CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holman Toyota
of Mount Laurel, NJ, presented a
new Sienna minivan to Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey this week as part of
Toyota's "100 Cars for Good" program. Cars for Good is a
major philanthropic effort from Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. that is awarding new vehicles to 100
nonprofit organizations over the course of 100 days, based on votes
from the public.
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Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the world provide a
"home-away-from-home" for families so they can stay close by a
hospitalized child at little or no cost. Ronald McDonald
himself was the first passenger in the new Sienna when it was
driven from the Toyota dealership in Mount Laurel to the charity's facility in
Camden. Staffers, volunteers and families staying at the
House celebrated the event with an outdoor carnival. They
were joined by the Philadelphia Phillies mascot Phillie Phanatic
and such familiar McDonald's characters as the Hamburglar.
This is the second year of the 100 Cars for Good program, which
kicked off in May with applicants entering for a chance to win a
new Toyota. Applications were reduced to 500 finalists and
certified by an independent panel of judges. Then the
finalists submitted online profiles to encourage friends and
supporters to vote for them on the Toyota USA Facebook page, with five finalists up for
consideration by the public each day. The winning vehicles
come with an extended six-year, 100,000-mile Vehicle Service
Agreement, courtesy of Toyota Financial Services.
Ronald McDonald House of
Southern New Jersey will use their
new Toyota to transport families staying at the House to hospitals
in South Jersey, Philadelphia and
the surrounding region for medical treatments their children are
undergoing.
"Although Toyota has a history of giving to nonprofit
organizations, 100 Cars for Good was the first Toyota initiative to
put the public into the driver's seat of one of their major
philanthropic efforts," said Mindy
Holman, President and CEO of Holman
Toyota. "We are proud to be able to present this
vehicle to Ronald McDonald House as they continue to do their
important work. We have been an ardent supporter of the House
for many years and are thrilled that they are a recipient of a
brand new Sienna."
SOURCE Toyota Motor Sales, USA,
Inc.