We think it’s about time you knew some ‘behind-the-scenes’ information about how our agents’ involvement makes a difference for you, our donors!

Donate A Car operates by connecting with agents (towing companies, salvage yards, auction houses) across the country. They share our vision and process.  We invite them to participate in the joy of facilitating donations to charities nationwide. Then, when you submit your vehicle for donation, we assign it to one of those agents. They pick up or auction it on your behalf — for free!

Recently one of our family-run salvage yards participated in what turned out to be a really cool experience. And not just for them! For them, for our donor, and for our Donate A Car team. Oh! And for the charity the donor selected (in this case, the MS Society)!

Wheelin’ in a Unique Donation for the MS Society!

Talk about an interesting scenario! A Calgary woman offered her used electric wheelchair as a donation to the MS Society. At first we were unsure if we could help her with it. Although it had wheels, it wasn’t really considered a ‘vehicle’! A Calgary agent agreed to take it but then suggested it go to their sister site in Edmonton. The had a hunch that the Edmonton locale’s style of auction would get a better donation result. They then generously offered to transport the chair from Calgary to Edmonton at no charge.

In the big scheme of things, we would never have guessed what that wheelchair would bring at auction because we’ve never had the opportunity to do this before. I don’t know that any of us anticipated that it would generate almost $600.00 in a charitable amount being given to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Woot!

What we didn’t know at the time was that the owner of the company was all over that sale. The gentleman who bought the used wheelchair is a regular attender at the Edmonton auction site. He requires the use of a wheelchair. When the compassionate auction owner discovered it was one of his ‘regulars’ who’d purchased the wheelchair he said, “I wouldn’t hear of him paying for that chair so I just went ahead and covered the cost for him. ‘Just paid for it!”

These are the moments we know we’re in the right place at the right time doing the right thing with the right people!

Thank you to all of our agent who, daily, make a difference on behalf of donors and charities alike! The MS Society and thousands (Yes – actual thousands!) more. You’ve got a lot of heart!

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MS Society of Canada poised to support

The MS Society of Canada understands your recent diagnosis. They know what you and your loved ones are faced with, and they can help!

The MS Society of Canada provides support and services to people who are:

• Living with a diagnosis of MS or an MS allied disease
• Waiting for a diagnosis with respect to MS or an MS allied disease
• Close to a person with MS or an MS allied disease, such as family and friends
• Caregivers to a person with MS or an allied MS disease
• Healthcare professionals, employers, institutions and students

A lot of hope, a pile of research, and some inspiration

If you find yourself tackling the reality of Multiple Sclerosis for the first time, do visit the MS Society website. It is filled with practical information, reasoned perspective, and hope-filled stories. Their blog facilitates well-rounded thought on so much of what we face in this disease.

Particularly informative are their Research News, Events, and Library pages where you can do a deeper dive into the current science on this disease, as well as where we can expect more research in the years ahead.

Donate a Car Canada is with the MS Society of Canada for the long haul

DACC has been working alongside this charity for almost two decades in our joint efforts to raise funds for awareness, support, and research. For a heart-warmer of a story from back in 2014, check out our own, “Our Agents Have Heart” blog post and learn about how a wheelchair donation helped in more than one way! We also talked about them in 2016 when our 96 year old donor, Cecilia, donated her ’89 Grand Marquis. Cecilia was a delight to work alongside in her generous effort.

If you would like to create your own MS Society donation story, consider donating your car through our program today!

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