PReTTY IN
PINK
It's not often that a body shop gets a
call for a pink paint job—especially on
a fire truck. Yet when Andy Willard,
manager of Modern Automotive Body
Shop in Winston-Salem, N.C., one of
the largest collision centers in the
Northeast, got that request, he didn't
think twice.
The call came from the Triad North
Carolina chapter of the Guardians of
the Ribbon-Pink Heals, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to raising
public awareness of cancer and raising
funds for families battling the disease.
The group is made up of firefighters,
police and paramedics who don pink
gear and provide free services such as
transportation, housecleaning and
flower delivery for cancer patients and
their families. They had a fire truck
across Sofie's pink panels, conveying
signs of hope and commitment to a
worthy cause.
that needed to be painted pink for the
chapter's Pink Heals fundraising tour.
Named Sofie after a local pediatric
cancer patient, the truck was in rough
shape when the city donated it to the
group. Modern Automotive, a PPG
shop since 1985, stepped in and spent
nearly two months refurbishing the
vehicle and applying its hard-to-miss
pink finish. The paint system, provided
by PPG distributor Colors edge, Inc.,
in Greensboro, is comprised of
DeLFLeeT
®
evolution FBC basecoat
and F3921 clear.
As spectacular as the truck was when
it drove out of the shop, the finishing
touches were added at the truck's
dedication in May. Community
supporters inscribed messages,
prayers and words of encouragement
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