CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used
vehicles, announced today that SADD (Students Against Destructive
Decisions) is the recipient of a $100,000 donation from Cars.com Cares, the site's
corporate giving initiative.
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"We launched Cars.com Cares this year to help fuel organizations
that share our mission of building confidence," said Mitch Golub, president of Cars.com. "SADD
builds confidence in kids and young adults through the promotion of
positive lifestyle choices. I'm thrilled they are receiving
our $100,000 donation to continue
their great work."
Voting for Cars.com Cares began on the site's Facebook page on
January 26 and continued through
February 13. During that time, fans
could vote for one of seven causes in the running for the site's
grand donation. Other participating causes included
Adopt-A-Classroom, Alliance For a Healthier Generation, Cameras for
Kids Foundation, Reading Is Fundamental, Scholarship America and
VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
Cars.com also got Super Bowl viewers and Facebook fans involved
in the program. Every time someone tagged the site's Super
Bowl ad using Shazam or shared their vote on Facebook, Cars.com
added a $1 donation to the cause with
the most votes, up to $100,000. SADD
brought in the largest number of votes from its national network to
receive the full donation. Each participating cause received a
donation from Cars.com Cares.
"We cannot thank Cars.com enough for including us in the
Cars.com Cares program," said Penny
Wells, executive director of SADD. "This donation will help
fund many of our prevention education programs in schools and
communities across the country. SADD gives young people the
confidence to stand up for their beliefs and the tools they need to
help other teens make choices that are healthy and positive."
ABOUT CARS.COM
Cars.com is an award-winning online destination for car shoppers
that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers
formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay
for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle
listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo
galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools.
Cars.com put millions of car buyers in control of their shopping
process with the information they need to make confident buying
decisions. Launched in June
1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, LLC,
which is owned by leading media companies, including Belo (NYSE:
BLC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE:
MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE:
WPO).
ABOUT SADD
For 30 years, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) has
been committed to empowering young people to lead education and
prevention initiatives in their schools and communities. Founded in
Massachusetts as Students Against
Driving Drunk in 1981, SADD has become the nation's leading
peer-to-peer youth education, prevention, and activism
organization, with thousands of chapters in middle schools, high
schools, and colleges. SADD now highlights prevention of many
destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young
people, including underage drinking, substance abuse, risky and
impaired driving, and teen violence and suicide. For more
information, visit us online at sadd.org or follow SADD on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, or YouTube.
SOURCE Cars.com