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May 14, 2012
Voting for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Opens This Morning at 10 am ET/7 am PTTORRANCE, Calif. (May 14, 2012) – At 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT today (Monday), Toyota will open voting for the second year of 100 Cars for Good, a national philanthropic program that will award 100 cars to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 consecutive days.(more) |
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May 04, 2012
Toyota and Discovery Education Celebrate Teachers and Students for their Creativity in Promoting Teen Driver SafetySILVER SPRING, Md. (May 4, 2011) – Toyota and Discovery Education announced today the winners of the Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge and Toyota Teen Driver Educators’ Challenge, the nation’s premier teen safe driving challenges. Winners will receive a variety of cash and prizes, such as $20,000, a Toyota Driving Expectations event and virtual driving simulators. These Challenges are part of Toyota and Discovery Education’s joint program, Toyota Teen Driver, which provides educators, parents and students with comprehensive lesson plans, take-home resources, an interactive game and more to help avoid distractions while driving and stay safe behind the wheel. (more) |
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May 03, 2012
Wyland Foundation and Toyota Announce Winning Cities of Mayor's Water Conservation ChallengeMIAMI, (May 3, 2012) – The Wyland Foundation and Toyota today announced the 12 winning cities of the 2012 National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, an online competition held throughout April that encouraged residents in all 50 states to conserve water, save energy and reduce pollution. (more) |
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April 25, 2012
Toyota Announces 100 Cars for Good FinalistsTORRANCE, CALIF. (April 25, 2012) – Toyota today announced the 500 nonprofit organizations selected as finalists in its100 Cars for Good program, a national philanthropic program in which the automaker will give away 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected each day by the public through voting on Facebook. A complete list of finalists is available at www.100carsforgood.com. (more) |
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April 24, 2012
Toyota and Wyland Foundation Recognize 30 Environmental Heroes in Southern CaliforniaTORRANCE, Calif. (April 24, 2012) – Toyota and the Wyland Foundation are proud to congratulate the winners of the 2012 Earth Month Heroes, a Southern California program created by the organizations to annually recognize 30 exemplary citizens who find ground-breaking ways to work toward sustaining a healthy planet.(more) |
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April 05, 2012
Toyota and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Announce National Partnership to Help Combat America’s High School Dropout CrisisBALTIMORE, (April 5, 2012) -- Toyota and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) announced today a national partnership through the establishment of a college readiness initiative, which will help fund youth education and improve high school graduation rates. As a founding sponsor of D2D - Diplomas to Degrees, Toyota is providing a $1.5 million grant over three years to help provide tools, resources and support to Boys & Girls Club teens to help prepare them to move from high school to college graduation.(more) |
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March 30, 2012
Toyota and Wyland Foundation Partner to Encourage Resource Conservation Throughout Earth MonthTORRANCE, Calif. (March 30, 2012) – Toyota kicks off Earth Month by expanding its partnership with the Wyland Foundation to encourage residents nationwide to preserve our natural resources by taking an online pledge to conserve water. Toyota’s support of the Wyland Foundation, a non-profit founded by renowned environmental, marine artist Wyland, is part of the automobile company’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.(more) |
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March 27, 2012
Audubon & Toyota's TogetherGreen Initiative Launches Facebook App to Encourage ConservationTogetherGreen, a conservation alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, launched today the Spring Greening Challenge, a Facebook application that offers weekly conservation challenges, data on the impacts of green choices anyone can make around the home, and an opportunity for participants to win prizes. (more) |
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March 27, 2012
Toyota Supports National Gallery Exhibit and Cherry Blossom CentennialToyota and its team members and associates, dealers and suppliers in the United States and across the globe are pleased to support the National Gallery of Art and to celebrate the close and enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.(more) |
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March 21, 2012
Toyota Giving 100 Cars to 100 Nonprofits -- Less Than One Week Left to ApplyTORRANCE, Calif. – March 21, 2012 – Time is running out for nonprofits to apply for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will be giving 100 cars to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days.(more) |
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March 20, 2012
Passion for the Environment Prevails as $500,000 in Grants and Scholarships Awarded to TeensTORRANCE, Calif., March 20, 2012 – From Hawaii to New York, student teams were honored today for their innovative environmental programs and rewarded with a total of $500,000 in scholarships and grants. (more) |
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March 12, 2012
Toyota Giving 100 Cars to 100 Nonprofits in 100 DaysTORRANCE, Calif. (March 12, 2012) – Do you know a nonprofit that could make great things happen with a new car? At 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT today (Monday), applications will open for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good...(more) |
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March 10, 2012
Toyota Awards $150,000 in Grants to Mothers of Invention at Newsweek & The Daily Beast's Third Annual Women in the World Summit in New YorkTORRANCE, Calif. (March 10, 2012) – Toyota has issued three $50,000 grants to women selected as the “Mothers of Invention” at the annual Women in the World summit to reward them for their use of innovation and courage in tackling some of the most pressing problems facing women. Grants were given to Aseneth Andrews, founder of The Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women; Talia Leman, founder of Randomkid.org; and Jessica O. Matthews and Julia Silverman, inventors of the sOccket and co-founders of Uncharted Play.(more) |
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March 09, 2012
Toyota Donates $100,000 to Tornado Relief EffortsMarch 9, 2012 - New York, NY – Toyota today announced a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations to support relief efforts for victims of the recent outbreak of tornados in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States. Toyota will also match employee contributions made to the American Red Cross and other non-profits doing relief and recovery work in affected communities. (more) |
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March 02, 2012
Toyota Production Techniques Boost Home Reconstruction in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS -- (March 2, 2012) – Two days before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Courtenay LaRoche fled to Texas with her two children. Thinking it may be “just another storm that would blow over,” she packed only two sets of clothes for each family member. It wasn’t enough; her home was destroyed. Now, over six years later, her life is about to change again – only, this time, for the better.(more) |
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February 24, 2012
New Discovery Documentary Examines Safe Driving For All AgesSilver Spring, Md. - February 24, 2012 - Discovery Channel and Discovery Education, in partnership with Toyota, present LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL, airing Saturday, March 3 at 8am e/p, a comprehensive look at safe driving habits from generation to generation. (more) |
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February 09, 2012
Toyota 100 Cars for Good Frequently Asked Questions1. What is Toyota 100 Cars for Good?Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program is a Facebook-enabled philanthropy initiative whereby Toyota will give 100 cars in 100 days to 100 deserving charitable organizations. The 100 Cars for Good program is the first Toyota initiative that engages the public to determine how corporate philanthropic donations will be awarded. 100 Cars for Good was introduced in 2011, and Toyota has brought the program back in 2012 due to the success and popularity in its inaugural year. (more) |
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February 09, 2012
Toyota Announces Return of '100 Cars for Good' Program in 2012CHICAGO (February 9, 2012) – At the Chicago Auto Show today, Toyota announced the return of its “100 Cars for Good” program. For the second straight year, Toyota will award 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 U.S. nonprofits, with winners selected through public voting on the Toyota Facebook page.(more) |
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January 31, 2012
Applications Open for Toyota-Funded 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation GrantsTogetherGreen, a conservation alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, is now accepting applications for its 2012 class of Fellows and Innovation Grantees. (more) |
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December 21, 2011
Seventeen Boys & Girls Clubs to Share $302,620 Contribution This Holiday Season from Toyota Financial Services, ADESA and Norwalk Auto AuctionsDecember 21, 2011 - Torrance, Calif. – Toyota Financial Services (TFS), as part of its Making Life Easier for YOUth initiative, has partnered with two auto remarketing firms, ADESA (www.adesa.com) and Norwalk Auto Auctions (www.norwalkautoauction.com), to provide a surprise holiday donation of $302,620 to be shared among 17 Boys & Girls Clubs in cities where the three companies operate. In addition to celebrations at the various Clubs, representatives of Toyota Financial Services and The Boys & Girls Clubs of America will hold a special check presentation this afternoon at the Whittier Boys & Girls Clubs at 7905 Greenleaf Ave, in Whittier, Calif., to recognize the combined $302,620 contribution.(more) |
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December 06, 2011
Lexus and Scholastic Announce First Round of Winners in the 2011 - 2012 Lexus Eco ChallengeTORRANCE, Calif., December 6, 2011 – Sixteen student teams from 11 states have been named winners in the first round of the fifth annual Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throughout this year’s program.(more) |
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December 05, 2011
Lexus Raises Funds for Toys for Tots as Part of December to Remember Big Red Bow Social Media CampaignTORRANCE, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2011) As part of its popular annual December to Remember sales event, Lexus announced today that it will donate $5 to Toys for Tots for every big red bow shared via Facebook and Twitter. The campaign ends Jan. 3, 2012, with Lexus providing a maximum donation of $100,000 for the social media fundraiser.(more) |
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November 16, 2011
Forty Environmentalists Receive TogetherGreen FellowshipsNew York, November 16, 2011 – Restoring acres of cornfield to native prairie in Iowa. Creating a greenhouse program at a prison in Portland. Providing green jobs training... (more) |
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November 09, 2011
Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program Helps Fill Need for Mobility VehiclesTORRANCE, CALIF. (November 9, 2011) – Providence TrinityKids Care, the only children’s hospice program serving Los Angeles and Orange counties, will today receive a Toyota Sienna minivan... (more) |
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November 02, 2011
Toyota and Discovery Education Invite Students to Celebrate Safe Driving With All-New Video ChallengeSilver Spring, Md. (November 2, 2011) – Toyota and Discovery Education today announced the launch of the all-new Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge – a competition that asks high school students across the country to create a unique two-minute video describing how they would encourage safe driving among their peers. (more) |