{"id":30,"date":"2022-09-15T21:50:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:03:53","slug":"member-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/member-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join in November and get the rest of this year <em>plus<\/em> next year included in your annual membership! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General admission to events (Food, Printing, Special Conditions may incur a fee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member only discounts from supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/vendor-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vendors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name and logo on website with link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free Virtual Education opportunities&nbsp;(Body shop helpful software, tools, topics, and more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Members Only pricing on In-person Learning sessions (Estimating, Negotiating, Total Loss, Profits, and more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CARS Connection PLUS membership in CARS Cooperative (CARS Connection PLUS membership provides access to more than 50 value added programs, products and services that include CASH BACK REWARDS, discounts and CARS pricing. These programs are negotiated specifically to help increase the profitability of your business. Your participation is your decision and your existing vendor relationships are not impacted. CARS Connection PLUS does require activation. Click here for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cars.coop\/connection-plus-benefit-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">activation form<\/a>. &nbsp;To view the CARS website to see all your benefits, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cars.coop\">www.cars.coop <\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be a voice for the repairer through legislation and lobbying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working with a group whose #1 goal is safe and proper repairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with a network of professionals you can trust&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vendor Levels<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GOLD- $2000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can present one time per year virtually or in person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trade show priority and booth choice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logo on marketing materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 exclusive email blasts per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name\/logo on website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name\/logo on event banners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media shout out twice a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SILVER- $1500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can present one time per year virtually or in person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name on marketing materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name\/logo on website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name\/logo on event banners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media shout out twice a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BRONZE- $1000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name\/logo on website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name\/logo on event banners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media shout out twice a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d5ca974d35d6d383c403c1ea9da35300 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffe97d;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Repairer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enrich our growing community<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals\/Agents choose the 1st Option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=repairer_0-5\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">0-5 Employees Per Location &#8211; $300 per year <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=repairer_6-15\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6-15 Employees Per Location &#8211; $600 per year <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=repairer_16-25\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16-25 Employees Per Location &#8211; $1000 per year<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=repairer_26-60\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26-60 Employees Per Location &#8211; $1800 per year<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=repairer_61\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">61 +  Employees Per Location &#8211; $3000 per year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4575e1d6e2d9186599cd1e2d001a5b0f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1d1e1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"family\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Educator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Support special exhibitions.<\/strong> <strong>$0.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Educational Institutions can obtain free membership so they can attend OKABA events at no cost. Please email us using the link below and provide your contact info and we will be in touch to get you listed as a member. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:ecoary@okaba.org\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Become a Member<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2504820a4d13d6fc9f314300d0a8b250 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Vendor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Take support to the next level. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=gold\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gold $2000<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=silver\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silver $1500<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"\/new-membership-sign-up-form\/?membership_type=bronze\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bronze $1000<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OKABA reinvests your membership dollars in the industry through its legislative activities, trade shows, and ongoing education initiatives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join in November and get the rest of this year plus next year included in your annual membership! Vendor Levels GOLD- $2000 SILVER- $1500 BRONZE- $1000 Repairer Enrich our growing community. Individuals\/Agents choose the 1st Option. Educator Support special exhibitions. $0.00 All Educational Institutions can obtain free membership so they can attend OKABA events at no cost. Please email us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3712,"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/3712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/okaba.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}