Tag: Donate a Car Canada

Scrap car: your car in today’s market

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Knowing the Industry
Scrap car blues? If you are industry-savvy, you know that your local scrap yardScrap Car has been faced with a grim market depression that has lasted almost two years. That impacts any one ready to let go of a recycle-ready vehicle. "I donated a scrap car 10 years ago and got a $200.00 tax receipt! Why is my receipt lower now than it was then?" Continue reading "Scrap car: your car in today’s market" →

Toronto Alzheimer Society

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Making a Difference, You and Your Health
Toronto Alzheimer SocietyThe Toronto Alzheimer Society (or, Alzheimer Society Toronto) is making a joyfully compassionate difference: “I came here to die, but now I’m here to live” – Mrs. Jacobs. as quoted by her son two weeks after moving into One Kenton Place. Continue reading "Toronto Alzheimer Society" →

Motorcycle Renegades, Rallies, and Getting Results

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Knowing the Industry, Making a Difference
Motorcycle madness was not on our minds when my husband and I opted to Motorcycle 2take his mom on a road trip one August. When we head out on a trek, we don't make a plan. We pick a direction, point the nose of our car that direction, and just see where the road takes us. Turning the corner off a dusty Wyoming road one hot summer we were surprised to find ourselves surrounded by hundreds of motorbikes and their devoted riders! Continue reading "Motorcycle Renegades, Rallies, and Getting Results" →

Wildlife Update: Vic the Vulture (Part Two)

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Making a Difference
  Wildlife sanctuaries are well represented on our list of charities. Do you remember Vic the Vulture? His story led to Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge joining Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre on our list of causes to choose from. The good Samaritans that ensured Vic the Vulture would survive the winter have sent us a stirring update. Read on to learn where Vic is now. Continue reading "Wildlife Update: Vic the Vulture (Part Two)" →

Vic the Vulture – and a Vehicle Donation (Part One)

Posted by Sandra on in Blog, Making a Difference
Vic the Vulture     What do you do when you find a vulture in your garage? Good Samaritans Laura Mattice and Mark Newton spent their Christmas season faced with just such a question...and then went on to donate their car to the charity that helped find the answer! Here is their story... Continue reading "Vic the Vulture – and a Vehicle Donation (Part One)" →