Community Involvement & Training

Involvements

Columbia Earth Day Festival


The Columbia Earth Day Festival is a free annual community event that brings people together to connect, learn, and explore ways to protect our environment and promote sustainability.

All-Star Automotive is proud to sponsor this event and support a community that values sustainability. During the festival, we shared how preventative vehicle maintenance can play a role in reducing our environmental impact.

Taking care of your current vehicle through regular maintenance can be a more sustainable choice by extending its lifespan and helping keep vehicles out of landfills. Proper maintenance can also reduce harmful emissions, improve fuel efficiency, and optimize vehicle performance, benefiting both your vehicle and the environment.

Devin and Silas speaking and representing All-Star Automotive at the Columbia Earth Day Festival stage.
All-Star Automotive tent set up at the Columbia Earth Day Festival.

Holiday Parade

All-Star Automotive was proud to sponsor and participate in the annual Christmas Parade Against Poverty in Columbia, MO, hosted by The Salvation Army of Columbia. The event brings the community together to raise awareness and support efforts to fight local poverty.

During the parade, downtown Columbia comes alive as local businesses and organizations come together to walk the parade route, connect with the community, and spread some holiday cheer by handing out candy to attendees.

Many All-Star Automotive employees participated in the event alongside their families, making it a meaningful opportunity for our team to come together outside of the workplace. Our All-Star shuttle van also joined in on the festivities, decorated in a festive Christmas theme as it traveled through downtown Columbia.

We’re proud to support events that bring our community together and help make the holiday season a little brighter for everyone.

Q.106 Secret Elf Toy Drive

We’re proud to support events that bring our community together and help make the holiday season a little brighter for everyone.

All-Star Automotive is a proud sponsor of the biggest local toy drive in Mid Missouri. The mission of the Toy Drive is to deliver numbers of new toys to the kids at MU"s Children's Hospital. This Toy Drive guarantees that every child spending the holidays in the hospital will have lots of shiny new toys on Christmas morning! This Toy Drive also goes well beyond Christmas to include birthdays, Valentine's Day, prizes for treatment rooms, distraction toys, toys for the playroom and other needs that the kids have throughout the year.

Boost Fest

All-Star Automotive is a proud sponsor of Boost Fest, this event is to fundraise and support cancer patients at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. This fest funds are used to purchase cases of nutritional supplements, such as Boost or Ensure for patients receiving treatment. When patients receive treatment, side effects makes it difficult to eat, and eating well is important to fight off cancer, so this supplement is great for patients receiving treatment at the Ellis Fischel Cancer center.

Customer Appreciation Grill

Our All-Star Automotive customers hold a special place in our hearts, so what better way to celebrate them than with a good old-fashioned customer appreciation grill-out! We fired up the grill outside our West store and had the pleasure of welcoming many of our amazing customers for an afternoon filled with great food, friendly conversations, and even better company. Events like this are a small way for us to show our gratitude for the people who make All-Star Automotive what it is. Every visit, referral, kind word, and continued support means so much to our team. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the trust our customers place in us to take care of their vehicles.

Career Fair- State Tech

All-Star Automotive was proud to attend the career fair at State Technical College of Missouri, where our team had the opportunity to connect with students pursuing careers in the automotive industry. We believe the future of automotive service depends on developing talented, motivated professionals and providing them with opportunities to grow. Career fairs like this give us the chance to meet students who are beginning their careers, learn more about their goals and interests, and share what a career in automotive repair can look like at All-Star Automotive.Our visit to State Tech was a great opportunity to meet the next generation of automotive talent and introduce students to the career opportunities available at an independent auto repair center in Columbia, Missouri.

TRAINING - VISION Hi-Tech Training and Expo

At All-Star Automotive, we believe that great automotive service starts with a commitment to continuous learning. That’s why members of our team attended the Vision Hi-Tech Training & Expo, one of the automotive industry’s leading events for professional training, education, and industry development. Vision Hi-Tech Training & Expo provides opportunities for automotive professionals to expand their knowledge, learn about emerging technology, and stay current with the rapidly changing automotive industry. Our team was able to participate in training and educational sessions covering a wide range of topics relevant to today’s automotive service industry. We believe every member of our team plays an important role in creating a great customer experience, and continuing education helps us become better at what we do. By investing in training across every department, we can continue to grow our knowledge, strengthen our team, and adapt to the changing needs of the automotive industry.