One of the proudest associations we have here at TireKicker is with Turn5. That name may not ring a bell, but Turn5 owns American Muscle and Extreme Terrain, which have been advertisers on TireKicker since 2012 and American Trucks, which joined the party at the beginning of this year.
Advertising on TireKicker doesn't buy a company editorial coverage, but Turn5 does a lot of good. We've told you about their Positive Payload Program, which gives money to charities that use American pickups in their service to the community twice a year.
The news this time around is a twice-yearly scholarship program---actually, three scholarship programs---one each for American Muscle, Extreme Terrain and American Trucks.
American Muscle's scholarship is an essay-based program. Entrants write about how they plan to use their automotive education to drive change in the custom car industry. Four winners are selected, two per semester. The scholarship is $2,000 each. It's been going on since 2013, with 20 winners so far---the two newest just this month---Jade Perreira of the University of Hawaii and Sheikh Ahamed of Iowa State University's PhD Mechanical Engineering program.
American Trucks started its own scholarship program last year, focusing on students striving to contribute to the construction and building trades. Each year, four winners were awarded $2,000 each and this semester's winners are Tommy Moncur of Utah Valley University and Kolby Lusk of the College of Eastern Idaho.
Extreme Terrain's program awards $3,000 once per semester. This month's winner is Natalie Murphy of Reed College. The money helps in the pursuit of degrees in Environmental Studies.
All told, Turn5 has awarded $88,000 in scholarships to deserving students in the past five years, beginning the year the company was founded---giving back right out of the gate. That's not only newsworthy, it's noteworthy and admirable. Again, we're proud of our association with Turn 5.
