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		<title>A Not-So-Secret Mission</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to make 2026 a year of living well (and vibrantly!) through simple helpfulness. What your tiny actions can do to keep your spirit strong Did you know that small, seemingly mundane rituals and structured activities boost our spirits? And, when we let go of small rituals, our [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to make 2026 a year of living well (and vibrantly!) through simple helpfulness.</p>



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<h2>What your tiny actions can do to keep your spirit strong</h2>



<p>Did you know that small, seemingly mundane rituals and structured activities boost our spirits? And, when we let  go of small rituals, our mood can flag. Getting out of bed, having a cup of tea, sending a routine text to a friend. These small, daily, habits are important in bolstering our sense of self and purpose. </p>



<p>&#8220;Purpose&#8221; can feel a bit overwhelming. It&#8217;s such a broad and intangible pursuit. In Japan, they simplify this by replacing the language of, &#8220;Find your purpose,&#8221; to something more like, &#8220;Be useful to someone today.&#8221;</p>



<p>Why does this matter? Because when we have even a small mission of extending helpfulness or kindness, it helps life feel more full. Rich. Alive. </p>



<h2>Expanding our lungs; expanding our mission</h2>



<p>Keeping things simple and sustainable is really important when we are living this kind of mission rich life. If we add one thing to, &#8220;Be useful to someone today,&#8221; it might be, &#8220;Just notice!&#8221;</p>



<p>There are all kinds of names for the ritual of noticing. The Examine. Gratitude. Meditation. In short, it is a practice of being wonderstruck. Attentive to moments of awe. Taken up with gratitude. We become aware of a raindrop on a leaf, the warmth of a coffee mug on a chilly day, or the light of the sun on the building across the street. Tiny moments where, when we pause to pay attention, <strong>we notice that we feel alive</strong>. </p>



<p><strong>Bring that same attention into your acts of human kindness? Well, it&#8217;s an experiment worth trying!</strong> Is there anything more enlivening than lending a hand?</p>



<h2>Being useful comes in all shapes and sizes</h2>



<p>The mission of simply being one who does Good when it&#8217;s called for isn&#8217;t meant to be overwhelming. Some of us are destined for notoriety and fame and next-level wealthy philanthropic gestures. </p>



<p>But most of us? We&#8217;re just simple folx living pretty tiny lives. Simply doing something helpful for someone is meant to be a replicable act! Hold a door. Acknowledge the name on a nametag at the grocery check out. Clear out the dishwasher. </p>



<p>Excess and unused clothing in the closet? Share with your local shelters. &#8216;Have a stack of old cell phones sitting in a drawer. Re-set them and donate them to a safehouse. Is there an old car just sitting in the back parking pad? <a href="https://donatecar.ca/org/donate.php">Donate it for the charity you love</a>. </p>



<p>When there is no money to spare, <strong>consider donating your skill or your time. Simply give what you can, where you can, when you can. If that&#8217;s talent or toys or tinkering &#8212; it all counts!</strong></p>



<p>Imagine a world where every human made this their personal mission! We can do it. C&#8217;mon &#8212; let&#8217;s do it!</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes we&#8217;ve gotta&#8217; pinch ourselves! Imagine us sitting at our work-from-home desks. We&#8217;re tucked into a conversation with yet another human offering their unique kindness. And this is the whole job! You as the giver. Us as the conduit for your gift. Twenty years of aligning with Canadian generosity is a very good thing! Here&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Sometimes we&#8217;ve gotta&#8217; pinch ourselves! Imagine us sitting at our work-from-home desks. We&#8217;re tucked into a conversation with yet another human offering their unique kindness. And this is the whole job! You as the giver. Us as the conduit for your gift. Twenty years of aligning with Canadian generosity is a very good thing! Here&#8217;s a peek behind the curtain of vehicle donation caring through a couple of decades&#8230;</p>



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<h2>Is kindness uncommon?</h2>



<p><strong> “When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.” –&nbsp;</strong>Walt Whitman&nbsp;</p>


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<h2>Your kindness counts</h2>



<p>Henri Nouwen says, &#8220;&#8230;<strong>our faithfulness to a small task is the most healing response to the illnesses of our time</strong>.&#8221; Being kind matters, and your efforts in the smallest expressions of that goodness can have large effect.</p>



<p>Take a minute: Consider the nature of the acts of Goodness that have most put air in your <em>own </em>lungs. Was it a break, a smile, a compliment, a hand up, or a hard-earned treat? Whatever it was, it probably didn&#8217;t cost the giver much, and it made a difference to your day. What was it like for you to be the recipient? And did you go on to be a giver of the same?</p>



<h2>Benefits to bein&#8217; nice</h2>



<p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-moment-youth/201301/acts-kindness-key-happiness-children-teens">Psychology Today</a> notes, &#8220;A recent study,&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051380" target="_blank">Kindness Counts</a>, conducted by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Riverside, broke new ground by showing the benefits derived by tweens when they were taught happiness-increasing strategies.</p>



<p>For one month, several hundred 9 to 11 year-olds performed and recorded three acts of kindness each week. They could do these for anyone they wished. Another several hundred kept track of three pleasant places they visited during the week.</p>



<p>Not surprisingly, <strong>the results were consistent with adult studies. When kids performed acts of kindness or took notice of the pleasant places they visited during the week, they significantly increased feelings of happiness and satisfaction.</strong></p>



<p>But<strong> those who performed acts of kindness received an additional benefit</strong>.  Measuring how well children were liked or accepted by their peers, the study showed those who performed acts of kindness gained an average of 1.5 friends during the four-week period – good support for the idea that &#8216;nice guys finish first.'&#8221; (<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-moment-youth/201301/acts-kindness-key-happiness-children-teens">Acts of Kindness: Key to Happiness for Children &amp; Teens</a>)</p>



<p>Three acts of kindness each week? &#8216;Sounds do-able! Let&#8217;s take up that challenge and make a difference.</p>



<h2>This best-of-us virtue is a core value here at Donate a Car Canada</h2>



<p>I came to the Donate a Car (DAC) family quite early on. There was a team of two on board at them time. Our grounded and wise manager was supported by a sprightly, funny, deeply caring Jane-of-all-jobs. I was hired to provide a few hours of administrative donor support each day.</p>



<p>What a surprising Gift to be invited into a generosity collaboration that was in its beginnings! It was a joy to become part of something creative, missional, and profoundly kind.</p>



<p>Because that is who the DAC team are at heart. We are bonkers-kind humans who attend &#8220;customer service&#8221; with care, efficiency, and creative wit.</p>



<h2>The beginnings</h2>



<p>In the early days, vehicle donation in Canada was really only known as a Kidney Foundation endeavor. Donate a Car Canada&#8217;s (DAC) mission was to make the option available for many Canadian charities. Initially, this meant just a handful of organizations were signed up with us to receive car, truck, SUV, and van donations. </p>



<p>Over time, hundreds and hundreds of charities joined our program. Fast forward to today: <strong>ANY charity in Canada can receive your vehicle gift!</strong> What a fascination to watch this develop through the past two decades.</p>



<p>We were such a tiny little work in the beginning that we didn&#8217;t even have the staff to wrangle a phone line. Everything was managed via email and online process. In time we added a 1-800 number. That ensured much broader accessibility for donors &#8212; especially for those who aren&#8217;t crazy about tackling things via computer.</p>



<p>As Canadians learned about DAC and their vehicle giving options, we stepped it up. We gradually built, shaped, and honed our program. A remarkably skilled tech Magician (Gosh! We love this guy!) transformed our donors&#8217; wishes, and our wish to provide exceptional efficiency, into reality. We became increasingly adept at managing all sorts of unique donation experiences. </p>



<h2>A giving platform that is all about the donor and their charity of choice</h2>



<p>We learned a lot about the importance of communicating detailed &#8212; but not too detailed &#8212; information from our early-years donors. They were looking for the same things every time: clear communication, a simple and quick process, and a tax receipt. </p>



<p>So, we created a 1-2-3 step process that continues to ensure hundreds of donors a joyful and rewarding giving experience each week. If you&#8217;re donating a scrapper or a sweet antique, the same process applies at the outset. Then, we personalize and tweak things to a just-so rhythm that allows each donor peace of mind &#8212; and a gratifying donation outcome for their charity of choice. Even though we have a fine-tuned process, each donor is engaged individually. Every donation is unique.</p>



<p>I remember the first time we companioned a donor of an estate vehicle donation. This can be an emotional process. Settling an estate is complicated and time consuming. Early on we began to streamline communication that allows the executor, executrix, or Power of Attorney ease and clarity. Estate vehicle donors often comment that they wish all aspects of estate settlement were so simple. Over time we have learned the value of compassionate efficiency. So, while settling the estate can feel onerous, you&#8217;ll experience the vehicle donation end of things as a breath of fresh air!</p>



<p><strong>Compassionate and funny efficiency runs all through the kindness you&#8217;ll encounter in our team. Genuine care underlies every action we take here. We truly care for each donor. Our charities and their respective missions matter. And we have strong relationships with our supporting transport agents. Oh! And we like each other too. It&#8217;s a win-win-win-win!</strong></p>



<h2>Give car donation kindness a go</h2>



<p>Across Canada, vehicle donors are making a difference. Every vehicle counts. Every charity is set up for this kind of giving. Ready to give it a try? You are just a click or a call away from helping the charity you love!</p>



<p>Click the button below, or give us a call at 1-877-250-4904. It will take you less than 10 minutes to complete your form. Then, just sit back and wait for your transport agent to call and arrange your free tow. Lastly, watch your inbox for your tax receipt. We&#8217;ll keep you in the loop every step of the way so you know whose got your back for each part of the donating process.</p>



<p>We are poised for another 20 years of conversations with generous Canadians! Let&#8217;s keep spreading kindness together!</p>


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<p>Donate a Car Canada is a team of determined, funny, and feisty people! Icy roads and speed bumps are no match for this crew. Sickness? It&#8217;s nothin&#8217;! We will hit the ditch in our efforts to take care of each other. No telling what we will do to tend our donors! </p>
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<h2>The crew behind the Donate a Car Canada scenes</h2>



<p>Donate a Car Canada has just a handful of staff. Our little crew comes from backgrounds in administration, charity work, and media relations. We have worked in business administration, care giving, spiritual care, home making, and janitorial roles.&nbsp; Between us, we have half a dozen amazing kiddos. Over the years, we have lovingly nurtured all kinds of pets (dogs, cats, turtles, geckos, birds, fish) and any number of strays. Each of us reach into the important world of volunteering in our own ways.</p>



<p><strong>Whether you’re talking with us in person (sharing stories of generosity, loss, or the frustration of a roadside breakdown), or connecting with us by email, we are a team who care very&nbsp;much about you and your personal connection to your gift. </strong></p>



<p>You will get to know some of us by name; others will be working diligently in the background to ensure that your charity is set up to receive your gift, and that your gift is disbursed just so!</p>



<h3>You&#8217;d think this would be a complicated process, right?</h3>



<p>Donate a Car Canada is all about <a href="https://donatecar.ca/donate-a-car-canada-reviews/">exceptional donor</a> and <a href="https://donatecar.ca/charity-fundraising/">charity service</a>. The way we deliver that? Well, we like to say that <strong>it is actually as easy as 1-2-3!</strong></p>



<ol><li><a href="https://donatecar.ca/org/donate.php">Complete an online donation form</a> (in less than 10 minutes).</li><li>Wait for your free tow (typically within 1 &#8211; 5 business days).</li><li>Receive a tax receipt from your charity of choice!</li></ol>



<p>Neither you or your chosen charity will every pay for this service. And you did read that right: the charity is all up to you.<strong> We can serve any charity in Canada</strong>! </p>



<p>This kind of service starts at home.</p>



<h2>Taking care of each other first</h2>



<p>You know drill: put your own oxygen mask on before you tend the person beside you. That goes for us here at Donate a Car Canada, too. </p>



<p>In order to keep costs low, we all work from home. In fact, we have been a WFH company since the beginning. That&#8217;s over two decades of working scattered across the Alberta. This means taking care of each other needs to be done creatively.</p>



<p>We&#8217;ve had two of our key staff go down <em>hard </em>to illness this past year. When our crew mates fell sick, the rest of us felt a little helpless. How do you creatively tend your friend when she is out of reach? </p>



<p>This was really put to the test when our boss was under the weather this winter. </p>



<p>Wishing to support her, and hoping to make her life just a wee bit easier, the team collaborated. The best thing we could do to extend TLC? A care package! Delivered right to her door. &#8216;Sounds simple enough, right? Not exactly&#8230;</p>



<h2>No good deed, or, Operation Drop-Off</h2>



<p>Once co-workers Kirsten and Cory had tackled the building of the care package, Kirsten and our colleague, Marcia, took on delivery of the bundle of treats and nutritious snacks. The drop-off was enroute to another mini-road-trip destination. It only made sense to do a &#8220;quick&#8221; stop for our beloved employer! </p>



<p>Kirsten recalls,</p>



<p>&#8220;The day started out really well! We got on the road at a reasonable time. We even got to stop for food before heading to our drop-off. The boss warned us through text messages that the roads were terrible. She suggested that maybe we shouldn’t go, but we really wanted to. After all, this was a care package full of love! It needed to get to its people to do its job. </p>



<p>We agreed to just take it easy to get ourselves there and if the roads were bad, we’d turn back. But, honestly, the roads were great! Aside from one weirdly icy turn, the roads were pretty solid the whole way. We made it <em>almost </em>the entire way to our destination! </p>



<h3>But, then we missed the last turn&#8230;</h3>



<p>&#8216;Simple mistake with big consequences because we decided to turn around in a &#8220;flat&#8221; little driveway that just had a &#8220;little&#8221; snow.&nbsp;Turns out the driveway was <em>not </em>flat. Nor was it lightly snow covered, Furthermore, it was not in the mood to let us get back on our journey quickly. </p>



<p>We ended up on glare ice and couldn’t get ourselves unstuck. I let our so-ill coworker know where we were and that we were just running a little behind. The next thing we know, our boss&#8217;s husband (who was also unwell) was pulling up  to try to help us out. Such a sweetheart but he was in no condition to be helping push us out. After a few minutes, he went home to get a tow rope, brought back a hitch strap, and I hooked both vehicles up. </p>



<p>Pulling us out led to a near crash and the breaking of the hitch strap itself, but eventually we were all good! We then agreed that it was probably best to give the care package to the boss&#8217;s husband, right then and there, and let him go right back home to bed. Marcia and I made our way back to the main road so that we could head to our next stop. So, it was bonkers but it all worked out! Thankfully everyone was okay and the box ‘o’ love made it to its destination!&#8221;</p>



<h2>Donate a Car Canada staff&#8230;post drop-off</h2>



<p>The thing about things (literally!) slipping off the road (Oh, the best laid plans do go awry!)? Once they&#8217;ve started in that direction, they tend to continue in that direction. </p>



<p>With their journey of care package delivery partly behind them, you would think karma would smile kindly on the delivery driver? Nope! Marcia&#8217;s adventures were just beginning. </p>



<p>After safely navigating the next leg of their journey, Kirsten and Marcia arrived at their final destination. A warm hotel! Soft beds soon-to-be sunk into. No more icy patches or snow drifts or busted tow ropes. Or so they thought&#8230;</p>



<p>Marcia chimes in,</p>



<p>&#8220;I pull into the hotel parking lot and what do I see, you ask? My son&#8217;s team coach and team manager pushing a little ol’ Honda that is stuck. In the name of kindness and karma I get out of my car and ask if they need help&#8230;.&#8221;</p>



<h2>I mean, the Donate a Car Canada crew are really good-hearted folks!</h2>



<p>I just need to interrupt Marcia for a second: this is a gal who just trekked a care package through ice and snow to give a little comfort to a co-worker. And now she&#8217;s pausing on her journey <em>again</em>! That&#8217;s how our Donate a Car Canada crew rolls in their off-hours!</p>



<p>But back to Marcia,</p>



<p>&#8220;Coach hollers, &#8216;Sure! We could use another hand pushing!&#8217; </p>



<p>So off I go to help push. </p>



<p>I am by the wheel of the car and as we start pushing I get a small ice bath from the slush and melt water spitting up at me! Coach decides to change the strategy and&nbsp;we all shift to the other side of the car. </p>



<p>We start pushing and feel the car make a move. <strong>At this precise moment I know things are gonna go sideways for me.</strong> And yes, yes they did. As the car began to shift, having the short wingspan that I do, it slips from my reach! And me?<strong> I lose my balance. I slide half under the car into a slush puddle that is up to my waist.</strong>&nbsp; So there I am sitting in slush thinking, &#8216;Please don’t let this car roll forward onto me!&#8217; </p>



<h3>A penguin swim was not in the plans!</h3>



<p>The young woman who owns the car is hysterical and freaking out. Coach is trying to help me up. And I am sitting there laughing like a loon! I am unable to get my feet under me as it’s pure ice. Keep in mind the temp is in the minus twenties and the wind is freaking cold. </p>



<p>Once I leave the ice bath I am pretty much instantly frozen. I waddle my way into the hotel (sans glasses as they are ice covered and fogged so I can’t see). I proceed to laugh the entire way through the lobby and up the elevator. Most of those I cross think I have lost my marbles as I am still laughing like a loon. </p>



<p>To top it off? We were not successful in helping the young lady get her car out!&#8221;</p>



<h2>Your donation is in resourceful and loving hands</h2>



<p>Donating a car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle through our program is a personal process. The team on this side of your gift is going to keep things moving in a forward direction.  No matter what! 9.99 out of 10 donations thrum along without a hitch. Working for Canadian charities for more than 10 years means we have some beautiful process in place. Our agents serve diligently and compassionately across Canada. </p>



<p><strong>Quick, friendly efficiency is our work-a-day normal! But if icy patches and snow drifts and cars stuck in parking lots do get in the way? You can bet we will get it sorted!</strong> </p>



<p>The intention, character, and loving kindness that we exercise in our personal time is exactly <strong>what we invest in your donation process</strong>. Every gift counts. And <a href="https://donatecar.ca/vehicle-donation-charities/">the charity you are choosing</a> counts, too! You have our guarantee that we will apply our practiced skills, resources, and ample humour to your vehicle donation.</p>



<p>Donate today and meet the team here at Donate a Car Canada!</p>



<p>You are also invited to contact and follow us on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/Donate-A-Car-Canada" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.instagram.com/donateacarcanada/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, 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!</p>


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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Giving time, money, and resources? It&#8217;s a big decision. When we consider donating a vehicle, you might wonder, What is the best charity to donate a car to? Understanding vehicle donation in Canada If you ask us, the best charity to donate a car to is&#8230;well&#8230;ANY charity that you love! No exaggeration, you can select [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Giving time, money, and resources? It&#8217;s a big decision. When we consider donating a vehicle, you might wonder, <em>What is the best charity to donate a car to?</em></p>



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<h2>Understanding vehicle donation in Canada</h2>



<p>If you ask us, the best charity to donate a car to is&#8230;well&#8230;<strong>ANY charity that you love! No exaggeration, you can select any registered Canadian charity to receive your vehicle donation. It really is your choice!</strong></p>



<p>A bit of clarification: </p>



<p>When you donate a van, truck, SUV, car, or motorcycle, the charity does not actually touch that vehicle. </p>



<p>There is a very good reason for that:</p>



<p>Charities are best served by monetary gifts. They need our dollars and cents. By turning your Dodge into ducats, your Subaru into simoleans, and your Beamer into bucks, we ensure the charity is not left wrangling a Gift in Kind.</p>



<p>The charity does not need to manage any costs or effort in towing, selling, or scrapping. They do not even need to touch the paperwork! That&#8217;s all taken of by ourselves, our supporting agents, and CanadaHelps!</p>



<p>Your donated vehicle will be re-sold or recycled. The net proceeds from that process will be disbursed to your chosen charity. You then receive a tax receipt.</p>



<h2>But back to the best charity to donate a car to&#8230;</h2>



<p>That said, you came here looking for the WHO of car donation, not the how! </p>



<p>Donate a Car Canada has been around for over two decades. When we began offering this service to charities we served just a handful. At the time, there was only one similar program in all of Canada, and it earned donations for just one charity.</p>



<p>Over time, we have formed <a href="https://donatecar.ca/vehicle-donation-charities/">partnerships with thousands of charities</a>. Not seeing the charity you love on our list? Visit <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/">CanadaHelps for a comprehensive list</a> of every Canadian charity you can imagine&#8230;and more!</p>



<p>The process we apply for donated vehicles is <strong>the same for every charity</strong>. The value of metal and processing costs are different in every province. That can impact the dollar value of your donation. Those outcomes are about the car and steel industry. The charities themselves do not have any control over how well a car will perform in the market. They are, however, so <strong>grateful for every dollar donation that comes from this unique way of donating to their work!</strong></p>



<h2>Making the choice that makes sense for you</h2>



<p>When folks are donating a vehicle, the charity considerations often focus in on</p>



<ul><li>Issues that have affected them and their loved ones.</li><li>Health-related charities.</li><li>Critters! Pets, Canadian wildlife, rescues, and shelters!</li><li>Community-based efforts: this can be anything from seniors to special needs to caring for a local park.</li><li>First responders, faith-based charities, and the arts are all up for your choice, too!</li></ul>



<h2>Ready to roll in a donation?</h2>



<p>If you have decided for yourself who the best charity to donate a car to might be, we are a click or a call away! This will be <strong>quick, simple, and absolutely free </strong>for you. </p>



<p>Find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, too. There you will be able to keep up-to-date on posts. We love to showcase amazing donors and charities in every province in Canada!</p>


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<p>Uvalde. Are you feeling as speechless and heartbroken as I? Are you making any sense of it for yourself? We are not powerless. Here is one way of being with numbing tragedy that hits close even when it happens far away. </p>
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<h2>Uvalde &#8211; Today&#8217;s reminder that we are all connected</h2>



<p>Given the parameters of our work here at Donate a Car Canada, we have no wish to weigh in on the politics of anything. &#8216;Certainly not on the gut-wrenching Awful of the Uvalde school shooting. I saw a graph of what has been happening with school shootings in the the United States last night. It is confounding. Appalling. So many babies lost. So, I weep. And I get rage-y. But I also get curious about how to respond in ways that are just. Meaningful. Active. Right here in my own beautiful country.</p>



<p>In our little bubble of caring work here, we are so, so lucky! <strong>We see the scope of Good Work that Canadian charities lovingly engage in.</strong> We know that there are volunteers and paid workers toiling and serving and creating every day. They are applying themselves with so much heart to <strong>the very work that saves the lives of children</strong>. The people at the helm of our participating charities help make sense of the senseless. </p>



<p>The experience of suffering is something that connects us. Headline news (war, economic crisis, pandemic, and violent acts) is certainly a shared and collective trauma. And we each experience <em>that </em>suffering in our own ways. </p>



<h2>One way to be with headlining tragedy</h2>



<p>Do you ever feel a bit powerless in the face of heartbreaking news like that out of Uvalde? Or, do events like the Uvalde violence (or Buffalo&#8217;s just a hearbeat before that&#8230;not to mention the Ukraine), leave you with an angry energy that needs an outlet?</p>



<p>I understand those feelings, too. The rage and wish and empathy and indignation. Maybe you have robust ways of tending to those things in yourself? For myself, some rhythms of contemplation, mindfulness, and physical exercise help. Those practices can help with my own mental-emotional-spiritual health. </p>



<p>But sometimes we need to DO something. We need to help. Making some kind of contribution in a tangible way feels so important. Helping in practical ways seems to help our internal processing of impossibly big feelings about these kinds of circumstances.</p>



<p>I cannot help the grieving families in Uvalde. My reach for providing real assistance in the Ukraine is limited.</p>



<p>I can help here. At home. I can support teachers and care givers. My volunteerism and donating might aid distress lines or hand-up services for youth in crisis. By educating myself I can expand reach and understanding around issues of inclusion and equality. My practice of caring can chip away at barriers to mental health care and compassion for those who are chronically ill.</p>



<h2>We can get involved</h2>



<p>If you are doing your bit of good, and I am doing mine, will we build a healthier society? Overall? Or, at least, a gentler Canada? I&#8217;ll do my bit for empathy and dignifying inclusion. You do the same in the ways that feel alive and true for you. And soon, between you, me, and the people we love, might we find ourselves in a world where one child does not feel their only course of action is to take the lives of other little ones?</p>



<p>We are set up to partner with ANY Canadian charity. If you pop over to <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/">CanadaHelps</a> and explore their charity list, you&#8217;ll find we can work on behalf of all of those charities, too! </p>



<p>Pick a cause. Perhaps, for today, it will be a cause that is shaping the lives of children and care givers and teens? Through music, sport, employment services, or distress care, we turn our attention to Canada&#8217;s unique needs and give there. In this way, might we bear witness to our connection to Uvalde?</p>



<p>We have <a href="https://donatecar.ca/vehicle-donation-charities/">so many children&#8217;s charities</a> to choose from. If you would like to attend to your need to help by donating a car, here is a short list to get your creative giving juices flowing? Consider,</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Boost Child &amp; Youth Advocacy Centre</td></tr><tr><td>Canadian Feed the Children</td></tr><tr><td>CityKidz Ministry<br>CityKidzOttawa &nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Development and Peace &#8211; Caritas Canada</td></tr><tr><td>Kids Help Phone</td></tr><tr><td>Kids Now</td></tr><tr><td>KidSport Canada</td></tr><tr><td>Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre</td></tr><tr><td>OrKidstra</td></tr><tr><td>The Cridge Centre for the Family</td></tr><tr><td>Youth Employment Services/ YES MB. Inc.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2>What happens when you donate a vehicle?</h2>



<p>When you donate your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle, the net proceeds go to your cause. You fill out a 5 minute online form. We arrange your free tow. Your charity receives the funds, and you get a tax receipt. </p>



<p>We know this won&#8217;t right terrible wrongs like the parade of awful we see in the headlines these days. But your giving does seed Goodness. Caring. A commitment to acting on empathy. And that is a kind of justice all its own. The kind that invites another such action, and then another, and then one more. And that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re at with this today: I&#8217;ll do what I can. You do what you&#8217;ve got it in you to do. We&#8217;ll take care of each other. One loving act at a time.</p>


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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Kids. They grip our hearts in a way no one or nothing else can. When we watch the news and see or hear anything that affects a child, there’s a part in all of us that squirms and churns. We want our future adults to be safe, to be raised well and to be [&#8230;]</p>
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<p><a href="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-1240 size-medium" src="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting-300x225.jpg" alt="Parenting" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting-300x225.jpg 300w, https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting.jpg 799w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Kids. They grip our hearts in a way no one or nothing else can. When we watch the news and see or hear anything that affects a child, there’s a part in all of us that squirms and churns. We want our future adults to be safe, to be raised well and to be productive and hopeful citizens. Some days it’s a little more challenging than others to impart life skills they can use for their lifetime!<span id="more-116"></span></p>
<p>We have many organizations focused on the health and welfare of our wee ones, from hospitals to wish granters, to the YMCA, to any help lines, to support for battered women or pregnant teens. Human lives are to be treasured and each of us can make a difference whether it’s in donating a vehicle to raise funds for one of these causes, or whether it’s the attitude and values we instill in our children.</p>
<p>A few simple steps each of us can take towards ensuring little lives become functional and emotionally sound adults can include:</p>
<p><strong>Affirming positive experiences</strong>. When a kid does something well, tell him/her. When there’s a learning opportunity, use it as such instead of <a href="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-1241 size-medium" src="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting2-300x225.jpg" alt="Parenting 2" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://donatecar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parenting2.jpg 799w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>focusing on what’s not right. Putting a child on a pedestal isn’t healthy either. There’s a fine balance between encouragement and entitlement! One thing though, that children definitely respond to, is when they know you think they’ve done a good job, they want to do more of that. Even as adults we want to know when we’ve done good, right?!</p>
<p><strong>Demonstrate kindness</strong>. Let them observe you being kind in a line up, like letting someone go ahead of you, or buying the car behind you their beverage at the drive through. It may seem simple enough, but the more you example those behaviours to them, the better chance they have at succeeding at being a thoughtful and caring adult. Don’t be a, “Do as I say, not as I do,” person!</p>
<p>Think about your <strong>actions</strong> and <strong>words</strong> and ask yourself if what you’re doing is something you’d like those young’uns in your life to be or do. You don’t need to be a parent to think this way. We all influence someone younger than us, whether we want to acknowledge it or not.</p>
<p>Ask questions. “What makes you think that?” “Tell me your thought process.” “Help me understand why you did it that way.” Allow their learning and growth to build on their own curiosity and mistakes.</p>
<p>Speaking of mistakes, allow them to make some! Our overprotective natures and our culture don’t want anything bad to happen, but sometimes it’s the only way. Kind of like the hands on the stove example we often use, learning experiences need to happen.</p>
<p>I’m not a parenting guru by any stretch, but when I think of how I responded to my ‘elders’ when I was a kid, I know what worked and what didn’t! Being a bully adult or a pushy dictator isn’t how we influence children to be their best, that much I know to be true! And as we often hear, these kids are our future&#8230;</p>
<p>Donate A Car Canada is so grateful however, when kids do need support and help (whatever the reason), that we have so many great causes and <a href="https://donatecar.ca/component/charities/#catchildrenyouth" target="_blank">charities to support</a> that truly do make a difference. A few years down the road it’s not just the child’s life that has benefitted, but an entire community and nation. Your dollars do matter. Every one of them.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Would you act to right a wrong? When Cheryl donated her SUV in March of 2012, she intended to serve and support her area animal shelter. Her simple wish grew into so much more! Oxford University Press asks, &#8220;Would you act to right a wrong?&#8221; Thanks to her practical compassion and written feedback, her donated [&#8230;]</p>
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<p><strong>Would you act to right a wrong?</strong></p>
<p>When Cheryl donated her SUV in March of 2012, she intended to serve and support her area animal shelter. Her simple wish grew into so much more!<span id="more-88"></span></p>
<h3>Oxford University Press asks, &#8220;Would you act to right a wrong?&#8221;</h3>
<p><strong>Thanks to her practical compassion and written feedback, her donated Toyota Rav4 will inspire young people! They will be challenged  to think beyond themselves, and</strong> to find unique ways to contribute to their communities. How? Early in March of this year we received a special request from the creative folks at Oxford University Press. They asked if they could use Cheryl’s testimonial. They plan to use her  experience and example as a challenge to Canadian high school students, posing the question, “<strong>Would you act to right a wrong</strong>?” They will do this on their student access Civics and Citizenship website.</p>
<h3>What Cheryl had to say</h3>
<p><em>I wanted to get a smaller car and didn’t want to go through the hassle of going to a car dealership and having a salesman offer next to nothing for my RAV. When I read about donating a car I was interested, and when I saw I could select the charity, I was excited to see Animal Rescue Foundation on the list.</em></p>
<p><em>This charity is near and dear to my heart. I am always appalled by the number of homeless animals, and have 2 barn cats from a rescue society as well as 3 more that have found their way to my place. I suspect that at least 2 young kittens were just ‘dropped off’ in my area.</em></p>
<p><em>Fortunately I have room for these cats, but many people don’t, so organizations such as ARF are invaluable in caring for these animals until a home can be found. Thank you to all of you at Animal Rescue Foundation for all you do to help. I am pleased that I was able to help by donating my vehicle, and hope others will consider doing the same. ~ Cheryl ~</em></p>
<h3>Simply a Canadian way of being</h3>
<p>We see this kind of effort in acting to &#8220;right a wrong&#8221; played out in spectacularly generous ways every day! Last summer a car was donated through an East Coast recycler who, we later learned, works hard to support his area women’s shelter. Our donor gifted the car to benefit a national charity. But it went on to do something truly amazing! Our agent sent payment for the car so that we could send it to the donor’s charity of choice. Then? <strong><em>He </em>generously gave the car to a woman from the area shelter! A double donation!</strong></p>
<p>Recently we posted about one of our recycling agents who was compelled to give a donated wheel chair to a customer who needed just such a thing! The donor was able to gift their own charity of choice. Then, thanks to the goodness of our agent, the chair benefitted a second person. Another double donation!</p>
<h3>Cheryl&#8217;s vehicle raised a donation of $2100.00 &#8211; that goes a long way to right a wrong!</h3>
<p>Those are just a few examples! One of the very best parts of what we do: gifts that give in multiple ways.</p>
<p>Thanks to donors like Cheryl, and unexpectedly wonderful opportunities like the one being presented by Oxford University Press,<strong> the gift of one vehicle can result in the impact of kindness, generosity, support, and action over and over again!</strong></p>
<p>The impact of your gift of a donated vehicle is worth so much more than just dollars and cents!</p>
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