MADISON AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICES INC

MADISON AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICES OFFERED A RECORD 5 INTERNSHIPS IN 2023, TO STUDENTS SEEKING ENGINEERING (X2), INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, HISTORY AND DIGITAL MARKETING DEGREES AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY. THESE INTERNSHIPS HAVE GROWN INTO THE PRIMARY CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO HAVE A FOCUSED INTEREST AND APTITUDE TO GET A MUCH DEEPER LOOK AT THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD. MAAP HAS WIDENED OUR OUTLOOK TO INCLUDE A HISTORY INTERN THAT ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH THE JMU LIBRARY SYSTEM TO HOST DIGITIZATION OF SPECIALIZED PERIODICALS AVAILABLE ON THE NETWORK FOR RESEARCH AND APPRECIATION. MAAP ALSO ACTS AS AN "IDEA INCUBATOR" FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN FIRST-HAND ABOUT AREAS OF INTEREST IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF STUDY AND PROVIDE REAL RESUME EXPERIENCE TO EMPLOYERS ON GRADUATION.

FEE FOR SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO BRING IN REVENUE FOR MAAP, AS WE PROVIDE RESTORATION SERVICES FOR BOTH COMPONENT AND OVERALL VEHICLE RESTORATION SERVICES. THIS YEAR MAAP BEGAN A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT ON A 1968 PORSCHE 911S TARGA, AND RESTORATION SERVICES CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE RESTORATION FEE FOR SERVICE INCOME GENERATED 40% OF OUR TOTAL WORKSHOP REVENUE OF $103,815 FOR 2023. SERVICES ARE BILLED TO CLIENTS WILLING TO LET STUDENTS PERFORM THESE SERVICES WHILE SUPERVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE MAAP WORKSHOP, WHICH IS ALSO USED AS TRAINING FOR STUDENT EMPLOYEES, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS. THESE STUDENT-LED SERVICES INCLUDE DISASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION OF VINTAGE VEHICLES USING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, RESTORATION OF COMPONENT PARTS, OVERSIGHT OF OUTSIDE VENDORS (FOR EXAMPLE THE RE-CHROMING AND PLATING OF COMPONENT PARTS) AND FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTOMOBILE.