Auto Collision Club

AutoCollision Club

The Fox Valley Technical College Auto Collision Club appreciates all United States Military Personnel and Veterans and would like to thank those who have served in protecting this country. They are very grateful to be able to work with and help those who have served. The Auto Collision Club has been given the opportunity to refinish a WWII Cannon for the New Holstein American Legion Post 124. The Cannon is a Japanese 75mm Howitzer that was captured by Americans in early 1946, during WWII. The members of the collision club have worked hard on preparing and painting the cannon. It can be found in front of New Holstein American Legion Post 124 Memorial Clubhouse at 2000 Wisconsin Ave. New Holstein, Wisconsin 53061, where it has been displayed for almost 60 years, according to Herb Buhl of New Holstein American Legion Post 124. On November 11th 2017, the Auto Collision Club held a Veteran’s Car Wash to honor those who served. Veterans were given coupons to receive a free car wash as a thank you for their service. The Auto Collision Club washed a total of around 25 Veteran’s cars that day. The Auto Collision Club is grateful to be given the opportunities to support Military Veterans. Thank you again to all who defend America and our Freedom.

2018 Manawa Snodeo - Big Success!

On February 17, 2018 the FVTC OPE and Power Sports Programs were involved in helping with the 11th annual Manawa Snodeo event held on Bear Lake. The responsibilities of both programs included track setup of hay bales, fence setup, banner and bleacher setups and many other activities need for the event to be a success. The weather and the ice conditions worked in favor of the racers and those who attended. The events included motorcycle races, UTV (side by side units) races and the snowmobile 2.5-mile lake cross track. There were also kitty kat, radar runs and a newly added event of garden tractor races. We are looking forward to next year’s Snowdeo as it is a great fundraiser and good exposure for FVTC. So, mark your calendars for the 3rd Saturday in February and we hope to see you out there next year.

Skills USA

Six students from the Auto Collision Club traveled down to Madison, WI to comete in SkillsUSA on April 24th and 25th. SkillsUSA is a state-wide event made up of many competitions for different skills, including Automotive Refinishing Technology and Collision Repair Technology. The six Fox Valley Technical College students who went to compete were Kylie Beck, Jake Falk, Jason Heinz, Haille Piechowski, Christian Coria, and Joe Workman. Three of these students went to compete in the Refinishing competition which included preparing and painting a fender. The other three went to compete in Collision repair which included fixing dents, repairing a plastic bumper, and welding. One FVTC student, Jake Falk, placed 2nd overall in the Automotive Refinishing Technology competition. This competition is a great opportunity for these students to be able to show off the skills they have learned here at Fox Valley Technical College.

Harbor House

Fox Valley Technical College’s Auto Collision Club is grateful to have opportunities to help in the local community. They have donated vehicles in the past and have been looking for another opportunity to help out someone in need. The Auto Collision Club is excited to be teaming up with Harbor House to do exactly that. Harbor House works toward domestic abuse awareness and prevention while providing shelter, services, and programing to victims of domestic abuse. The Auto Collision Club is working to repair a vehicle to donate to an individual at Harbor House. With the help of part donations from local salvage yards and auto parts retailers, as well as paint and material donations from a paint manufacture, the goal is to repair the vehicle for little to no money at all. Students from the Auto Collision Club will be working together to complete the collision and the mechanical repairs on the vehicle. The Auto Collision Club is planning to repair the vehicle throughout the 2018-19 school year and plan on donating the vehicle to Harbor House in May 2019.