Pgs 74, 126-133)

Auto

CCCC Foundation Inc./ Central Carolina 3.

Community College*+ (Pgs 75, 134-145)

4.

East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)* + (Pgs 76, 146-159)

5.

Freedom High School (Pgs 77, 160-172)

6.

Herreshoff Marine Museum* (Pgs 78, 172-180)

7.

Judson High School (Pgs 79, 181-191)

LeMay – America’s Car 8.

Museum (ACM) + (Pgs 80, 192-201)

Auto

Returning from 2014

State Statistics 2005-Present

11 awarded/ 30 applied

NY

Returning 17 awarded/ from 2014/ CA Grant Awardee 28 applied in 2012 Returning 4 awarded/ from 2015/ NC Grant Awardee 12 applied in 2015

Funding Fit

Marine/ Past Status Auto

Suggested Amount

Individual / Institution Name

● Gallopin’ Gerties: Antique automobile programs; $2,500 available ● Weinberger: Programs in Chicagoland; $4,500 available

Amount Requested

8 Institutions sought grant assistance 33 Grants were submitted 16 Past Applicants, 17 New Applicants 18 Rejected Applicants

State

● ● ● ●

$55,000

$10,000

5

$12,000

$4,000

4

$30,000

$10,000

5

Purpose of Grant Equipment Funding: Purchase proper equipment and tools that will allow them to offer restoration classes in interior restoration, upholstery, and powder coating, leveraging their existing automotive technology facility.

Equipment Funding: Tools and materials needed to restore a 1948 Commander, 1951 ¾ ton pickup and a 1963 ½ ton pickup.

Equipment Funding: Purchase and install a new paint booth at the new restoration building.

Equipment Funding: Purchase proper equipment and tools so EVIT can offer restoration curriculum and hands-on training for collector cars and trucks for students enrolled in their automotive programs.

Equipment Funding: Purchase a portable prep station that will allow students to work on more projects and free up the paint booth (which was partially funded

by HEP in 2016).

Scholarship Funding: Scholarships for 10 high school students to attend their 10week Winter Boat Shop Restoration Program.

Equipment & Scholarship Funding: Field trips to automotive restoration companies ($300); Specialized technology & equipment for their shop and individualized tool kit ($12,500); One paid summer internship at an automotive restoration company ($2,200).

AZ

5 awarded/ 9 applied

$20,000

$10,000

4

Returning from 2016/ WI Grant Awardee in 2016

3 awarded/ 5 applied

$9,500

$4,750

4

Marine

Returning from 2016/ Grant Awardee in 2013

RI

9 awarded/ 13 applied

$10,000

$3,000

4

Auto

New

TX

2 awarded/ 9 applied

$15,000

$0.00

4

$6,000

$6,000

5

Gap Funding: One paid intern to work at ACM for 10 weeks during the summer of 2017, as a Collection Assistant.

Auto

Auto

Auto

9.

McPherson College+ (Pgs 81, 202-210)

Auto

10.

Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT)* + (Pgs 82, 211-224)

Auto

11.

Ruidoso Municipal School District (Pgs 83, 225-234)

Auto

Returning from 2016

Returning 31 awarded/ from 2016/ WA Grant Awardee 44 applied in 2016 Returning 21 awarded/ from 2016/ KS Grant Awardee 25 applied in 2016 Returning 18 awarded/ from 2016/ PA Grant Awardee 28 applied in 2016

$60,000

$30,000

5

Gap & Scholarship Funding: $5,000 Scholarships for 8 students and $1,000 $1,500 gap-funding scholarships for 15 students for summer internships.

$30,000

$20,000

5

Scholarship Funding: Six $5,000 scholarships.

0 awarded/ 0 applied

$6,000

$0.00

4

Project Funding: Parts and supplies for a frame off restoration of a 1967 Chevy half-ton two-wheel drive pickup.

New

NM

* Sought Grant Assistance from RPM Staff + “Recruited” by RPM

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13.

The Landing School* (Pgs 85, 247-258)

Marine

14.

The Learning Centers at Fairplex (Pgs 86, 259-269)

Auto

15.

Thornton Fractional High School (TFHS)* + (Pgs 87, 270-284)

Auto

Auto

New

Funding Fit

Salina Area Technical College (Pgs 84, 235-246)

Suggested Amount

12.

State Statistics 2005-Present

Amount Requested

Marine/ Past Status Auto

State

Individual / Institution Name

Purpose of Grant

KS

21 awarded/ 25 applied

$17,500

$0.00

4

Scholarship Funding: $500 Scholarships for 35 students.

13 awarded/ 14 applied

$10,000

$2,000

5

Scholarship Funding: Provide $2,000 scholarships to 5 students of the Wooden Boat Building Program.

17 awarded/ 28 applied

$10,000

$2,500

4 scholarships for 5 students enrolled in the

2 awarded/ 9 applied

$15,000

$7,500

5

Returning from 2015/ ME Grant Awardee in 2015 Returning from 2016/ CA Grant Awardee in 2013 Returning from 2015/ IL Grant Awardee in 2015

FUNDS AVAILABLE THIS GRANT CYCLE

$306,000 $100,000

TOTAL SUGGESTED AMOUNT TO FUND

$109,750

TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED

Scholarship Funding: Provide $2,000 AXC Program.

Project Funding: Parts and materials for restoration of a 1960 Chevy El Camino and a 1941 Chevy Coupe.

(40% of annual funds)

TOTAL APPROVED AMOUNT TO FUND

$250,000

2017 BUDGETED FUNDS * Sought Grant Assistance from RPM Staff + “Recruited” by RPM

Total Grants Awarded 2017 (YTD) Total Grants Awarded (YTD) – Auto Total Grants Awarded (YTD) – Marine

$ $ $

% %

Targeted percentage split = Auto 80% + Marine 20%

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Past Status

State Statistics 2005-Present

Funding Fit

Marine/ Auto

Amount Requested

Individual / Institution Name

State

Grant Applications Rejected by RPM Staff Reason for Postponing or Rejecting Grant

$10,000

1

Grant is to expand their outreach programs and attendance for all ages, not a pathway to careers.

$60,000

3

Rejected Applicants 16.

California Automobile Museum (Pg 88)

Auto

17.

Clover Park Technical College* (Pg 89)

Auto

18.

College Bound Dorchester

Pg (90)

19. Drive One Detroit (Pg 91)

Returning 17 awarded/ from 2012/ CA Grant Awardee 28 applied in 2007 Returning 31 awarded/ from 2016/ WA Grant Awardee 44 applied in 2011

Marine

New

MA

6 awarded/ 11 applied

$25,000

1

Auto

New

MI

57 awarded/ $10,000 91 applied

1

New

NY

11 awarded/ 30 applied

2

New

NY

New

HI

New

CA

New

ME

New

WA

New

MO

2 awarded/ 4 applied

Friends of Long Point 20. Park in Livingston County Auto (Pg 92) Hudson River Maritime 21.

Marine Museum (Pg 93) Hui Kako’o O 22.

Auto Laupahoehoe (Pg 94) Lost Angels Children’s 23.

Auto Project (LACP) (Pg 95) Maine Maritime Museum 24.

Marine (Pg 96) Perry Technical Institute 25.

Auto (Pg 97) Rockwood Summit 26. Renewable Fuel Project Auto (Pg 98)

$5,000

11 awarded/ $15,000 30 applied 0 awarded/ $5,600 0 applied 17 awarded/ $25,000 28 applied 13 awarded/ $7,000 14 applied 31 awarded/ $3,000 44 applied

1

Grant includes the purchase of a Spot Resistance Welder that would be used more in their Collision courses than their restoration courses.

Focused on underserved youth in Dorchester, MA. Gap funding for travel cost for underserved youth in the Detroit, MI to attend auto events and visit shops in area.

Not a pathway to careers. Focused on youth of all ages and community volunteers.

Focused on underserved youth in Kingston, NY.

2

Project is not a restoration project.

1

Focused on underserved youth in Lancaster, CA. Not a pathway to careers. Focused on students 12-14 years old.

2 2

Program is not a restoration program.

$5,000

2

Project is not a restoration project.

27.

SEE/DIY Girls (Pg 99)

Auto

New

CA

17 awarded/ $13,000 28 applied

1

28.

South Seattle College Foundation (Pg 100)

Auto

New

WA

31 awarded/ 44 applied

$5,000

2

29.

The Early Ford V8 Foundation (Pg 101)

Returning 14 awarded/ from 2013, IN Grant Awardee 30 applied in 2012

$10,000

3

Grant is not specific about what the interns work on when they are there. Not enough information provided.

30.

The Teenage Auto Builders Association of Texas*

(Pg 102)

Auto

Focused on underserved female youth in Los Angeles County.

Not a pathway to careers. Focused on field trips for high school students to area shops.

Auto

Returning from 2014

TX

2 awarded/ 9 applied

$8,111

2

Project is not a restoration project.

31.

United States Lightship Museum (Pg 103)

Marine

New

MA

6 awarded/ 11 applied

$22,500

3

Not enough information provided. Grant does not provide the vocational school’s information.

32.

University of Washington FSAE (U of W) (Pg 104)

Auto

New

WA

31 awarded/ 44 applied

$5,000

3

Project is not a restoration project.

33.

Wake Technical Community College Foundation (WTCC) (Pg 105)

Auto

New

NC

4 awarded/ 12 applied

$4,137

3

This is a startup program and RPM does not fund startups like this.

TOTAL AMOUNT REJECTED

$238,348

* Sought Grant Assistance from RPM Staff

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2017 JANUARY GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARIES 1) ALFRED STATE COLLEGE – Alfred, NY (Automotive, pgs 107-125) About Them: Alfred State College is one of the eight Colleges of Technology within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. They offer baccalaureate degrees in 19 areas, associate degrees in 50 areas and a number of certificate programs. The college was founded in 1908. In 1941, the school was given junior college status. In 1948, the school became Alfred State College and it is a senior college today.

Amount Requesting: $55,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To offer first-time restoration classes in interior restoration, upholstery, and powder coating, leveraging their existing automotive technology facility.

Request Summary: These courses would be offered initially through their Community Education and Training (CCET)/Continuing Education Department while the school waits for approval to be part of their SUNY degree program. They will build a restoration program that utilizes its existing courses that are currently offered in the auto body and auto mechanics. $42,000 of the request would be used for equipment such as carpet binders, skiver shears, and powder coating batch oven. $8,000 could be for supplies and $5,000 would be for scholarships.

Goals: To create automotive restoration electives, leading to a new Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in automotive restoration technology.

Special Notes: i.

Alfred State College students have participated in The Great Race in past years, and in 2016 they finished in third place.

ii.

Letters of Referral are attached from: a. Earl Mowrey, AACA Vice President of Youth Development b. Jeff Stumb, Director, The Great Race, Coker Tires c. James E. Claire, President-Elect, Chemung Valley Region AACA d. Jeff Mahl, Captain, The Great Race; AACA Youth Committee; Alumni, Alfred State College

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2014 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: Modify car to attempt a land speed record.

Funding Fit: 5

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2) CARSON HIGH SCHOOL AUTO SHOP – Carson, CA (Automotive, pgs 126-133) About Them: Carson High School has about 2,800 students each year. Opened in February 1963, they underwent a huge improvement project that began in 2009. Out of 94 high schools in Los Angeles County, only 13 still have active shop classes, including Carson High School. The shop class has 180 students enrolled with six classes per day, which is an average of 30-40 students in each class.

Amount Requesting: $12,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To purchase tools and materials required to restore a 1948 Commander, a 1951 ¾ ton pickup and a 1963 ½ ton pickup in their shop.

Request Summary: Carson High School, despite a very low annual budget of $200, offers shop classes. Thanks to the donations of vehicles from local Studebaker club members, the students have 3 vehicles to work on and restore. They have a 1948 Commander, a 1951 ¾ ton pickup and a 1963 ½ ton pickup in their shop. $3,000 would be used for tools and $9,000 would be used for parts and materials to restore the vehicles ($3,000 per vehicle).

Goals: Carson High School Auto Shop has a chance to use vintage vehicles for restoration projects offering hands-on learning in a safe environment with the proper tools.

Special Notes: A story reprint from the Avanti Clubs magazine’s Fall/Winter 2013 issue serves as inspiration for their restoration projects. The instructor mentioned in this story is still teaching the class.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2012 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $16,800 iii. Purpose: Auto Shop grant for funding a part-time, professional expert position in the high school's automotive shop classes.

Funding Fit: 4

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3) CCCC FOUNDATION INC. – Sanford, NC (Automotive, pgs 134-145) About Them: Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) has operated a successful automotive restoration program since 2001. They are investing in the program by building a $1 million dollar upfit of an existing building. The new building is 8,800 sq. ft. and has 5 bays, expanding from their current building with 4,800 sq. ft. and has 3 bays. The Automotive Restoration program will be the only program housed in the new building. CCCC manages the only automotive restoration curriculum program offered by the North Carolina Community College System.

Amount Requesting: $30,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To purchase and install a new paint booth at the new building located in Harnett County.

Request Summary: Due to the prohibitive cost of relocating the existing paint booth from the current location, CCCC is requesting funding to purchase and install a new paint booth.

Goals: To make the CCCC Restoration Program the premier post-secondary restoration program in North Carolina, and a feeder school for the collector car industry in the state.

Special Notes: Right now, the Automotive Restoration program can only accommodate 14 students in the adult automotive restoration diploma/certificate program and 14 in the Career and College Promise program. In the new facility, a maximum of 30 students in each program can benefit from the modernized workspace, including the new paint booth. There is potential of developing a night certificate program that can host an additional 30 students.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2015 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $12,000 iii. Purpose: Three $3,000 scholarships to students pursuing diplomas and three $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing certificates in the Automotive Restoration program Funding Fit: 5

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4) EAST VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (EVIT) – Mesa, AZ (Automotive, pgs 146-159) About Them: EVIT is a technical school serving the eastern portion of the Phoenix metro area. It’s programs are available to students at member high schools. Because EVIT is a public school, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students from the sending districts that meet class prerequisites can attend tuition free. Students are able to get hands-on learning provided by experienced professionals with excellent resources. These students can earn elective credit in 35 occupation-specific programs.

Amount Requesting: $20,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To start a new restoration program for collector cars and trucks.

Request Summary: EVIT currently offers a late model collision repair course, but has experienced a demand for restoration, collector car, hot rod and fabrication courses. Their restoration program would teach students who truly want to pursue a career in the restoration industry.

Goals: To develop curriculum that is designed around the restoration industry. EVIT sits in a region that is a popular destination for collector car and hot rod enthusiasts and there is a demand for good, qualified workers in the restoration shops in the area.

Special Notes: There are over 20 shops around EVIT that are anxious for skilled workers in the collector car/hot rod restoration industry.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: For automotive restoration tools for the Collision Repair Shop.

Funding Fit: 4

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5) FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL (FHS) – Freedom, WI (Automotive, pgs 160-171) About Them: Freedom High School (FHS) started their automotive program in 1972. Bob Abitz began teaching collision repair at that time. He had a strong automotive and collision repair background and instantly drew students into his program. In 1978, students in the program started competing in several contests and competitions in both automotive and collision repair categories.

Since then they have won several awards. His son, Jay, a graduate of FHS, took over the program in 2007. Their program blends the old with the new with restoration projects like the restoration of Mohs Opera Sedan in 2009.

Amount Requesting: $9,500 Requested Grant Money Used For: Portable prep station that will allow students to work on more projects and free up the paint booth.

Request Summary: A portable prep station would be a necessary addition for function and safety.

It will be used to do major sanding projects and cut down on dust in the main shop. It can also be used for sand blasting and spot repairs.

Goals: To continue to equip the shop so it functions with greater process-flow and safety. The portable prep station will reduce the bottle-neck in the paint booth.

Special Notes: FHS has won a record 18 SkillsUSA championships, including 2 state championships by the instructor.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $10,000 iii. Purpose: A portion of the purchase of a paint booth.

Funding Fit: 4

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6) HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM – Bristol, RI (Marine, pgs 172-180) About Them: The Herreshoff Marine Museum/America’s Cup Hall of Fame is dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and the America’s Cup competition. The Herreshoff Family founded the Herreshoff Marine Museum in 1971 to preserve and perpetuate the unique accomplishments of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Today, the campus encompasses a large museum facility, the old family homestead, six former company buildings, and a large portion of the company’s waterfront. The America’s Cup Hall of Fame was founded in 1992 as an arm of the Herreshoff Marine Museum by Halsey Herreshoff, a former four-time America’s Cup defender and the grandson of the legendary yacht designer Nathanael Herreshoff.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships for ten high school students to attend their 10-week Winter Boat Shop Restoration Program.

Request Summary: The Winter Boat Shop Restoration Program is one of the most significant public education programs run by the Museum. The program focuses on teaching students hands-on boat restoration skills, helping them down the pathway to a career in the marine restoration industry.

Goals: To help these high school students develop real-world job skills in the marine industry.

Special Notes: The marine trades industry is one of the fastest growing industries in their area.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2010-2014 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $30,000 iii. Purpose: Student mentorship programs in classic boat repair and maintenance, tools, materials and equipment.

Funding Fit: 4

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7) JUDSON HIGH SCHOOL – Converse, TX (Automotive, pgs 181-191) About Them: Judson High School was established in 1959 and, until 2010, was a dual campus school with freshmen and sophomores attending classes on one campus and juniors and seniors attending classes on another campus. Judson High School was the sole high school within the Judson Independent School District until 2005. They have a long tradition and history of technical career programs within the school district and surrounding communities.

Amount Requesting: $15,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: 1) Field trips to automotive restoration companies in the area; 2) Specialized technology and equipment for their shop; 3) Individualized tool kit with which the student will complete a small restoration project; 4) One paid summer internship at an automotive restoration company.

Request Summary: Their Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing program is one of the longest running and most successful programs of the school. Students in 9-12 grades complete a sequence of courses, a long list of industry-approved knowledge and skills testing, and participate in hands-on application of those skills within a lab-based environment. $12,500 would be for materials, tools, and equipment (#2 & #3), $2,200 for one summer internship (#4) and $300 for fieldtrips (#1).

Goals: To expose high school students to the specialized career opportunities of the vintage vehicle industry.

Special Notes: Judson High School was named a “National Blue Ribbon School” the for 1999-2000 school year.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 4

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8) LeMAY-AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM (ACM) – Tacoma, WA (Automotive, pgs 192-201) About Them: LeMay – America’s Car Museum is the largest automotive museum in North America with a strong educational mission and a history of offering paid internships to automotive restoration students. The Museum is 165,000 sq. ft. and has 300 cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display. ACM and McPherson College, one of RPM’s strongest supporters, have a long-standing relationship of finding the perfect McPherson College candidate to fill a paid internship position at ACM every summer. Five of the last six interns at ACM have been McPherson College students.

Amount Requesting: $6,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: One paid intern to work at ACM for 10 weeks during the summer of 2017, as a Collections Assistant.

Request Summary: This grant will provide a student enrolled in a post-secondary restoration education program, like the program at McPherson College, the opportunity to enhance their classroom training with valuable, hands-on training and shop experience. The student will have the chance to work on a wide variety of vintage vehicles in the ACM collection Goals: To provide one student with the ability to gain practical experience and knowledge in areas of vehicle research, assessment, detailing, maintenance, conservation and preservation. Also this student will gain under the hood know-how on a vast variety of vehicles that most students will never get a chance to learn Special Notes: ACM has partnered with RPM Foundation, and all the entities beforehand, many times before to give one student a one-of-a-kind internship experience during the summers.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2004, 2006-2008, 2010-2014 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $68,160 iii. Purpose: Internships Funding Fit: 5

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9) McPHERSON COLLEGE – McPherson, KS (Automotive, pgs 202-210) About Them: McPherson College is the only college where you can earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Restoration Technology. The mission of their program is to be the center of excellence for students serious about careers in automotive restoration. Their program is celebrating its 41st anniversary.

Amount Requesting: $40,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships for eight students and gap-funding for fifteen students to be able to work summer internships in 2017; all of these students are enrolled in the restoration program.

Request Summary: The scholarships would be for $5,000 per student. Students apply for the scholarship funding through a formal application process. Faculty and staff in the restoration program then make selections of students who demonstrate solid classroom and laboratory performance as well as an aptitude and attitude for the work. Students who are selected for the scholarship will have at least one opportunity to travel to an automotive event within the academic year, further expanding their understanding of the automotive industry. The gap-funding would assist about 15 students. Students would use this money to help relieve the extensive cost of being an intern over the summer. To be eligible for this grant, the student must participate in an approved internship, be able to show the financial need for this grant, and have acceptable performance in all of their classes.

Goals: Ninety-eight percent of their students receive scholarship support and these funds are critical in helping them work toward their career goals. The expenses of such learning opportunities can often be a challenge for students to cover when they are already paying for college at the same time.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2005-2006, 2008-2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $625,084 iii. Purpose: Internships in restoration program and capital enhancement program for restoration laboratories.

Funding Fit: 5

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10) PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION (PCT) – Williamsport, PA (Automotive, pgs 211-224) About Them: Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT) offers one of only a few college-level, vintage vehicle restoration degree programs on the East Coast. PCT students learn specialized restoration skills in the repair and maintenance of these rare, historical vehicles. With a rich curriculum in research, structural, mechanical, electrical, and refinishing skills, students are taught fine attention to detail, quality craftsmanship, and professionalism that the automotive restoration industry demands.

Amount Requesting: $30,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To provide six $5,000 scholarships for Automotive

Restoration Technology students.

Request Summary: These scholarship funds would be awarded to students who have successfully completed two semesters in Automotive Restoration Technology, are enrolled full-time, demonstrate financial need, and have a G.P.A of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).

Goals: To assist in the recruitment and retention of students by providing needed support with the financial challenge of paying for a college education, which would allow them to learn the techniques and workmanships sought after by restoration shops, collectors, and museums.

Special Notes: The $5,000 scholarships will be distributed as a $2,500 award in the fall 2017 semester and a $2,500 award in the spring 2018 semester.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2012, 2015-2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $101,000 iii. Purpose: Scholarships, summer internships, purchase start-up equipment for new automotive restoration technology degree program.

Funding Fit: 5

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11) RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT – Ruidoso, NM (Automotive, pgs 225-234) About Them: Ruidoso, is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico. The town has been rapidly growing over the years. Ruidoso High School has a Mechanics and Welding class that gives students hands-on training in this class. The community fully supports these classes and believes that students should be taught how to building things, not buy things.

Amount Requesting: $6,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: A frame off restoration of a 1967 Chevy half-ton two-wheel drive pickup.

Request Summary: The classes would use the funds to restore the body of the truck. The chassis and drivetrain have already been restored. Parts and supplies are needed to replace the fenders, grill, wiring harness, lights and reupholster the interior.

Goals: To have a fully-restored 1967 Chevy half-ton pickup that can be used in parades, to run shop errands, and to inspire the next generation of students entering high school.

Special Notes: There are 3 welding classes and 3 mechanic classes that have about 20 students in each with a total of about 120 students currently enrolled in the shop classes.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 4

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12) SALINA AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Salina, KS (Automotive, pgs 235-246) About Them: Salina Area Technical School opened in 1965 with 189 students enrolled in nine programs. In 2008, they changed the name from “school” to “college” and voted for it to be an independent institution to seek Higher Learning Commission accreditation. They earned their accreditation in 2012. Today the college has 17 programs in manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, construction and business. They specialize in technical education in the Salina, Kansas area.

Amount Requesting: $17,500 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships for 35 students who must pay program costs that exceed the cost of tuition.

Request Summary: Salina Tech has two automotive programs. One is Automotive Collison Repair and the other is Automotive Technology. Both these classes teach students how to repair and restore automobiles. Approximately 67 students take one of the two classes. Thirty-five students are not able to attend unless they receive additional support from outside funding. The State helps to cover a portion of the cost to take these courses.

Goals: To ease the financial stress of these 35 students by offering $500 scholarships to each one.

These funds are critical in helping them work toward their career goals.

Special Notes: The College is ranked in the top 10% by the Aspen Group for three years in a row.

They have the highest student success indicator of 26 Kansas two year colleges.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 4

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13) THE LANDING SCHOOL – Arundel, ME (Marine, pgs 247-258) About Them: Since 1978, The Landing School has been educating students of all ages, backgrounds, and geographical locations to prepare them for careers in the marine industry, both in the US and internationally. Their annual placement rate for graduates is 95-100%, with most students having at least one job offer prior to graduation. Their graduates are employed by marine companies working on the restoration of wooden boats that would otherwise not survive. The Wooden Boat Building Program was their largest program for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To provide five $2,000 scholarships to students of the Wooden Boat Building Program.

Request Summary: They would like to expand the RPM Foundation Scholarship Program – from four students to five students – for students that have been accepted into the wooden boat building program. The need-based scholarships will be awarded to qualified students who demonstrate talent and an eagerness for a career in the marine restoration industry. Students applying to this program are serious, motivated, and eager to learn with a focus on a career in the marine industry. The Wooden Boat Building Program is a diploma program.

Goals: To assist students with funding, closing the gap between government funding and the cost for tuition.

Special Notes: Four students were able to attend the wooden boat building program thanks to scholarship funding we provided to The Landing School last year.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2005-2015 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $63,000 iii. Purpose: Scholarships to prepare students for the marine history Funding Fit: 5

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14) THE LEARNING CENTERS AT FAIRPLEX – Pomona, CA (Automotive, pgs 259-269) About Them: The Learning Centers at Fairplex provides a wide spectrum of innovative and enriching educational experiences that bring learning to life and benefit their diverse communities by preparing their participants for success. One of these programs is the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC). Part of this program is teaching students hands-on automotive restoration skills.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To provide $2,000 scholarships for five students enrolled in the AXC Program.

Request Summary: This grant will provide scholarships to five students of the AXC program that are pursuing careers in the automotive restoration and maintenance industry.

Goals: The AXC program is intended to: 1) provide students with hands-on experience in the automotive sector, 2) explore related career options, and 3) support the development of employability skills to secure a job. AXC currently has 100 students enrolled in the program and another 35 students on a waitlist for the program. AXC targets high school students with an enthusiasm for automobiles and a desire to develop career-oriented technical skills in the automotive restoration industry.

Special Notes: Several students have found careers in the automotive restoration industry since attending the AXC Program.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2013, 2015, 2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $7,500 iii. Purpose: Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts, a program of the Career and Technical Education Center, hands on restoration opportunities, preparing students for real-world careers in the automotive arts industry.

Funding Fit: 4

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15) THORNTON FRACTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (TFHS) – Calumet City, IL (Automotive, pgs 270-284) About Them: TFHS is where Jorge Navarrete graduated from. He took shop class as a junior in high school. His love and passion for classic cars started in 1996 when he laid hands on a 1972 Cutlass 442. He knew at that moment that he would dedicate his life to restoring cars back to their original design. Ten years later, with a college degree, a teaching license, and more than a few cars he personally restored, Jorge headed back home to Calumet City and back to the classroom where it all started for him. Now his classroom, Jorge has built a curriculum around educating a new generation of young men and women about the historic relevance of vintage vehicles and how they have come to represent a culture of freedom and artistic creativity that continues to thrive in America.

Amount Requesting: $15,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Parts and materials for restoration of a 1960 Chevy El Camino and a 1941 Chevy Coupe.

Request Summary: Presently three are 46 students enrolled in the Collision Program. The grant funds would be used to purchase parts and materials needed to restore both vehicles while educating students about the history and art of car restoration. Once completed, these vehicles will be used to promote the program in the Thornton Fractional High School District Goals: The Collision Repair Program’s goal is to teach students real work experience and skills they would need to improve their chances for successful and fulfilling lives as the next generation of vintage car enthusiasts.

Special Notes: The Collision Repair program provides their high school students with the opportunity to earn dual credit at the junior college level. TFHS has actively participated in all of RPM’s Chicagoland programs, including The Drive Home, Chicago Collectors Tours and Shop Hop Chicago.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2015 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $10,000 iii. Purpose: Restoration of a 1970 Impala and a 1941 Chevy Funding Fit: 5

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2017 JANUARY REJECTED GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARIES 1) CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM – Sacramento, CA (Automotive) About Them: The California Automobile Museum, formerly known as the Towe Ford Museum, is the center of automotive activity in Sacramento. Each year, they have about 60,000 visitors. Many car clubs and automotive schools use the Museum as a source of learning, showcasing, and networking.

The Museum shows the history, art, and technology of the automobile by showcasing important milestones in the automobile industry.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To expand their outreach programs and bring their educational programs to a wider audience.

Request Summary: California Automobile Museum would like to continue to preserve and maintain historical vehicles, offer hands-on educational opportunities to all ages, and create new programs to cover more subjects. In order to do this, they rely on volunteers, charitable donations, and grants.

Goals: To maintain all of their existing programs, create new programs that align with the missions of both RPM and their Museum, and increase their Museum attendance.

Special Notes: They are managed by the California Vehicle Foundation. Their current hands-on educational programs include tune-up classes, basic engine repair classes, driving classes and more.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: iv. Years: 2007, 2012 v. Total Grants Awarded: $30,000 vi. Purpose: Challenge grants for education program development. $10,000 1st year and 2-Year Option at $10,000 per year.

Funding Fit: 1

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17) CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION (CPTC) – Lakewood, WA (Automotive) About Them: Clover Park Technical College has a diverse student population. Their average student is 31 years old. Of their students, 47% are parents with children still living in the home, 34% are minorities, and 63% are females. CPTC offers over 40 degrees and 50 certificates in a variety of fields. One of these fields is Automotive Restoration and Customization. Seventy percent of the Automotive Collision Technician Program students complete their degrees.

Amount Requesting: $60,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To provide a scholarship, tools, and project car for one student to attend the Automotive Restoration and Customization Program plus purchase a resistance spot welder for the automotive programs.

Request Summary: Every student must buy and pay for their own tools, books, and project car to restore for their final in the Automotive Restoration and Customization Program. This includes all the parts needed to restore their project car. Access to the resistance spot welder will teach all students in the automotive programs the latest trends in the industry.

Goals: To ease the financial stress of one student in the Automotive Restoration and Customization Program. The majority of their students receive scholarships and also qualify for financial aid.

Special Notes: CPTC is an Achieving the Dream institution and is the recipient of many awards, including the MetLife Community College Excellence Awad.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2005-2007, 2011, 2016 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $56,000 iii. Purpose: Scholarships, purchase a resistance spot welder for the Automotive Collision Technician Program, Scholarship Endowment program.

Funding Fit: 3

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18) COLLEGE BOUND DORCHESTER – Dorchester, MA (Marine) About Them: College Bound Dorchester was established in 2009 from Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, a multi-service agency serving the community since 1965. Their mission is to equip students with the attitude, skills and experience to graduate from college. They use education as a means of ending the cycles of poverty, violence and lack of opportunity in low-income communities.

Amount Requesting: $25,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To support their College Connections Maritime Apprenticeship Pathway (MAP).

Request Summary: The grant funds would enable them to provide hands-on instruction to 25 apprentices, providing greater access to the maritime sector for Boston’s opportunity youth. MAP is a 20-hour per week apprenticeship that teaches students how to work on and maintain boats.

Goals: To help ensure 80% of apprentices increase their academic and social/emotional skills, 10 obtain their HiSET (High School Equivalent Test), and 8 enroll in post-secondary training/college or find employment.

Special Notes: All of the apprentices that they work with are 100% from low-income homes, have been in gangs and are court-involved, and all are male.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 1

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19) DRIVE ONE DETROIT – Detroit, MI (Automotive) About Them: DRIVE One Detroit was created in 2012 by a three-member panel as a church outreach program to fill the gap that was left when most schools shut down their shop classes due to the recession in 2008. It is their goal to provide students with experiences to help bridge the gap between millennials and leaders in the automotive restoration industry.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To help their Racing, Automotive, and Comprehensive Events (RACE) program cover student travel costs.

Request Summary: RACE is a program which takes students on trips outside the Detroit area to connect them with industry leaders, and help millennials connect with and learn from future employers.

Goals: To allow more students to take part in the RACE program without having to worry about the cost of hotel rooms, gas, or a rental car. With the growing number of events and shops they can tour, there is a greater need to assist students with these costs so they can attend.

Special Notes: Some of the shops that they have toured include RK Motors, Ray Everham Collection and Restoration Shop and Detroit Speed Inc. This program resembles RPM’s Shop Hop program for the Detroit area.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 1

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20) FRIENDS OF LONG POINT PARK IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY INC. – Geneseo, NY (Automotive) About Them: Friends of Long Point Park in Livingston County was founded on July 1, 2014 for the purpose of restoring and preserving Long Point Park for the residents of Livingston County. They are working with the residents of Geneseo to help maintain and preserve the park in ways that the residents deemed best.

Amount Requesting: $5,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To build a replica of a 1931 Model A Popcorn Truck Request Summary: Friends of Long Point, working with SUNY Geneseo Students and the wider community would like to replicate a 1931 Model A Popcorn Truck. The hands-on experience for the community members and student volunteers from the State University of New York at Geneseo will teach them all life-long skills.

Goals: To accelerate the students’ knowledge of vintage cars and fuel their curiosity with a unique project like this popcorn truck.

Special Notes: They hold fundraisers to help with the funding of this project which allows them to progress a little closer to a completed piece of history.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 2

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21) HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM (HRMM) – Kingston, NY (Marine) About Them: HRMM was founded in 1980 by a steamboat and tugboat enthusiast.

Kingston/Rondout was the terminus of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, which brought coal from eastern Pennsylvania from 1828 to 1898 to be transported on the Hudson River to New York City.

Kingston was also an important stop for passenger steamboats bringing vacationers to the area. In addition, Rondout Creek was home to the Cornell Steamboat Company tugboat fleet which was the dominant towing company on the Hudson for almost fifty years, from 1880 to 1930. With all the history in this location on the Hudson, it made sense to place the Museum here.

Amount Requesting: $15,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships for underserved youth, ages 14-18, in Kingston, NY to attend the Riverport YouthBoat Program.

Request Summary: The Riverport YouthBoat Program was designed to help empower the youth, build character and foster teamwork through the traditional craft of wooden boatbuilding.

Prospective students will be recruited from local organizations working with the underserved youth in the Kingston, NY area. They will go through an application process to be accepted into the program.

Goals: To help ensure HRMM has the ability to serve the underserved youth in the community and give them the opportunity to work alongside skilled shipwrights and craftsman/women to gain hands-on training, life skills, and build confidence for the future.

Special Notes: HRMM created the Riverport Wooden Boat School and acquired the school’s building in January 2015.

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22) HUI KAKO’O O LAUPAHOEHOE (THE HUI) – Laupahoehoe, HI (Automotive) About Them: The Hui’s mission is to support the Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter High School and the surrounding community. Established in 2011, the Hui brings resources to the school and community through grant writing and networking. This area was hit hard in the 1980’s from the economic loss of the sugarcane industry. The community values trade skills and, with the Hui’s help, the school was able to reopen and fund the automotive shop for the 2015/2016 school year.

Amount Requesting: $5,600 Requested Grant Money Used For: To build an Simulated Sports Car Association (SSCA) solo racing car, purchase tools for the auto shop, keep the shop open over the summer, engage a local certified specialist to teach, and promote the second annual Laupahoehoe Auto Show.

Request Summary: The grant funds will be used to help the auto shop purchase tools for the shop.

With those tools the students will be able to build an SSCA solo racing car. The funds will also help keep the shop open over the summer so students can work on this project during summer break.

Goals: The Hui hopes to get local craftsman/women and industry workers to volunteer their time to work with the students and teach them valuable hands-on skills of working on and building an SSCA solo racecar.

Special Notes: The instructor, Bryson Anzai and lead volunteer, Will Montgomerie are both graduates of the school and in their 20s.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: vii.Years: N/A viii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 ix. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 2

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23) LOST ANGELS CHILDREN’S PROJECT (LACP) – Lancaster, CA (Automotive) About Them: LACP is a Southern California-based organization with a mission to provide lowincome and at-risk youth with a safe, educational after-school program that promotes critical thinking and team building through vocational skills and training in classic car restoration opportunities. Founded in 2014, and incorporated in 2015, LACP is committed to empowering youth through services that foster creativity and impart useful skills necessary to elevate students beyond their present condition and help them become positive participants in their community and transform their lives for a successful future. They work with students from 11 years old to 19 years old.

Amount Requesting: $25,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships for 50 disadvantaged students to attend LACP’s Classic Car Restoration and Customization after-school workshops.

Request Summary: In the coming year, LACP will be restoring and customizing a 1958 Chevrolet Apache Fleetside truck. The funds will allow these students to attend the after-school Classic Car Restoration and Customization at LACP. Positive adult mentors and qualified automotive instructors will focus on teaching them how to work on every part of a classic car, whole imparting important life skills. This type of vocational training not only gives these students a better chance of success in the short-term and long-tem, but also instills a life-long passion for the restoration industry.

Goals: To instill a passion for classic cars and teach hands-on restoration skills to these students.

Special Notes: This program is a two-hour workshop provided twice a week as an after-school program during the full school year.

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24) MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM – Bath, ME (Marine) About Them: In 1962, seven residents of Bath, ME formed the Marine Research Society of Bath and they did business under this name until 1975, when the name was changed to Maine Maritime Museum. The Percy & Small (P&S) Shipyard was donated to the Museum by the Smith Family. The P&S Shipyard is the only intact shipyard site in the US that builds large wooden vessels.

Amount Requesting: $7,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Students in the Woolwich Central School to attend the Discovery Boatbuilding Program for a full school year.

Request Summary: The Discovery Boatbuilding Program is a full year, comprehensive boatbuilding class for seventh-and-eighth grade students in the surrounding communities. Now in its 21st year, three schools participate in the program. Those schools are South Bristol School, West Bath Elementary School, and Woolwich Central School. Woolwich Central School is currently underfunded, and the grant funds would pay for the students from this school to attend the program.

The Woolwich Discovery Boatbuilding Program enrolls 15 students per year from seventh and eighth grades, approximately ages 12-14.

Goals: To give students a chance to gain a better understanding of wooden boatbuilding and a greater sense of confidence and pride.

Special Notes: Over 130 Woolwich Central students have participated in this program over the years. Maine Maritime Museum is a separate entity from Maine Maritime Academy, RPM Awardee from 2016.

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25) PERRY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE – Yakima, WA (Automotive) About Them: J.M. Perry Institute opened in 1941, offering 14 training programs to 211 students.

From March-December of 1942, the military took over the school to teach aircraft mechanics due to the war and the high demand for that particular trade, the school went back to their original course offerings in 1943. Female students were not admitted to the school until 1971. From 1999-2012, many renovations and new buildings were added to the campus to accommodate the growing student population.

Amount Requesting: $3,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Scholarships, in various amounts – depending on each student’s need – for students enrolled in their Automotive Technology Program.

Request Summary: Perry Technical Institute operates three Automotive Technology Classes – two during the day and one at night. The average age of students attending these classes is 24 years old.

Students must clock-in and clock-out as the class is treated like a day of work. They have strict standards for attendance, academics, and conduct as these are things future employers are looking for along with the hands-on experience. The program not only emphasizes the skills needed for employment on modern cars, it also provides students with the fundamental understanding that is necessary for servicing and restoring vintage vehicles.

Goals: To give students with a passion for cars the skills and hands-on training they will need to find employment in the automotive industry.

Special Notes: With just over 700 students enrolled, Perry Technical instructors are able to provide students with a personalized experience, and they often refer to themselves as the Perry Family.

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26) ROCKWOOD SUMMIT RENEWABLE FUEL PROJECT – Fenton, MO (Automotive) About Them: Rockwood Summit Renewable Fuel Project is a project at Rockwood Summit High School. The high school was opened in 1993 when the population grew to the point it needed more schools to support all the students in the district. The biodiesel project was started in 2009 when a student in an Organic Chemistry class asked if they could make biodiesel as a lab activity. They did and the student interest exploded in to the club they have today.

Amount Requesting: $5,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To restore the chassis and bottom of the cab of their 1991 first generation 12 valve Dodge/Cummins D350 that runs on biodiesel produced by the students.

Request Summary: The after-school biodiesel club is run by a current chemistry teacher at Rockwood Summit High School, Darrin Peters. The Dodge pick-up that they are wanting to restore the chassis on is considered a vintage vehicle by Missouri law and is eligible for historic vehicle plates. Rockwood Summit High School does not teach shop class so this after-school club is where they go to learn. This project was a brainstorm idea from a student in 2009 and it has sparked so much interest in the students that they choose to be a part of this club, and to be there on their own time.

Goals: To restore the chassis and cab of their Dodge pick-up so that the vehicle can continued to be driven around and used for the club and school’s needs, such as picking up donated used oil from restaurants.

Special Notes: In 2013 they received a grant for $100,000 from Monsanto Education Center that allowed them to build a facility just for the club. Four of the students who have worked on this project received scholarships for post-secondary education, two of which were full-ride scholarships.

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27) SEE / DIY GIRLS – Pacoima, CA (Automotive) About Them: DIY Girls’ mission is to increase girls’ interest and success in technology and engineering. They use a three-pronged approach that integrates engagement, capacity building, and continuity that will help secure their success. They offer after-school and summer programs for female students. DIY has reached over 1,200 girls since 2012.

Amount Requesting: $13,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: To develop and supply an Automotive Summer Camp for high school girls.

Request Summary: DIY Girls is looking to develop an Automotive Summer Camp geared towards high school aged girls. The camp curriculum consists of two sections: one section is small block dissection and the other is car restoration. The car restoration section will be centered around the restoration of a 1965 Chevy Nova. These courses will be taught by industry professionals.

Goals: To stimulate interest in the automotive industry for young girls, where only 7% of the workers are women. This will provide an opportunity for girls to see themselves in a role rarely seen in their culture or their community and build confidence that they can be successful in a maledominated field.

Special Notes: DIY Girls helps under-served students in the San Fernando Valley. SEE stands for Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, which is the parent company of DIY Girls.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 1

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28) SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE FOUNDATION – Seattle, WA (Automotive) About Them: South Seattle College was founded in 1970 and is one of three colleges that makes up the Seattle Community College District. The South Seattle College has programs in automotive, aviation, medical training, culinary arts, construction trades, and wine making. The district is offering additional financial support to previous ITT Tech students who are looking for ways to continue their education after ITT Tech closed their doors in 2016.

Amount Requesting: $5,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: South Seattle College to host quarterly programs and campus tours for regional high school students and faculty.

Request Summary: South Seattle College thinks that seeing is believing, and they believe that regional high school students will want to pursue a career in the automotive industry once they see the opportunity, facility, and faculty that are in their backyard. More students improve the learning environment by increasing the diversity and experience of the class.

Goals: To pique the interest of pursuing a career in the automotive industry in regional high school students in the area. This will help local shops and business find good, qualified employees in their own backyard.

Special Notes: There is concern that if they don’t pique the interest of more of the younger generation that there will be classes and certificates that will become obsolete.

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29) THE EARLY FORD V-8 FOUNDATION – Auburn, IN (Automotive) About Them: Created in 1992, the foundation is dedicated to preserving 1932-1953 Early Ford V-8 History. The foundation has two organizations under its umbrella: one is an Early Ford V-8 Car Club and the other is the Early Ford V-8 Museum. The Museum functions as an exhibition venue featuring Ford automobiles displayed in tableaus and exhibit displays that reconstruct Ford Motor Company dealership showrooms and service areas. They have many educational displays featuring “cut-away” engines, transmissions and rear ends. These displays are accompanied by written technical explanations that examine the development of these technologies during this time period.

Amount Requesting: $10,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Five interns to work in the Museum.

Request Summary: They have had student interns at the Museum over the years. The interns work under the guidance of our full time Executive Director, Josh Conrad. The program provides valuable experience in a wide range of automotive museum activities for these college students.

Their interns work 200 hours and are paid $10 per hour.

Goals: To provide students with a once-in-a-lifetime experience of working in a museum setting.

These students will learn what it takes to operate a successful museum from setting exhibits to caring for and maintaining the vehicles.

Special Notes: High school students may be considered for internships under the right circumstances. They are expanding from an 8,700 sq. ft. building to a 30,000 sq. ft. building in the coming years.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2007, 2012 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $4,800 iii. Purpose: Internships Funding Fit: 3

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30) THE TEENAGE AUTO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS – Keller, TX (Automotive) About Them: The Teenage Auto Builders Association of Texas was founded in May 2013 and is comprised purely of volunteers. They have been researching and developing their one-of-a-kind auto build program. They are intertwining classroom knowledge with real world, practical application of STEM programs by building a full-size, fully functioning car from the ground up. They have also developed automotive workshops that have become exceedingly popular with excellent enrollment.

Amount Requesting: $8,111 Requested Grant Money Used For: Use of a climate-controlled work space, tools and equipment.

Request Summary: Having a dedicated, climate-controlled workspace will ensure that they never have to cancel their classes because of extreme weather or temperatures. The purchase of tools and equipment for this space will allow many more students to attend the automotive workshops they offer. The workshops are low-cost programs that give students an introduction to automotive maintenance and how to handle roadside emergencies.

Goals: To have a climate-controlled environment to teach their workshops with all the tools and equipment students will need for these workshops.

Special Notes: This past year they have taught 11 workshops that impacted 55 students.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: 2014 ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 2

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31) UNITED STATES LIGHTSHIP MUSEUM – East Boston, MA (Marine) About Them: The United States Lightship Museum owns the Nantucket/LV-112 that is berthed in its original home port of Boston and is a floating Museum opened to the public. From 1936 to 1975, this famous US Coast Guard 150-Foot “floating lighthouse” – the largest US lightship ever built – was anchored 100 miles off the mainland, guiding transoceanic ships past the dangerous Nantucket Shoals. This was the first symbol of America seen by trans-Atlantic immigrants and was affectionately known as the “Statue of Liberty of the Sea”. The Museum is comprised entirely of dedicated volunteers.

Amount Requesting: $22,500 Requested Grant Money Used For: To restore three of the auxiliary engines to operational condition.

Request Summary: In partnership with a local vocational trade school’s help, that specializes in diesel mechanics, the Museum will restore the last three of the six auxiliary engines of the Nantucket/LV-112.

Goals: To restore the last three auxiliary engines, which the boat has six engines in total, and the other three engines have already been restored. This is an exceptional opportunity for aspiring craftsmen and women to learn skills in marine engine restoration as well as the importance of protecting and preserving our nation’s maritime treasures so that they can be used and enjoyed by generations to come.

Special Notes: Since acquiring the ship in late 2009, the Museum has raised enough funds to restore approximately 50% of the ship, including completing 95% of the exterior restoration. These efforts have stabilized the historic vessel from further deterioration and returned the Nantucket to seaworthy condition.

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32) UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FSAE (U of W) – Seattle, WA (Automotive) About Them: Since 1980 the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has held an annual competition known as Formula SAE (FSAE). The competition directive is for students to design and build a formula-style racing car, and then compete against similar race cars built by other students from all over the world. U of W has competed for almost 30 years. Today, over 500 teams compete all over the world in year-round competitions.

Amount Requesting: $5,000 Requested Grant Money Used For: Parts, resources, registration fees, and program cost.

Request Summary: These grant funds will help ensure that the student racing team, made up of 6070 U of W students each year, has access to the parts and resources needed to compete their racecar.

The funds will also help cover registration costs for racing their completed racer and whatever other program cost might be involved in keeping the team on the track.

Goals: To give students the tools and resources they need to completely build a formula-style racing car and the costs involved to race the car both nationally and internationally.

Special Notes: In 2015, the team placed sixth in the design event at the Formula Student Germany Competition.

Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 3

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33) WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (WTCC) – Raleigh, NC (Automotive) About Them: Wake Technical Community College is the largest community college in North Carolina, with five campus locations, and a sixth under construction. Chartered in 1958, WTCC serves a diverse population of nearly 70,000 adult students in Wake County and the surrounding region of North Carolina who are interested in furthering their education in over 200 curriculum programs.

Amount Requesting: $4,137 Requested Grant Money Used For: To launch an Automotive Detailing Fundamentals for Vintage Cars course.

Request Summary: This course would allow 30-40 students interested in the art of restoration and detailing antique vehicles hands-on training and in-depth instruction in all aspects of detailing a vintage vehicle. This course will show students how to prep wash, how to properly use chemicals and tools, and the best methods of cleaning engine bays, interiors, and exteriors.

Goals: To give students the hands-on experience they need to properly detail and clean vintage vehicles.

Special Notes: This course is part of their Automotive Program at WTCC Previous Grants Submitted/Received: i. Years: N/A ii. Total Grants Awarded: $0 iii. Purpose: N/A Funding Fit: 3

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BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD AT EVIT

UP CLOSE WITH RPM

TESTIMONIALS

We were very impressed with the good work of RPM Foundation, and its history of making a difference in automotive restoration education, when we first met its president in 2015. With our shared values and philosophy, it didn’t take us long to feel certain that this organization deserved our support – and would appreciate our desire to be hands-on donors.

We made a donation and created a fundraising challenge – that doubled our gift and the potential impact to young people aspiring for a career in restoration!

In the year since making our donation, RPM has repeatedly proven that our gift was one of the best investments we’ve ever made!

We’ve had hands-on connecting with them to know that their energetic pursuit of the next generation of craftsmen and artisans and deep commitment to providing solutions and opportunities are transforming the education-to-shop environment. Their collaborative efforts with students, schools, teachers, parents and shops are changing the ways we think about automotive restoration as a career path.

RPM has a winning formula – and a passionate, pace-setting team – that is driving their success! We’re glad they’re in the driver’s seat of this venture!

Lisa & John Weinberger Continental Motors Group Hinsdale, IL As someone on the front lines of preserving our automotive history, one of my toughest jobs is to find qualified, passionate individuals to work on the array of classic and antique cars we are entrusted to care for. We as a community are currently lacking real “incentive” or “aspirational goals” for students and individuals that may have an inclination towards this vocation or love classic cars but never knew a career in automotive restoration existed or was viable.

RPM Foundation is the group establishing the platforms and career paths so the right people are not only supported, but are empowered to pursue this path for a career. That is why I support them not only by volunteering my time, but also by pledging a multi-year donation to “put my money where my mouth is”!

Jason Wenig Owner The Creative Workshop Dania Beach, FL

The work that is being done by RPM Foundation to connect young people to meaningful careers through their love of automobiles is important. From the events and programs they host that engage young people to the funding they provide to high school and college-level programs, RPM is actively engaged in ensuring the skills and craftsmanship of the past are transferred to a new generation.

Amanda Gutierrez VP for Automotive Restoration McPherson College McPherson, KS

Pennsylvania College of Technology is grateful to Diane Fitzgerald and members of the RPM Foundation Board for their ongoing interest and support of the Penn College Automotive Restoration major and the students who are enrolled. RPM played an integral role when the major was established four years ago by providing the seed money needed for the purchase of equipment to be used for instructional purposes. Since then, they have continued to support our students through scholarships and funding for internship opportunities. Diane has been instrumental in connecting Penn College with shop owners, hobbyists, teachers, and prospective students and their parents. The enthusiasm and passion exhibited by Diane and RPM for the antique and classic car industry has been an important part of the growth of the Automotive Restoration major at Penn College and we sincerely appreciate all that RPM has done to contribute to our success.

Debbie Miller Vice President for Institutional Advancement Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA

Diane Fitzgerald and RPM have been instrumental to my success both within the Restoration Program at McPherson College and outside of it. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with RPM foundation during my internship at LeMay - America's Car Museum, as a recipient of scholarship funds throughout my college experience, and utilizing them as a continued resource as I seek post-graduation employment.

During my time at McPherson College, it has been a pleasure to not only grow as an individual, but feel invested in as a student and future member of this industry. Behind me stand RPM, its donors, industry leaders, our teachers, my friends and my family. As I near graduation, I think about my many experiences and opportunities RPM has led me to and think about the many students they are touching in programs around the country and the pathways they are creating through relationships with shop owners in industry professionals.

RPM is paving a way to creating talented, young and excited stewards of an industry I'm so thankful to be a part of. Through a foundation of building relationships, creating pathways and generating lines of communication between industry leaders and developing new talent, I see some very exciting things to come!

Jason Peters Automotive Restoration Technology Expected Graduation – May 2017 McPherson College McPherson, KS

I became acquainted with Diane Fitzgerald of the R.P.M (then H.E.P.) Foundation through their internship program. We at Kip Motor Company had hired their first intern, Ryan Levesque, to work in our restoration shop. While following up on Ryan’s references with Ms. Fitzgerald, I learned of the mission of the R.P.M. Foundation. I have been in this industry for forty-one years. The need to pass on knowledge of restoration skills to our youth has always been a passion of mine.

Thanks to Diane, I was able to become involved with East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, AZ. There, I saw the passion of the R.P.M. Foundation at work as we made the business case for a Restoration Curriculum at the school. I’m happy to say that the program was approved and we are now busy preparing the program for launch. The R.P.M. Foundation is a catalyst to bring automotive restoration to the fore in both education and business. They help institutions of higher learning incorporate restoration curriculums into their automotive programs and help restoration shops expand and grow. You cannot do better than to assist them with your time and resources.

Randy Bush Restoration Shop Manager Kip Motor Company Dallas, TX

After two years of encouraging Atlantic County Institute of Technology (ACIT) to reopen their auto body class and after a presentation by RPM Foundation at the school, the administration approved starting an after-school auto restoration club. Diane Fitzgerald was my first call when I learned about ACIT’s closing their body program. She gave me encouragement, ideas and contacts immediately. The future of the automotive industry is full of potential and young people are interested. In fact, a group of 30 students signed up to stay after school and attend the first club meeting in November. We’re calling it C.A.R. Club – Collector Automotive Restoration Club! RPM Foundation have been active and instrumental partners throughout the community-building and program-creating process, and I am grateful for their services and dedication.

John Truman Owner Truman Muscle Car Parts Egg Harbor Township, NJ

STUDENT SCREENING Vetting High School & Post-Secondary Students for Paid Internships & Apprenticeships EXPLORING Phase One of a multi-phase process and very informal, after a student expresses interest in an opportunity, RPM conducts an exploratory conversation to determine what degree of interest the student has, if they like the actual work for which they will get paid (how do they know they like it?) and how much work they’re willing to put into getting ready to being introduced to the company with the opportunity.

Opportunity: Extremely Interested – Interested – Somewhat Interested Getting Ready: Extremely Willing to Work – Willing to Work – Somewhat Willing to Work Students need these three things as part of being vetted by RPM and before an introduction is made: 1. Letter/cover letter/letter of introduction 2. Resume with references 3. Portfolio with photos/captions.

WRITING Most students, especially the younger ones, do not have a resume nor portfolio and most have not written a business letter. Samples of each are provided by RPM, real letters-resumes-portfolios by students who were previously vetted and gave permission to use their materials as examples of how they solved the problem of writing the story about themselves and why they are good for the job. Selected stories about projects and car-loving situations are significant. Students are encouraged to discuss with family members and teachers their ideas about themselves in the role they are pursuing, for reality-checking and inspiration.

Drafts are prepared by the students and presented to RPM for review and editing. Scans of the edits are emailed and a walkthrough of the edits-marks is provided via telephone, with suggested ways of navigating through the suggested changes efficiently. While focusing on content, edits include comments about formatting. Many students have not worked in MS Office or, if they have, the school-version they use is too basic to allow for “extreme formatting”.

From RPM’s point of view, writing and the editing process are a lot like detailing a car – just with words. And the words tell the story of the student. Not all “car guys” are wordsmiths, but everyone needs to be able to communicate in writing with good grammar, punctuations, spelling, pronoun usage and verb tense.

Storytelling skill is a plus. Spellchecking is critical. The number of rounds of edits is telling – someone gets “it” or doesn’t. Letters and resumes should be limited to one-page each. Portfolios might show 3-5 projects with 30-40 word captions. The tone and demeanor of the students during the editing cycles reveal a lot. While RPM is hands-on, we do not rewrite or majorly edit any student’s written work. Concepts and ideas are shared but the essence of the writing is the student’s.

Writing: Extremely Well Written – Well Written – Got to Well Written – Not So Well Written Editing: Handled Edits & Process Very Well – Well – Okay – Not So Well Storytelling: Great Stories – Good Stories – Okay Stories INTRODUCTIONS Once the documents are completed, RPM introduces the student to the key point person at the corporation, via email with letter-resume-portfolio attached.

COACHING Getting Some Extra Experience YouTube Videos, On-Site Shadowing/Training (not paid) Professionalism Preparing For An Interview Being Interviewed Voicemail Messages Follow-Ups Thank Yous OTHER Business Cards (a.k.a. “calling cards”) are strongly suggested. Vista Print has online services with a 3-day turnaround for 500 cards at $9 + tax.

Time Zones Initiative: Takes Action & Makes It Happen – Takes Some Action – Waiting For It To Happen Accomplishments: Triumphant – Successful – Striving – Needs More Skills Performance: Extremely Well Done – Well Done – Okay, Not Great

BREAKFAST WITH THE RPM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Hershey Lodge, Wild Rose A Conference Room October 6, 2016 – 8:00amEST – 9:30amEST Prepared by Pam Dudley, HEP Administrative Coordinator 10-11-16

8:30amEST – WELCOME

DIANE FITZGERALD, President, RPM Foundation, welcomed everyone to Breakfast With the RPM Foundation Board of Directors. Diane pointed out the special guests from Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT) (Brett Reasner, Dean; Roy Klinger, Instructor; and Preston Rose, Student). PCT is a two-year program teaching young adults Automotive Restoration. She informed everyone that PCT has a booth at the swap meet in front of The Giant Building.

The rest of the guests in the room are a combination of automotive collectors, museums, shop owners and craftsmen. Everyone that is present has a strong commitment to education and an interest in the next generation of artisans. Diane pointed out that RPM Foundation had a change in name this year, and a staff of two employees. The staff is supported by 11 Ambassadors, of which Stephen Murphy is present today. There are 9 RPM Board of Directors. With this team, RPM has been able to reach 750 students, doubling our 2016 strategic plan. The reason that RPM has been able to reach so many students this year is because RPM has been building community, by bringing together students, parents, schools and shops in various communities. Diane pointed out an example of building community in the Chicagoland area with Lyons Township High School and their amazing instructor, Jordan Engelhardt.

Diane asked Graham Kozak to speak a little about Jordan and the upcoming story about him and his program at Lyons Township in the October 3, 2016 issue of AutoWeek magazine.

GRAHAM KOZAK, AutoWeek magazine, said that AutoWeek has been working on a 30-ANDUNDER issue that focuses only on people that are 30 years old or younger, who are making an impact in the automotive world. As much of the issue as possible is completed by (photographer, writers, editors, etc.) or contains stories about people that are under 30 years old. These are the people to watch in the future. Jordan is 29 years old and has rebuilt the automotive program at Lyons Township High School. Jordan was the last shot of keeping the program alive. He has built a program that the students and community are enthusiastic about, and that is not something you see often at the high school level.

The 30-AND-UNDER issue of AutoWeek comes out on October 3, 2016 but is also available online right now.

DIANE FITZGERALD also said that Jordan and 20 of his students did a collections tour in Chicago.

One of the collections that they toured was the private collection of Richard Driehaus, which is where Stephen Murphy works. From that visit, Stephen offered a summer internship to one of Jordan’s students and that student has been invited back again for summer 2017. Diane has been thinking about the shop owners a lot lately, like David Prueitt (present in the room) of Prueitt Automotive Restoration, about not finding people to work in their shops. They can’t find the next generation of craftsman and artisans. In the old days when you were between 15 and 18 years old you were working “under the hood” for hours at a time, something like 6 hours every Saturday. At the end of 4 years, you would have worked about 2,000 hours of under the hood life experience. Those days are gone now, but what happens to those 2,000 hours? The staff and instructors at PCT and McPherson College help fill that

gap. For PCT’s two year program there are about 600 hours of shop time that each student attends, plus PCT added mandatory 10-week summer internships for an additional 400 hours each summer, for which they get PCT credit. This is required both summers of their program. With the 600 hours of classroom time and the 800 hours of summer internship time, PCT is helping to replace that life experience hours from the old days. However, RPM is still hearing from shop owners that the students are not shop-ready when they hire them. In the 1950s, all students were required to take some vocational education as well as general education but they started being tracked, in either vocational bound or college bound. What was observed at the end of the 1970s was there was a perceived “class difference” between the two tracks. Vocational education was considered remedial. What RPM is seeing now is a deep and strong belief by many about the need for hands-on education and vocational schools, but there is still an imageproblem with vocational automotive education.

Diane talked about the phone calls that she gets from the parents of 17-year old boys. The story is always the same; their son/daughter has been taking things apart and putting them back together since they were two years old. The doctor father and dentist mother don’t want a “grease monkey”. Diane wasn’t sure how to approach these parents at first, but then she was reminded that she was an art student and she, too, “got her hands dirty”. The restoration industry is full of artisans and craftsman that make a good living “getting their hands dirty,” but students and parents have no idea it’s a feasible career path.

Diane shows parents that their son/daughter has options for post-secondary education in restoration education, and that shops are desperate for the next generation of workers.

Diane asked the guests in the room: “Are you seeing the same things that we’re seeing with RPM Foundation, that there are car-loving students out there but they just don’t know it’s a career path, and when they do know it’s a career path they still have to overcome the myth that this is for students needing remediation?”

RALPH MARANO, Collector and Marano & Sons Auto, said that when he was going to school, his high school had a state of the art workshop for auto classes and machine classes and woodworking classes. These classes taught students skills and structure. Nowadays, students in high school do not have any structure or discipline. As a businessman trying to hire someone for his shop, he is struggling to find decent employees. The young people coming out of high school think that college is the only way to go and that by going to college then you are a smart individual. Ralph said, “College doesn’t make you smart”. Ralph and his wife, Adeline, started a scholarship program at his high school for students that only go to a vocational or trade school instead of college. Also, the next generation does not want to work for a living; they want to be paid $15 for an entry level job. Ralph has posted a “Now Hiring” sign on the light pole outside his shop looking for employees. Since July 5, 2016, he has had 13 employees in and out of his shop. If the industry can’t get the students into the right schools and training programs, then the industry will be dead in 15 years. Ralph thinks that the schools need to support our push for vocational and trade schooling versus college. Diane said that RPM wants to get to the Guidance Counselors in 2017 and help them understand the options that students have in the automotive restoration industry. By getting the counselors’ support, then they can help Diane and RPM explain the benefits and careers that the “grease monkeys” have after high school.

BUCK KAMPHAUSEN, USA World Classics Museum, was one of the original Founders of the Collectors Foundation. About 3-4 years ago, there was a junior college that was built near his shop and home in California. Even though much of this community is low income and interracial, there has been a change in the employees in the local businesses and shops. The Solano Community College Vallejo Center teaches small engine and transmission rebuilding, which is something that dealerships don’t teach or need anymore; it gives the students a new avenue to get into the automotive restoration industry.

Buck is seeing the opposite of what Ralph is seeing on the East Coast, but that is in large part due to the programs and classes that the junior college is teaching.

DIANE FITZGERALD said that something that RPM has done with some shop owners, to alleviate the issues that Ralph is seeing, is aligning a school with the local shops in the area. This helps the shop owners find the students that want to learn and are disciplined and willing to work. RPM is identifying local “feeder” schools which helps build community between schools and shops.

DAVID MADEIRA, CEO, America’s Automotive Trust (AAT) and RPM Board Chairman, said that we (RPM) as an organization need to be careful with some of the language that we use to describe what we do. The words “hands-on” can be a turn off for parents that don’t want a “grease monkey” and their kid to be living with them when he/she is 40 years old. David wants to know how RPM can get other partners to get our message out there? Concours and car shows are fading fast. How do programs like RPM get more support from the industry?

WADE KAWASKI, President, The Coker Group and President-Elect, SEMA, said that for the next four years, the focus of SEMA is on youth. They want to build a career path for youth looking to get into the industry. “We (he motioned to all in the room) are not “grease monkeys”; we are artisans, craftsman, and businessmen. SEMA has a team going around to the “college days” and “vocational days” at high schools and promoting this career path. The bigger problem is the infrastructure for shop classes in high schools gone. The schools have given the space up to other programs and sold off the tools and equipment so there isn’t anything there for a school to start a program again. Even if SEMA could fund the restart of the program, there is nowhere to run the program – no facility or property.

SEMA is trying to put together a “Curriculum in a Box”. Find the enthusiast and SEMA will provide the curriculum and they will get all of their manufactures to help fund the program – just find the enthusiast to provide the space. SEMA wants to partner with the shops and collectors to host the “Curriculum in a Box”. The other thing that SEMA is doing is engaging students more in the automotive industry. Every year the average age that a student gets their driver’s license is older, going back by one month. Students have no desire to drive a car or own a car like his generation did. This trend has been happening for the last four years. He meets so many 18 and 19 year olds out there that have never owned a car and some have never driven a car.

ROY KLINGER, Restoration Instructor, PCT, talked about how he got to where he is now. He worked 2 jobs during the day and took courses at night. He participated in a national competition through SkillsUSA. It is a competition that was started in 1959. It’s for all trades and vocations.

SkillsUSA is the “best of the best” of all the industries out there. They are sponsored by Ryobi and Lowes. He urges everyone in the room to read about it, go and see it, live it. PCT has competed every year and they have been in the top 5 for the last five years. One of their students who took second in the country for paint is now an instructor in the State. Another student that took third in the country is a trainer for Tesla in their welding department. There is a hope for the future out there, and SkillsUSA is showing that. It has always shown that.

WAYNE CARINI, Chasing Classic Cars, said that we can have all these programs out there and all these avenues for the students to find a career path in the industry, but it does no good if the parent is not educated in what the industry has to offer. Without that, the kids have no chance. Wayne is able to bring the industry to the parents through his show. The parents can see what their son/daughter can do in the automotive industry with abundant career possibilities.

ADELINE MARANO, Collector and Marano & Sons Auto, said that she agrees with Diane’s earlier comments about getting to the Guidance Counselors in the high schools. Without the right counselor to guide one of their sons in the right direction to work in the industry, they don’t think their son would have found a career that he loves. Parents push their children towards college because that is all they know, that is all the country knows; so we need to help the parents understand that there are highly respectable jobs that don’t require a 4-year college degree.

CLINT SLY, Managing Director, Hagerty Financial Services and RPM Board of Director, said that one of the things that RPM is working on is doing the research of what jobs and careers are out there in the industry. There are so many jobs out there that these students can learn to do, and make a great living at, but there needs to be more information for the parents to see what their son/daughter can achieve in the industry. Clint also wanted to touch on the discipline issues that Ralph Marano spoke about at the beginning of the meeting. Clint pointed to the guest from PCT and said that he has been so impressed with the discipline that the students at PCT demonstrate. PCT demands a lot from their students. They have to have a 3.0 to be qualified for the automotive restoration program. RPM gave PCT $60,000 four years ago to start their restoration program, and last year when the Board made a site visit to their facility they saw 60 of the brightest men and women in that program. PCT’s program made a lasting impression on him. He also heard that for-profit UTI also has similar requirements and disciplines as well.

GRAHAM KOZAK said that it is so important for the parents to know what their kids can achieve in the industry. They will be proud of the career that their son/daughter can have in the future. If the parent knows the earning potential of the careers in the industry then they won’t care that their son/daughter is a “grease monkey”.

AL RUOZZI, Ruozzi Brothers Collection, agreed with what Graham is saying and what Ralph is saying. They have seen both sides in their company. They have had parents come to them and voice their concerns, but they have shown parents what their child can achieve and they tend to become very supportive. The auto industry need to start linking the programs and students with the proper shops and careers. That link is missing from what he and his brother see in their shop and industry.

DAWN FISHER, MFD Classic Motors and RPM Board of Director, told a story about a young boy that hated cars but his grandfather talked him into coming on a tour of their shop. Now the boy loves coming to visit their shop. Diane asked “what was the one thing that happened during that visit that has made this boy a “Fisher Fan Club” member” and Dawn said that when the boy and his grandfather made that first visit she let him sit in some of the cars. Dawn said that now the boy comes to visit often with his grandfather, and now the father also comes along on the visits. This boy can now walk up to vehicles in Dawn’s collection and tell you about the vehicles. He has become a car-lover and enthusiast.

TABETHA HAMMER, Hagerty Inc., talked about a trend that she is seeing over the past few years: the grandparents getting young people involved. The parents tend to come along, but the grandparents are the ones creating the spark and excitement in the youth of the industry right now. Tabetha is seeing that the average young person is taking longer to learn to drive and get out on their own – touching on comments that Ralph made earlier in the meeting. However, on the restoration industry side she is seeing the spark and excitement in today’s youth. She sees this at the Hagerty Driving Experiences. A lot of the youth get into these classic cars and they don’t even know how to start the vehicle because their parent’s

cars are push button ignition. They grind the starter the first time, but when that vehicle starts she sees a spark on the student’s face and the excitement that they are experiencing.

DIANE FITZGERALD asked if either of the Millennials at the table had any comments about what has been said in the room. Jordan Shara shared some thoughts but Preston Rose declined to comment.

JORDAN SHARA, Shop Employee at Ron’s Bodies & Frames, said that being a recent high school graduate he has choices to make about what to do with his life. He, too, looked at colleges and their degrees and went down the list and said “that’s not for me, that’s not for me” and realized that college may not be the way to go. He has also had an early interest in cars. He has always enjoyed working on cars. Anytime someone took the time, he soaked in what they were teaching him and showing him, and he realized that this is what he wants to do in life. Diane brought up the fact that Jordan attended a workshop at McPherson College’s Auto Restoration Summer Institute and was a recipient of Custom & Classic Car Education Program’s scholarship to be able to attend the program. Jordan did attend a vocational program for four years and when he graduated, he worked for a dealership for a few years before finding this job at Ron’s Bodies & Frames.

DAVID MADEIRA extended the meeting to ask those in the room for their input on what they are seeing from RPM Foundation and how or what we (RPM) should do more to help the industry. Randy Lawrence, Penske Racing Shocks, suggested that RPM reach out to other successful programs, like UTI, and ask them what they have done to grow and make an impact in the industry. He also suggested that Diane keep going on her path of educating the parents of our industry about what their son/daughter can accomplish with a career in restoration. Buck Kamphausen brought up the high cost that these young people are facing to attend vocational schools and colleges. He heard that the average cost for a student to attend Wyotech is $35,000 a year! The youth nowadays that are interested in this industry don’t always have the money to pay for their training and education, so the scholarships that RPM Foundation have been funding over the years need to continue, and hopefully more scholarship money can be awarded in the coming years. Tabetha Hammer mentioned that RPM can keep working on getting our name and mission out there through social media, and possibly TV someday. RPM needs to keep engaging in the Concours and car shows around the country. Clint Sly touched back on the topic of the cost that Buck spoke about, and said that he googled it and found out for out-of-state tuition and room and board, the average student is paying $66,000 a year to attend college. Clint asked for those in the room to support RPM Foundation so that we can continue to do our good work funding the scholarships and programs and providing services and sharing resources.

DIANE FITZGERALD wrapped up the breakfast meeting and thanked everyone for coming and for the comments and thoughts that they all shared.

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