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Toyota Donates Vehicle to Local Nonprofit Organization Based on Public Votes

Apple Valley, CA– November 6, 2013 – Apple Valley  based organization, Mojave Desert Animal Rescue Inc. has been named a winner in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which awards new vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public from Oct. 1 – Nov. 19, 2013.

Photo: Mojave Desert Animal Rescue
Photo: Mojave Desert Animal Rescue

Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program showcases five nonprofit organizations each day for 50 days at www.100carsforgood.com. Visitors to the page may cast up to two votes per day for different organizations to select the organizations they feel are most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle.

Mojave Desert Animal Rescue Inc. received the most votes and has been named as a winner of a new Toyota Tundra, which will be used to provide services to the homeless and their pets in the greater Victor Valley region.  Services include regular pet food delivery, vaccinations, spay/neuter and emergency veterinary services, as well as donations of tents, sleeping bags, bottled water, and personal hygiene items, free of charge.

Over the past two years of the program, Toyota has provided 200 nonprofits with new vehicles to support their work in the areas of disabled services, youth and educational programs, environmental services, veteran services, housing and disaster relief, among many others. For more information, visit www.100carsforgood.com.

About Mojave Desert Animal Rescue Inc.

Mojave Desert Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing bi-monthly pet food delivery, vaccinations, spay/neuter/emergency veterinary services for homeless pet owners in the Victor Valley Region of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.

On Facebook: https://facebook.com/MojaveDesertAnimalRescue

On the Web: https://www.AnimalResQ.org

About Toyota.

Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants. Toyota directly employs over 31,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $23 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design.

image4001Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed nearly $700 million to philanthropic programs in the U.S.

For more information on Toyota’s commitment to improving communities nationwide, visit https://www.toyota.com/philanthropy.

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