PLANO, Texas, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With Winter
Storm Uri leaving millions of Texans without power or water last
week, North Texas-based Toyota
Motor North America (TMNA) has pledged $1
million in relief for storm victims. The aid will
serve both customers and a variety of Texas-based non-profit organizations.
"We take our role as community leaders seriously, so when winter
storms affected millions right in our backyard, our top priority became helping
Texas get back on its feet after
this ordeal," said Sean Suggs, group
vice president of Social Innovation, TMNA. "Texans have supported
our company in myriad ways, and we want to help our neighbors
emerge from this storm stronger than ever."
The $1 million relief effort
includes:
North Texas/DFW
Metroplex
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, in support of North Texas
Cares and West Dallas nonprofits
to quickly distribute funds to grassroots organizations:
$450,000
- North Texas Food Bank: $100,000
- The Family Place and Genesis
Women's Shelter to fund hotel rooms, food, and
transportation for their clients: $30,000
- Toyota employees will be able to support the needs of four
North Texas community partners
significantly impacted by the storms by purchasing items from their
Amazon Wish Lists.
San Antonio
- SAWS Community Pipe Repair Fund, through the San Antonio Area
Foundation to assist individuals and families stay in their homes
safely with funds for plumbing repairs: $100,000
- Let's Help SA Fund to provide food, water and shelter:
$200,000
Houston
- United Way of Greater Houston
to support the Greater Houston
2021 Winter Storm Relief Fund that supports local home repairs:
$50,000
- Houston Food Bank: $50,000
- CrowdSource Rescue to provide food, water and fuel:
$20,000
Toyota offers support to all U.S.-based employees with their
personal recovery efforts from unexpected catastrophic
events. Additionally, Toyota will match up to $10,000 in individual employee contributions to
nonprofit organizations recovering from the storm.
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment
relief options to customers affected by the storms. This broad
outreach includes any TFS or Lexus Financial Services customer in
the designated disaster areas. Impacted lease and finance
customers residing in affected areas may be eligible to take
advantage of several payment relief options, some of which
include:
- extensions and lease deferred payments
- redirecting billing statements
- arranging phone or online payments
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing
sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly
employs more than 36,000 in the U.S. The company has contributed
world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 30
million cars and trucks at our 9 manufacturing plants, 10 including
our joint venture in Alabama that
begins production in 2021.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in
STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual
education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive
experience and chance to visit many of our U.S. manufacturing
facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based
lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips
and more. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Contact:
Victor Vanov
Victor.vanov@toyota.com; 469.292.1318
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