Double the heartwork: Heart & Stroke Foundation and Humane Society

Passion for charitable causes, companioned by her love for her father, and for her ol’ pooch, Shilo, compel Meggie to make giving part of her everyday. She gently memorializes the ones she loves. One way she does this is by paying forward the care she and her loved ones have received in their own times of loss.

“The Humane Society is very special to us as they helped us when our border collie Shilo passed away about 8 years ago.”

The kindness and personalized care Meggie’s family received from the Calgary Humane Society moved them deeply. “We send a small monthly donation to them just because there are so many animals out there that need to be taken care of. If we could take them all we would!” Although she can’t bring every needy critter home with her, Meggie’s two vehicle donation in 2013 resulted in big gifts!  They added up to $827.50, affording the charity the opportunity to help so many.

Meggie’s generosity did not end there! She went on to submit a third vehicle for donation just this year!

“The Heart & Stroke foundation was a big part of our lives growing up as dad had Congestive Heart Failure and wasn’t supposed to make it past 35. He lived to be 87 because of all the research that was able to happen because of the donations to the Heart & Stroke foundation.”

Putting the “heart” in Heart and Stroke Foundation

After he passed, Meggie wanted to honor her dad and the organization that worked so hard to prolong his life. Donating her father’s Chrysler Intrepid on behalf of the charity was an emotional process for both Meggie and her daughter, “When I drove it out of the garage to get ready for pick up both my daughter and I had a good cry. That was a hard day.”

Meggie’s self sacrifice in letting the Intrepid go resulted in a gift of $378.00 to the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Alberta.

Life takes painful turns, from time to time. Meggie is an inspiration and a joyful reminder of the value in honoring the ones we love by investing in causes that reach toward need every day. Is there a cause you care about? An individual or an organization that has offered support and a soft place to land in your hard time? Why not look to Meggies example and pay their goodness forward!

You can donate your car, van, truck, SUV, or motorcycle…

…to any charity in Canada! Including the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or your local humane society!

The process is simple, quick, and free. There’s a free tow for you, of course. And the administration of your vehicle donation is managed entirely by us here at Donate a Car Canada, and by CanadaHelps. Your charity of choice will not pay a penny to receive your generous donation!

First, fill out our online vehicle donation form. This will take you just a few minutes. Have your VIN on hand to make the process go even more quickly. If you have any trouble with the form, just call: 1-877-250-4904. We’re happy to assist.

Then, wait for your call from the tow agent. Your free tow will typically happen within 3-5 business days, but you can always ask for more (or less) time when you and the agent connect.

Lastly, sit back and watch your inbox! Your tax receipt will be issued within a week or two of us receiving payment from the supporting agent. Wherever possible, your vehicle will be considered for re-sale. If it is ready to come off the road, the agent will recycle it for us. Either way, the net proceeds will be disbursed to the cause you care about, and you will receive a tax receipt for your donation.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Not all heroes fly…

…some roll in to auction on two wheels…and then again on four Mini Cooper wheels! One of our donors is a beautiful reflection of the Goodness that can come from one generous human!

We’ll call our double donor Rachel. As is so often the case with our donors, they are not looking for accolades. They want to remain anonymous. Rachel is just so!

We first met Rachel in March of 2021. Her first donation was a 2004 Aprilia Atlantic scooter. Her donation outcome on this rare little bomb around? $928.25 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation!

Her second donation was to follow just months later. In July of 2021 she opted to part with her 1999 hunter green Rover Mini Cooper. Little did she or the Calgary Humane Society know how big those little Mini bids would go!

Donating a ’99 Mini Cooper| Humane Society for the win!

As with many car donors, Rachel had no idea what to expect when she reached out to us here at Donate a Car Canada. Would the process be simple? It was! Time consuming? Not at all. Could she even donate her scooter? You bet! And what would happen to her fun little Mini? Re-sale through auction all the way!

Both the scooter and the Rover were easily accommodated through our auction process. Rachel was contacted by our tow agent to arrange her free pick-up. The vehicles were then both successfully run through our supporting Calgary auction house. And this during pandemic times!

Auction outcomes are subject to what buyers are willing to offer on sale day. Sale outcomes remain a mystery throughout the process. So, when we learned of the exceptional offer received on this particular ‘Cooper we were over the moon for her charities! And Rachel was too,

“I am STUNNED. Seriously I don’t know what to say!!! I am so thrilled the car sold so well! Honestly I only paid about $9,000 for it many years ago and was kind of crossing my fingers we’d get close to that amount, but I was expecting $5K more realistically. Over 12K is FANTASTIC, I can’t believe it!!! Thank you again for all of your help with this. I know it was a very unusual vehicle to auction and we had no idea how it’d do. So this turned out far, far better than I’d ever even hoped!

I was so happy with how everything turned
out!

I am crossing my fingers that others might be interested in donating in the
future, especially older, weird cars like mine.“

Rachel’s humane society and ACF heartwork

The Calgary Humane Society and the Alberta Cancer Foundation have each been partnered with Donate a Car for over 10 years.

The Alberta Cancer Foundation received their first vehicle donation in 2011. From the beginning, this has been one of our donors’ most beloved causes.

Their work? The ACF raises and receives funds on behalf of 17 treatment centres in Alberta. Funding supports cancer research, patient education and financial assistance programs, equipment and technology acquisition, and cancer care programs.

We have many active donations for them in the works at the time of this writing! Rachel’s $900.00 scooter donation in Spring is a special reflection of a loving community of supporters.

And the Calgary Humane Society has been with us just as long! These animal carers shelter, heal, protect, and place 10,000 animals per year in distress or crisis. Rachel’s extraordinary gift of $12044.75 goes such a long way in this kind of work. And we have a handful of currently active donors who agree — the critters at CHS will receive more donations here in the next few weeks!

Steering you toward sharing the Goodness

Steer your vehicle in the donation direction. Humane society, healthcare cause, children’s charity, or you-name-it-we’ve-got-it Good Work: your car, truck, or van donation will make a difference to the charity you choose. And we are so happy to help!

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With several hundred receiving charities here (reaching toward illness, relief, education, research, religion, global aide, and beyond) we know this: Animal lovers of Canada, you are one generous bunch! You Facebook, you rally, you reach out in crisis. We are always amazed at how much love is shared in this community through donations to animal rescue across the country. Sometimes that care for our furry – and not so furry – animal friends means you reach into your pockets and gift your favorite charity.

Animal rescue everyday heroes

2014 saw some significant crisis for our receiving animal rescue charities: they reached toward profound need in providing services in small ways, as well as through large-scale efforts. Some found themselves struck by personal tragedy  through fire or flood. But each SPCA, each animal rescue team, and countless individuals diligently gave voice and care to our pets and our wildlife.

We don’t have a moment’s doubt: your SPCA, shelter and area conservation group — working hard to care for both our domestic and wild animals beloved by Canadians – will continue to be on the receiving end of donor generosity in 2015. We can’t wait to be part of that for each deserving charity!

And if your pressing concern leans more to us two-legged creatures (here at home, or around the globe), we have a charity for you, too! Check out your options here.

Charity care in your own back yard

Voltaire challenges us to tend our own garden. For some of us, helping the world means helping at home. If that is you, your local animal shelter continues to serve. In fact, it is business as usual for most Canadian relief works. The needs here in Canada are felt and, in some cases, critical. Your vehicle donation can help local charities. Right now. Bringing immediate aid in your own neighbourhood, town, or province.

Regardless of where you designate your gift, you can expect excellent and amiable donor support service from us here. Your charity will never pay a penny for our services. Your gift will go to the charity you’ve chosen. What a beautiful way to offer steadying compassion in strange times!

You are also invited to contact and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! From there, you’ll be able to keep up to date on our program as well as see posts that showcase our amazing donors and charities across the country!

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