Knowing the Industry

Are Winter Tires For You?

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Knowing the Industry, You and Your Health
Winter Tires Is it important to buy winter tires? We Albertans get a little spoiled each Winter: even our worst winter seasons come with Chinook winds. We often enjoy long stretches of relatively mild temperatures. As a result, my family has never bothered to swap out our all-seasons for winter tires. Continue reading "Are Winter Tires For You?" →

Safari Donation Benefits Homeless Families

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Knowing the Industry, Making a Difference
SafariWe assess each car, van, truck, and SUV donation individually. Sometimes an old clunker that looks like she's ready for the scrap heap will surprise us. One old Safari van did just that! Read more for the happy results for one of our homeless outreach charities. Continue reading "Safari Donation Benefits Homeless Families" →

Donate a Boat and Float Big Dollars for Charity

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What happens when you donate a boat to the cause you love? Spring 2016 hereDonate a Boat at DACC says it all: 27' Bayliner raises $1500.00 for the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society! 1989 Bayliner Capri generates $2240.25 for  Parkinson Alberta! 1982 16 foot Espadon to bring close to $1000.00 for Youths Can Fish 2! Continue reading "Donate a Boat and Float Big Dollars for Charity" →

’63 Lotus Draws Over $20,000 For Animal Charity

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LotusFrom time to time we have the privilege of seeing a beauty of a collector car come rolling through. Most often, cars of a certain age are recycle ready. They draw reluctant interest from potential buyers. Sometimes we see a show-stopper like this 1963 Lotus Super Seven Series II dream boat! Continue reading "’63 Lotus Draws Over $20,000 For Animal Charity" →

Car Restoration Project Nets $1800.00 for Charity

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Car Restoration This cherry red Datsun 240z was a heart-stopper in her prime! My 18 year old son happened to be wandering past while I was working on posting the photos of the ol' girl to our Donate a Car blog, "Wow. That's amazing. When I'm rich I'm going to drive a cool car like that!" If car restoration is your thing, then a vehicle like this is your dream come true, too! Continue reading "Car Restoration Project Nets $1800.00 for Charity" →

Corporate Giving | A Valentine for Canada

Posted by Sandra on in Knowing the Industry, Making a Difference

Ask any of our team here at Donate a Car Canada: we have the best job in the country! For some companies, giving takes the shape of beautiful volunteerism and hearty donations. Invaluable! "Corporate giving," for us, is giving of self and time and heart. Continue reading "Corporate Giving | A Valentine for Canada" →

Thank You | Gratitude for $1.5 Million Charity Dollars in 2015

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We're bursting with "Thank you!" as we share the news that we've had our best donation year ever. With over 700 charities receiving through our program, we shared over one million dollars in gifts in 2015! Here are just a few of the things we want to thank you for as we close the books on the past year: Thank you for letting us help you clear your driveway of that quirky rust bucket. And for the privilege of sorting out a sale on that Beauty that is definitely not ready for the scrap heap. We love those auction-ready cars! Thanks for reminding the tow agent that he'll need to wear high boots to wade through all of the mud the ol' Ford has been sitting in for the past few years. Thank you for re-homing all of the squirrels that were living in your recycle-ready car. Continue reading "Thank You | Gratitude for $1.5 Million Charity Dollars in 2015" →