US Fund for UNICEF Charity Spotlight

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Emily Kelley

Do you believe in a future where children are safe, no matter where they are born? So does UNICEF, and their US fundraising branch, US Fund for UNICEF. Support children around the world when you donate a car to UNICEF.

US Fund for UNICEF

UNICEF is the acronym for the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, created by the UN after World War II. Their first mission was to directly remedy the lack of security, food, and healthcare faced by children in war-torn countries.

Today, UNICEF is active in over 190 countries and territories worldwide, caring for children and youths who are in need.

Conflict tends to most hurt the already vulnerable, especially children. UNICEF works in areas of crisis to fight trafficking and military conscription. We are in the midst of an unprecedented refugee crisis, and almost 50 million children have been displaced. UNICEF aided more than 145,000 displaced children in Syria in the first half of 2012. The impact of this organization worldwide is monumental.

UNICEF also focuses on everyday struggles, including a lack of access to clean water, vaccines, and proper nutrition. Their humanitarian programs have helped reduce the number of child deaths by over 50% since 1990 — and they are not done.

How You Can Help

The surprisingly easy way to support this incredible charity? Donate a car to UNICEF! When you visit our website or give us a call at 855-487-3863.

Even older, end-of-life cars can help UNICEF save lives worldwide. Donations like yours help keep vulnerable children safe.
We make donating your car to UNICEF easy. Simply reach out with basic information on your vehicle, and our licensed towing agencies will pick it up free of charge. You will be eligible for a tax credit, and UNICEF will receive between 75-80% of the gross proceeds.

If you want to help save young lives, the key may be in your driveway.

Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Emily Kelley

Happy Halloween! This time of year is good for more than just candy and pumpkin carving, it’s also a major fundraiser for UNICEF! You might be familiar with the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, but do you know about making a UNICEF car donation? Find out this unexpected way you can support this incredible charity!

The Trick-or-Treat UNICEF started in 1950 when a small group of thoughtful children went trick or treating looking not for candy, but coins for children in need overseas. The first year, they raised a total of $17. Since that first Halloween, participants have raised almost $177 million dollars for children worldwide.

If you see any pint-size trick or treaters out tonight with orange boxes, know that they are doing their part to make a global difference!

A donation of 50 cents can provide a packet of therapeutic food for a malnourished child. Donating $1 can provide a polio vaccine. A donation of $2 can provide 10 bars of soap that help keep kids clean and healthy. It doesn’t take much to make a difference, and donations of all sizes add up to make a life-saving difference.

Learn more about this program through the following video:

If you’re inspired by the fantastic work of UNICEF, consider donating your vehicle to further the cause. Your UNICEF car donation will be simple and quick and can be started over the phone by calling 1-855-487-3863 or by visiting our website.

Your car donation will be towed away promptly, and you’ll be eligible for a tax deduction. Even better, UNICEF will receive between 75-80% of every gross dollar earned from your vehicle’s auction. All treat, no trick!

Support UNICEF through their Trick-or-Treat program today, and make a lasting impact with a vehicle donation.

Habitat for Humanity Car Donation: 1986 Alfa Romeo Graduate

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Zachary Lasky

Habitat for Humanity Car Donation Feature

1986 Alfa Romeo Graduate

The latest featured Habitat for Humanity car donation in the spotlight here is a 1986 Alfa Romeo Graduate. When you think about donating a car you may not realize there are some pretty special antique and exotic vehicles donated.

When you donate a car to charity you are usually contributing to the auto recycling industry – one of the largest industries in the U.S. More than 80% of a car is recycled or reused so most most car donations impact the environment in a positive way. If that wasn’t reason enough to consider donating a car you are also contributing to an amazing non-profit!

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Chop Top Challenge Car Donated to Charity

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Ali Lyons

Teams in the 2018 Chop Top Challenge embarked from Chicago, Illinois and headed South for New Orleans, Louisiana. Cars in the Chop Top Challenge have had the tops chopped and windshields cut off of the vehicles making it a crazy drive as they take on their interstate challenge. Along the way, teams were asked to participate in different challenges to earn points. These challenges were not announced to the teams until they left Chicago, making them think on their feet and have some fun! Based on social media, it looks like that is exactly what they did, check some of the action out on Instagram at #choptopchallenge.

This year, the Chop Top creators brothers, Luke and Joe’s, sister and team piloted a 1993 Toyota Previa in the Chop Top Challenge. They donated the car to charity at the end of their stay in New Orleans. Thanks to their generous donation this mini van will be donated to WWNO public radio in New Orleans. Reusable parts will be taken from the vehicle and the rest will be recycled for scrap metal. After a fun rally race this team is also helping out the environment by recycling their car! I heard from Luke about some of his sisters highlights of this years 2018 Chop Top Challenge and here’s what he said:

“The girls chopped the roof and windshield on Friday evening and then left Chicago Saturday morning. They braved a snow storm right out of Chicago, got Chop Top Challenge tattoos, and made it to New Orleans on Monday night. Tuesday night they led a parade down Bourbon street, complete with a 5 piece brass band playing from inside the vehicle.”

We are thrilled with this teams decision to donate their car to charity. When you donate a vehicle to a National Public Radio station of your choice, you actually turn your car into the community programming you love. WWNO will be able to turn the car donation into financial support for the local and national programming you trust and depend on. To learn more about the 2018 Chop Top Challenge visit them at the Chop Top Challenge website or follow them on Instagram at @choptopchallenge. To find out how to donate your car visit us today at www.cardonationwizard.com or call one of Car Donation experts today! We look forward to the 2019 Chop Top Challenge!

Concern Worldwide U.S. Car Donation Program

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Ali Lyons

We are happy to announce a new car donation program through Concern Worldwide, U.S. Concern Worldwide is dedicated to ending poverty and hunger in the world’s poorest countries. An international group that strives to promote human welfare, Concerns main values are health, hunger, and humanitarian response in emergencies. Concern was started in Ireland by John and Kay O’Loughlin-Kennedy in 1968. Concern has spread worldwide with more than 3, 200 staff from 50 countries, and operates in 26 of the world’s poorest countries, headquartered in New York City and Chicago, Illinois in the U.S.

Concern’s mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major life improvements that last and spread throughout communities. To achieve this mission, Concern seeks to help change the root cause of poverty through their work with advocacy and education. Concern Worldwide strongly believes in the concept that eliminating extreme hunger and poverty is possible, and they prove this belief through their work every day.

By donating your car to charity through Concern Worldwide’s vehicle donation program, your generous support will help the poorest people in 26 of the world’s least developed countries. In 2016, 92% of Concern’s expenditure was used for programs such as buying clean water for a whole village, helped furnish a classroom for 90 people, providing family farming tools, giving school supplies to children, and helped to feed malnourished children. Donate your car to Concern Worldwide today, and help stop extreme poverty and hunger. To learn more about Concern visit https://www.concernusa.org/ or call one of our Car Donation Representatives today!