Digging in the dirt

You know that February feeling: your whole body and brain start wishing for (aching for?) sun, for warmth. You just want to get outside. I start sticking my fingers in the back garden dirt somewhere around the beginning of March. Is the ground thawed yet? Is it now? How about now?

We start watching for signs that the world around is shifting from winter freeze to blossom and greenery and light. And then that day comes. The earth has warmed enough that winter’s deadfall can be raked from the yard. The gardens are ready for a little loosening of soil. It’s too soon to plant, but not to soon to prepare.

Beyond the backyard

There’s a bit of the mystical in the turning of this season. Tackling some home and vehicle maintenance projects. Working the earth. Cleaning out corners. It’s not a leap to start thinking about some of life’s deeper questions. We might begin to see things more clearly — in brighter colors. Even the things we typically keep tucked away internally.

This is where we start to think about what we’re really hoping for from life. We think differently about relationships (maybe even feel a little Twitterpated?). We might feel a bit more adventurous and begin to consider travelling further afield. Spring has the potential for wonderment.

Taking time for Spring

This season, just when I’d typically gear up — energized by newness and planting and scrubbing — I’m practicing slowing down. Seeing. Looking closely at the soil and the rocks that I love so much. Acknowledging the miraculous-science of every green sprout. Especially the hardy little peeps that are already braving air above earth. Being grateful for the garage that needs power washing. Making space in cluttered cupboards. And making space in a cluttered mind.

There’s no formula to this. No self-help book. ‘Just a little bit of practicing: what do I see? Right now. In front of me. My son? Maybe the Goodness that he carries so comfortably? I might notice that the swallows did their first fly-by yesterday. They’re just checking to see if we still have rooms for rent this year. We sure do! I could be reminded that we haven’t had sickness in our home for long months, and that when difficulties do come, we have friends close-by. Or I could take a moment for poetry?

New life straight ahead

Here’s to Spring bringing vibrancy and hope into your (no doubt!) busy and sometimes beleaguered days. For what it’s worth, internet stranger, you have permission to take deep, deep breaths. To pause. Come awake to whatever version of beauty you have right in front of you. To engage with that newness. Maybe even enjoy it all?

Enough fluff! I need more practical spring maintenance!

Needing a little less introspection and a little more get at ‘er? If you’re looking to clear the yard or driveway of an unused, unwanted vehicle, we’ve got you sorted! Click below to donate, or call in to 1-877-250-4904. We’ll get you set up with your free tow and you’ll have one less thing to tend to as you enjoy your Springtime!

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Signs of Spring are everywhere. Between a few little cold snaps, I’ve spotted gophers, flies, motorcyclists, and the ultimate sign: our first robin!

Rabbits and streetsweepers

As I sit (on the deck…in the sunshine) rambling on, a street sweeper is taking his initial swipe at our gravel-strewn street. The family of wild rabbits that makes their home under the neighbors’ deck is scampering wildly around the yard. And the neighbor’s dog is going nuts over those same bunnies.

The mama skunk that has been prowling the hood (I tracked her for miles in the freshly fallen snow the other day) has happily claimed pretty much everyone’s front porch in her mafia-like landgrab. Who’s going to argue with her? She and I had an encounter on our walking path just the other day. There’s only one way in and one way out of this particular stretch of green space. I was attempting to make my way out. She wanted in. I froze. She froze. And we both, wordlessly and simultaneously, gave each other a very wide berth.

Signs of spring…in the garage

Just about now we all start feeling a little Marie Kondo need to find some joy-through-purging, scrubbing, and expunging. I’ve gone through closets and cupboards and basement corners. How we accumulate so.much.stuff in such little time I do not know. But we do. And every year it’s gotta’ go.

The garage is always the last place to get any attention, right? In fact, it’s the spot I purge everything out into! The floor is caked in everything from mud to salt to some reluctant-to-go ice. There are tires for multiple vehicles, bins full of goodness-knows-what, and a “work bench” where zero work occurs, and lots of work-ish bits and bobs build up.

Get that clunker out of the way

If maneuvering around a project car is making the garage clean-up crazy-making, consider donating? Many of us have tired old vehicles just taking up space in the garage, or on the driveway. We had good intentions to fix ’em, but is it worth it? We’ve hem’d and haw’d, weighing the cost of fixing against the value of the vehicle. If it’s costing you more to keep it, it may be that its re-sale or recycle value would be more meaningful to your charity of choice than the sentimental value of the car to you?

Whatever the signs of spring in your back yard or garage, some warm sun and the beginnings of green and growing things are sure to give us all a boost in the month ahead. Here’s to a successful clean up, and lots of time to enjoy the wake-up weeks of the world around us.

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National Volunteer Week

If you have dollars to give, hooboy does your charity of choice ever need them now. Please give. But if finding two cents to rub together is the joke of the day? Share of yourself in a different way. This coming week, charities across Canada are honouring humans that help! Volunteer Canada notes, “Participating, contributing and volunteering helps to create connections, community and belonging.”

Canadian charities function in no small part because of the folks who believe in, and give their time to, them. Around here we have the happy luck of seeing the effects of this across the country. As April has unfolded we have seen hundreds of charity posts spreading gratitude for their volunteers.

Folks like you and I are at-the-ready to fix, haul, create, sort, drive, cook, sing, or slop out a horse stall. We clean riverbanks and transport wildlife. Some babysit and others run whole summer camps. We offer compassionate care in cancer clinics and diabetes classes. Some bravely champion human rights.

The Mayo Clinic gives us some clues about why this kind of caring keeps us coming back for more:

1. Volunteering improves physical and mental health.

2. It provides a sense of purpose and teaches valuable skills.

3. And it can nurture new and existing relationships.

Looking for a place to start your own volunteer experience?

Our little team here loves working alongside vehicle donors. Our business serves Canada-wide in this one specific way. In our down time we find places to give back by supporting the causes we personally love, too. For me, this comes in a couple of different shapes. For example, I sing in a “memory choir”. This unique non-profit is set up to match volunteers with folks living with memory loss in the form of dementia or Alzheimer’s. The science says that when we sing in community it’s super duper good for brain health and mental wellbeing. I have to admit, I joined the choir to volunteer for the sake of others, but the benefits for me have been unquantifiable!

Are you looking for a ready-made community built around volunteerism? This might be one place to start: “Volunteer Canada is leading the development of a comprehensive National Volunteer Action Strategy. That strategy will help to ensure that all people in Canada have pathways to participation that support the shifting ways people connect in their communities. We can support your organization with tools and resources to effectively engage community participation and support a broad range of diverse volunteers.”

A go-to hub for us here at Donate a Car Canada?

We LOVE CanadaHelps! Did you know that they champion over 80,000 charities on their website? If you already have a clear focus for where you would like to give your time and creativity, CanadaHelps can point you in the direction of the group or organization that needs you!

You can even take a boo at our “Charities” tab on our own home page. There you’ll find hundreds of charities that need Unique You. ‘Love animals? Your local SPCA or wildlife conservancy would love your support. ‘Drawn to hospital care? There’s a place for you with your local foundation. The same goes for libraries, health-based charities, and children’s groups. Volunteer with seniors, the theatre, or literacy advocates. Whatever caring cause you love, there’s a place for you.

Whether you are an individual, a faith group, a book club, or a business team, this is your time. Get out there and show Canada what you’ve got this National Volunteer Week!

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Growing hope and sustaining kindness one choice at a time

How do you keep your attention focused on hope and human kindness when surrounded by instability and uncertainty? Have you noticed that you have a whole lot of agency in some parts of your life? You may be experiencing considerable lack of control in others?

What are your go-to activities, practices, and hobbies you engage in when you need to bolster your (or your loved ones) outlook?

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

~ Emily Dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –

Sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –

I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.

The Canadian charities keeping hope alive

Charities like the Canadian Cancer Society help hope bloom! You likely already know that April is Daffodil Month! Every year, the CCS shares their brightly-coloured floral campaign inviting us to give, volunteer, and support folks living with cancer.

While not every charity is literally bloomin’ flowers, thousands (and we do mean 1,000’s!) of helping organizations are fostering resilience and determination.

They do this by building houses, filling fridges, fostering literacy, providing shelter, and caring for critters of every shape and size. ‘Need a quick dopamine zot? Spend a few hours volunteering at your local animal shelter. Join a walk-run-ride for your charity of choice! Engage your local theatre. Experience the robust earth caring efforts of your local conservation group.

Is anything so effective in bolstering faith in humanity than participating in helping and community?

Here’s where to start looking for inspiration

Remember those thousands of helping organizations? There is nothing quite so inspiring as exploring site after site showcasing the remarkable groups whose mission it is to just make the world a better place!

Have you heard of CanadaHelps? This is the go-to site to begin hope building. You might start your who’s-who of human kindness search with their list of 86,000 charities. You read that right! Or, get behind their “Cause Funds”. These are clusters of groups rallying behind similar causes. Join a local community of like-minded humans compassionately working toward very good ends! Or, if your wish is to make a difference related to an urgent, crisis situation, they have a link for that, too!

So, begin your exploration today. Perhaps there will be hope and motivation to be found in previously unexplored places.

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Spring Cleaning — Gettin’ it done around the house

Companies abound to help with our many tasks as cleaning and organizational gurus blog, Youtube, and publish books on how we can get a little peace of mind by sorting through the sock drawer.

If you’re looking for a start to your own Spring cleaning venture, Good Housekeeping can give you a nudge in the right direction in almost every corner of your home.

Your “second home” | Spring cleaning tips for your car

What about outside the four walls of the house? You spend so much time chauffeuring, commuting, and connecting with loved ones in your home-on-wheels, and Wheels.ca can help with the how-tos of getting that home away from home in top shape for the season.

‘Ready to do more than just clean the stuff you have?

If you’re ready to clear the driveway altogether, or just need an unused vehicle removed from the garage, consider donating to one of Canada’s far-reaching charities. Your “junk” really can become another person’s treasure, and we’re here to help with the clean-up!

We make this bit of spring cleaning simple, cheerful, and free.

First, get a quick start by clicking the red button below. It will take you to our donation form. Just a few minutes and you’ll be on your way to a free tow. ‘Looking for human connection? Call us at 1-877-250-4904 where you’ll have the chance to talk with a funny, savvy, caring human!

Then, just wait for your phone to ring. That will be the tow agent calling to arrange tow timing that suits you best.

Finally, watch your inbox. The tax receipt from your charity of choice will land there once we have processed payment for your donated vehicle.

Wherever possible, we re-sell donated vehicles (as-is, to the highest bidder). Where needed, we recycle them. Either way, your chosen charity (you really can choose ANY Canadian charity!) will receive the net proceeds from the processing of your donated van, truck, SUV, car, or motorcycle.

Spring cleaning with a generous flare! We can’t wait to serve you well…

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Fast facts | The Canadian Mental Health Association breaks it down

Mental health and mental illness: what is the difference?

• Illness and health are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.
• “Mental health” is a concept similar to “physical health”: it refers to a state of well-being. It includes our emotions, feelings of connection to others, our thoughts and feelings, and being able to manage life’s highs and lows.
• The presence or absence of a mental illness is not a predictor of being healthy mentally; someone without a mental illness could have poor mental health, just as a person with a mental illness could have excellent mental health.

Read more on the CMHA website!

What does this have to do with me?

It has really only been in my lifetime that we have started talking openly about this aspect of our wellbeing. If you are a little older, you may well remember a time when feelings simply were not discussed. Maintaining composure and bottling things up were signs of strength. We have moved beyond that, now. There is a growing permission to name what is true for all of us: we are resilient; we are vulnerable.

Our emotional and processing health needs the same attention we might give a tummy ache, a broken leg, or a migraine. Minding our emotions and overall wellbeing is as important as taking care of our cardiovascular system.

In wobbly times like these, turning attention inward is important. We are learning to take care of our self — maybe with some of the same compassion we are quick to offer each other!

How can I help my loved ones?

And that compassion that you so readily turn toward your friends and family is important. Do you need to tag in some extra support? Here are a few of the charities that we work alongside through vehicle donation:

Your local chapter of the CMHA

Breaking Free Foundation

Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC

Horizons For Youth

Kids Help Phone

Mental Health Foundation

Sunshine Therapy Dogs

Umbrella Society for Addictions & Mental Health

Westman Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention

Your local Distress Centre

How you can help your mental health charity today

Perhaps you would like to give the cause you love a little extra back up? The charities named above are just a few — your car, you choice! You can gift your vehicle to ANY Canadian charity. Aid the work of the cause you love by donating your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle. Re-sold or recycled, it will bring a valuable donation. The tow is always free. Moreover, you will receive a tax receipt from your charity, too!

Not quite ready to donate? Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! There you will get an overall feel for how we care for each other and our charities. This is a caring community, here to serve you.

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Paralympics in the spotlight

Last night was a late night: I stayed up to watch Canada and the U.S. reach for gold in women’s hockey! There is something truly joyful in cheering for those who have worked hard at what they love. Happily, the thrill of witnessing excellence in sport is just a few days in. There is so much more to come in the weeks ahead!

The Canadian Paralympic Committee reports that the games will run from “March 6 to 15 March 2026 and feature six sports – Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboarding, wheelchair curling.”

They go on to say that we could have as many as 600 athletes and up to 79 medal events! Visit the CPC website to learn how, “Paralympic athletes are world-class competitors.” They have “…remarkable stories that can make an impact on people of all ages. Paralympic sport is truly super exciting to watch and follow.”

Cheer the team, care close to home

I am writing this from the comfort of my own couch. In fact, I am barely an armchair athlete, let alone a real athlete! Maybe you can relate?

I am aware of “abilities” and “disabilities” in a different way when an Olympic torchlight shines on Canadians. My work history includes some years spent in respite care (in homes, and in the school system). During those years I worked with children and adults with diverse in strengths and abilities. I have some small understanding of what it takes for our differently abled athletes to get where they are. Competition on a world stage is a playful reminder. Let’s cheer and support our fellows for whom everyday life is made more complicated by unique challenges.

Canada is home to charities whose aim it is to ensure accessibility. They work for equality, and inclusion for all Canadians. To that end, these are community-focused works. Some are working in our schools. Many are passionate about ensuring opportunities in work and sports.

While we cheer the wins and losses of athletes in Beijing this winter, we can support those our athletes represent here at home.

Giving where you care

Your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle can help. An unused, unwanted, and in-the-way car turns into big dollars for charity here at Donate a Car!

A quick definition for clarity on who’s who (from one of our charities, Special Olympics BC):

“Special Olympics is solely for athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Paralympics focus more on physical disabilities. The Olympics and Paralympics are about elite competition and specialization…”

Our wish here is simply to bring our attention to our country’s athletes and to all people who are differently abled. That said, are you looking for a charity that is focused on athletics? Look no further! Or, if you prefer to give to a work with a different focus, no problem. Either way, consider one of these groups as your charity of choice:

Cerebral Palsy Alberta

Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA)

Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba

Christian Horizons

CNIB

Connected In Motion

Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary

Edmonton Down Syndrome Society

Elves Special Needs Society

Halton Down Syndrome Association

Inclusion Foothills

March of Dimes Canada

Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society (LMDSS)

Renfrew Educational Services Society

Special Olympics Calgary

Special Olympics British Columbia Society

Spinal Cord Injury BC

Special Olympics Society of Nova Scotia

Special Olympics Ontario

Saskatchewan Cerebral Palsy Association Inc.

Special Olympics Saskatchewan

Thunder Bay Therapeutic Riding Association

Ups and Downs – Calgary Down Syndrome Association

Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC

Voice of Albertans with Disabilities

Wheelchair Basketball Canada

Winnifred Stewart Foundation

YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region

We’re ready to roll when you are

Our online form takes less than 10 minutes to fill out, if you are ready to go ahead. Donations move along at the pace that suits you best. It is standard for a car to go from “donated” to picked-up within 3 – 5 business days. So, if you have a car that needs to get out of the drive way, we can help in a hurry!

We make estate donations easy, too. This can be a gentle way for an executor or Power of Attorney to care for a loved one.

Not only that, business owners find this process quick and efficient. ‘Need to move old fleet or business vehicles? We can tackle the details and move the units so you don’t have to.

Keep this creative sort of human kindness in mind as you settle into the couch to watch your favourite Olympic sport this winter! Better yet, fill in your donation form while watching your athletes go for gold! We’re one click away…

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Valentine, Gal-entine…love it or leave it, this month is all about heart

This is it! The month when you have every permission you ever needed to offer a “valentine” to the people, places, and causes you love. We get it. So much commercialism! Fakery. Pink-ness!

Buying in to chocolates, flowers, and bling may just not be your thing.

But love? You know you’re all about the love!

And Heart Month is a great time to turn fluff and bother into the gift that will keep your charity’s heart beating strong.

Heart Month

February is about more than just heart-shaped cards and sweets.

Heart Month is an opportunity to attend to our health, and the health of the ones we love. Particularly, heart health. If this is a cause close to you, visit the Heart & Stroke Foundation to learn more about how to get involved in your province!

A valentine for any Canadian charity you love

Moreover, charity of choice turns vehicle donation for any charity into heart work. You can donate your car, van, truck, SUV, or motorcycle to any registered Canadian charity. Really! ANY one of them.

So, who do you love? Is your heartbeat for vulnerable kids or people in need? If you or a loved one has experienced illness, your care may be focused on a diabetes, cancer, or heart disease charity. Social justice, global concerns, clean water, or food and housing security: Canada has a charity for that.

You might be all about toe beans and floppy ears: there are thousands of charities for you that need your TLC! Wildlife and the environment? Canada has a charity for that, too.

‘Need a little help making a decision? Visit CanadaHelps. You can also just pop over to our Charities page to see who is actively on our own receiving list!

Will you be our valentine?

Do you have an unused, or unwanted vehicle you’re ready to turn into a valentine for charity? This may be the easiest gift you give all season!

The process?

Simple (It takes less than 10 minutes to fill in the donation form).

Free (You’ll get a call from the towing agent pronto — they’ll set up free pick up timing that works for you).

Quick (Then, it’s just a matter of time until your charity receives the net proceeds and you have your tax receipt).

Are you a charity just waiting on a few valentines to come your way?

We can help! You are just a few steps away from getting set up with our vehicle donation program! We will take care of every detail in your donors’ car donation experience. CanadaHelps has you covered in getting tax receipts right into the hands of your donors, too. There is no cost to you for this service!

From our hearts to yours, donors and charities alike: Happy Valentine’s Day! May you be met by community, compassion, and connection through out the year ahead.

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Donors give cars for cancer because they care

Every vehicle donation has a story. Because so many Canadians are directly and emotionally impacted by cancers, thousands of generous folx donate cars for cancer every year.

One of our fabulously generous outcomes in recent months was M.L.’s Ford Model A donation. The short story?

$10,687.50 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society!

The Alberta Cancer Foundation was the happy recipient of multiple recycle-ready donations from the same donor over the past few years, too. This isn’t unusual! Vehicle donors love the experience of giving in this way, and they often come back whenever they, or a loved one, have a car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle that can aid the cause they love.

Personal connection and donating cars for cancer

Visible fund raising efforts draw caring attention to some cancers. These campaigns matter so much! Research and treatment development mean that illness that historically would have resulted in death is now treatable and survivable. One such is prostate cancer.

One vehicle donor had a personal mission to raise awareness and compel action. He had a close call with prostate cancer and it shook him to the core. The result was a radical generosity! He donated an auction-ready Mercedes that resulted in a donation of over $27,000.00 for Prostate Cancer Canada!

Kids Cancer Care Foundation receives 5 vehicle donation — from one donor!

When a donor found herself settling an Alberta estate, she needed a simple solution for managing multiple vehicles left on her loved one’s property. One by one, we excitedly watched as each unique donation rolled in on behalf of her charity of choice, Kids Cancer Care.

When the agent successfully completed her first free tow, she wrote in to note, “Very good service.” The second wave of vehicles were helped along by a, “Very nice young man,” too!

All-in-all, KCC received the net proceeds from her generously donated estate 1992 Buick Regal, 1984 Chevrolet Geo Citation, 1981 Oldsmobile Tornado (she had a “tear in her eye” as she watched this one roll away), 1981 Ford F-250, and 1980 Ford Econoline. These vehicles added up to thousands of donation dollars for her charity of choice!

Every car counts for cancer

Recycle-ready or auction primed, every vehicle counts when donated for your chosen cancer organization. The process is simple, quick, and free. Not sure who to direct your gift to? You might visit CanadaHelps for a robust list of charities to choose from.

Ready to jump right in? Fill in an online form (it will take you less than 10 minutes). Then wait for your supporting transport agent to call you to arrange your free tow. Finally, watch your inbox. That’s where you’ll see your tax receipt at process end!

We can’t wait to work alongside you and your chosen cancer charity!

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More than one kind of green in this kind of giving!

Vehicle donation is a win-win-win. Here’s how:

Win #1: Your charity of choice (you can give to ANY Canadian charity) receives otherwise inaccessible donation dollars. Because there is a lot involved in processing cars for donation, this kind of fund raising is out of reach for most individual charities. Donate a Car Canada takes care of all of the details from first steps all the way through to the tax receipt. This means your organization incurs $0.00 in costs or fees. So, there’s the monetary value of your gift to the charity, and also the absolute simplicity of the process on their end of things! Maybe this is actually a double-win in itself?

Win #2: You receive a free tow, a tax receipt, and a clear driveway. Hmmmm. Maybe this is a win-win-win as well?

Win #3: Here’s where there’s another kind of green in the giving. More than just cash-in-hand for your cause, you are making a direct impact on Canada’s environment. Vehicles are re-sold whenever possible, allowing for continued use and less waste. Recycle-ready vehicles are processed in an environmentally friendly manner. A win for all of is.

The ripple effects of your simple human kindness

All of those wins, and we haven’t addressed the intangibles of the generosity of vehicle donation! Again and again we see the rippling outward of the already-extraordinary goodness of giving in this way. The ripple effects start with the vehicle donor, of course. And then there’s the experience that generosity sparks in our transport agents (they really dig serving donors like you!). Beyond that there’s the extended invitation to the donor’s loved ones and community to give as they are able, where they are able.

Not everyone is in a position to donate a car, but each of us have something to offer our communities. Every act of kindness spurs us on to reciprocate, or to initiate, our own loving actions!

One donor’s experience says it all

G.K. donated their recycle-ready Honda for the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada. They write,

“I was very attached to my old car and found the entire donation process
very emotional and it has taken time for me to process everything.
This being said, I have only positive feedback about every step of this
process with you. I am very glad to have chosen Donate a Car as the
organization through which I made this donation.

The biggest reason was that I liked being able to choose the charity to which I am donating and
you had so many great charities to choose from.
I also appreciated that I spoke to a caring, and helpful human when I first
called about the process and how to get started. This person had a lot of good information, knew about the car
conditions and was very honest about how the car would contribute to a
donation based on the description of the condition. They also had great
information on how the process works and the process specific to Quebec,
and could direct me to the right person to ask questions to about the
registration changes.

Then, it was time for the tow…

Locally, the garage I worked with and the person who came to pick up the
vehicle really made an effort during the busy season of tire change over,
to pick up the car and facilitate the registration change process. They
were even flexible with the pick up time, but were honest about their
availability and managed expectations well.

I hope that you can keep up the good work and maintain the humanistic
approach of this organization. It is very refreshing when the rest of the
world is automating so many interactions.”

Is this kind of giving too good to be true?

We pride ourselves on being a business that readily provides full disclosure. This is important from the onset of your vehicle donation process.

We have three methods of managing your donated car, van, SUV, truck, motorcycle, or boat. Each method is curated to your unique vehicle. Every truck has a tale to tell; every SUV is singin’ its own song. So, we need to be sure we don’t apply a one-process-fits-all system.

1) If your vehicle is selected for our recycle process, the donation amount for a vehicle can be between $30.00 – $800.00. This is dependent on the area in which it is donated, and what the market will pay for the year/make/model. The vehicle will be picked up by our towing agent at no cost to you.

2) Your vehicle may be considered for sale at auction. Several factors go into qualifying a vehicle for auction. These include, but are not limited to, drivability, type of mechanical problems (if any), age, damage, visual appearance, and mileage.

Vehicles sold at auction are sold ‘as is’ and ‘unreserved’. They are sold to the highest bidder, as a full and final sale. Outcome at auction varies. As such, we cannot guarantee a specific sale result.

3) Our third option applies to vehicles that may not perform well at auction, but that are not ready for recycling. Our re-sale/recycle process will see our agent pick up your vehicle for free.

Once they have it on their yard they will assess it to determine if it should be re-sold or recycled. This will be based on the current market. If they see re-sale value in your vehicle, they will advertise it to their own buyer base, selling it as-is, to the highest bidder. They will send us the net proceeds from the re-sale price. If they determine that they will not find interested buyers, they will recycle your car.

Our experience tells us that we do not always see Blue/Black book value when we employ the re-sale process. That said, if you explore our social media posts you’ll see that we routinely see vehicles sell for thousands of dollars in donation returns for the donors’ charities!

Vehicle donation is simple, quick, free

The benefits of vehicle donation extend far beyond helping the chosen charity. And helping that charity is so very important in and of itself! ‘Ready to embark on your own donation experience? Fill in our online form! In less than 10 minutes you’ll be on your way to your free tow. Or, call in to 1-877-250-4904. A funny, happy, capable human is at-the-ready to walk you through. Then it’s just a matter of waiting for your tow call, and receiving your tax receipt. One generous, impactful, ripple-making way to show your charity of choice that you care!

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