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title: "CARSTAR Wicklunds Collision Center Delivers Holiday Spirit with Vehicle Donation to a Kansas City Veteran"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/68a5660e-2469-4baf-bc0f-1303c01e24af
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211227_carstar_wicklunds_collision_center_delivers_holiday_spirit_with_vehicle_don.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
published: 2021-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:08.144Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# CARSTAR Wicklunds Collision Center Delivers Holiday Spirit with Vehicle Donation to a Kansas City Veteran

**TL;DR:** CARSTAR Wicklunds Collision Center donated a re-conditioned vehicle to a local veteran, Elvis Campbell, in Kansas City. The donation was part of the center's ongoing support for veterans in the region.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-12-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211227_carstar_wicklunds_collision_center_delivers_holiday_spirit_with_vehicle_don.html).*

## Story

LIBERTY, MO - CARSTAR Wicklunds, the first CARSTAR franchise location, has long supported veterans in the Kansas City region. The spirit of honoring these military members’ service continued this holiday season with the presentation of a re-conditioned vehicle to local veteran Elvis Campbell on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

Campbell, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1977 to 1982, was living out of his car when his vehicle quit. He has been commuting from the Veterans Community Project/Tiny Homes to his heart appointments and to the KCI airport, where he is employed via public transportation.

“Elvis is a champion of service through his involvement with his church and to the Veterans Community Project,” said Sean Anderson, lead case manager for the organization.

Gerald Wicklund, second-generation owner of CARSTAR Wicklunds Collision Center in Liberty, MO, partnered with the Houston Family, Liberty Car Care, Houston’s, Adam’s Muffler and O’Reilly Auto Parts to restore a 2006 Chevy Aveo.

“My mother and father always made an effort to recognize the men and women who served our country, and it’s important for me and my sons Billy and Jason to carry on that tradition,” said Wicklund. “This is our way of helping our veteran community during the holiday season. It’s an honor to be able to present Elvis with this vehicle.

CARSTAR Wicklunds also donated raffle proceeds from the 12th Annual Military and First Responder Appreciation event to the Veterans Community Project.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- community service (topic)
- veteran support (topic)
- CARSTAR (company)
- U.S. Marine Corps (company)
- vehicle donation (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211227_carstar_wicklunds_collision_center_delivers_holiday_spirit_with_vehicle_don.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/68a5660e-2469-4baf-bc0f-1303c01e24af).