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Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation Distributes Winter Coats to Abington Children in Need through its Driving Away the Cold Program
172 auto dealers partake in one-of-a-kind program that will distribute more than 37,000 new coats throughout Philadelphia region in October
This month, the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation will distribute more than 37,000 brand-new winter coats to underprivileged children living in the five-county region of Philadelphia via its 2014 Driving Away the Cold program. The Foundation delivered more than 6,500 new winter coats on Monday, October 13, during a visit to the Northeast YMCA. Driving Away the Cold partners with local YMCAs and other social service organizations to distribute coats to kids in need. 474 of the coats delivered at the distribution event at the Northeast YMCA will go to kids in need from Abington specifically.
Started in 2008 by the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation, Driving Away the Cold is a philanthropic initiative that focuses on keeping children warm by providing brand-new winter coats to kids who need them most. The new winter coats are raised during a special month-long campaign titled We Pledge. Participating dealerships donate a coat to a child every time a vehicle is sold on-site during September. Since the program’s inception, the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation and its dealer members have warmed the bodies and souls of nearly 178,000 underprivileged children living in the Greater Philadelphia region.
172 dealerships participated in this year’s program including the following (pictured left to right): Bob Sock of Chapman Ford Volkswagen; Justin Infante of Faulkner Hyundai; Sean Flynn of Faulkner Hyundai; Mike Nemec of Dunphy Ford; Nick Iervolino of Chapman Ford Volkswagen and Randy Wing of Dunphy Ford (front).
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About the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation
The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation is the philanthropic arm of theAutomobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphiaand the Philadelphia Auto Show. Established in 2003, the Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) public charity, annually contributes funding and resources to worthwhile child-related programs and causes throughout the Greater Philadelphia five-county region. Its mission is to enhance and enrich the lives of children and youth in the communities in which its dealer members work and live, by providing access to and supporting excellence in the institutions and programs that serve local children. For more information, please visit www.caringforkids.com.
