Peace through practicality

Compassion, kindness, and generous giving. Have you ever felt need of any of those things? Then you know that they often come in the shape of something really practical. It might be a hot casserole or a warm coat. You may experience it through a friend’s skill in car repair or plumbing. Felt needs (like food, housing, and safety) require kindness that helps to actually meet the need.

Peace can feel a bit more elusive. We hear a lot about it at this time of year. For some — perhaps for those whose felt needs have been met — it can be an interior state of being. “I feel peaceful,” or “I long for peace in my life.”

For others — perhaps we can safely say this is true of most of the world’s population today — the absence of peace is felt keenly. When “home” has been razed and your loved ones have fled. Where food and shelter and drinkable water are absent. When someone you love has been lost. Peace in these places is not theoretical or esoteric or mystical. Not when angry and frightened men are shooting at other angry and frightened men.

Hope for an aching world

It can feel overwhelming to hear stories of our politically disrupted world. But around here? We see the very best of Canadian Goodness every day!

Peace was top-of-heart when Seema chose to donate her 2011 Grand Caravan:

Togethering seems to be the only way to get this right, doesn’t it? One gift at a time. Helping one charity at a time. Individual Canadians giving to the works of practical peace and compassion that they love.

Our Christmas wish for you and yours

However you and I might align — and differ — politically, theologically, demographically…and all of the other “cally” we can muster, this is true: peace is up to me. It is up to you.

May you be met by provision, safety, and companionship of the very best sort this holiday season. Certainly you will do your utmost to meet others with the same. May the generosity you so freely share come back to you! And may 2025 end on a note of hope for what is yet to come.

May you be well…in all things.

Peace.

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Pet refugees

Ukraine animal rescue is top-of-heart for some local animal charities. War displaces pets just as it does their owners.

For dog and cat lovers, this hits close and hard. Wartime is not kind to domesticated animals. Animal lovers want to help!

There are animal care charities ready to help, house, feed, and tend these innocent critters. Getting behind the cause you love helps reach animals that you cannot get to personally. Believe it or not, your old clunker is one easy way to make a big difference!

Parachutes for Pets | One charity weighs in

One of our receiving charities, Parachutes for Pets, offers,

“Yesterday we reached out to the Ukrainian Consulate and various Ukrainian organizations to offer support (pet pack, vet checks) for other pets coming over with the Ukrainian Refugees Canada is set to welcome.

Today we were connected with a lady in Kyiv who has stayed behind with her pets and husband to feed and care for pets left behind. She has been using her own resources and they are running low.

We have committed to sending funds to assist with pet food as well as pet packs for those coming to Canada.”

If animal care is where your compassion sparks, consider exploring this giving option!

Ukraine animal rescue from the comfort of home

House pets do not lean one way or another. Their politics are…well…they are just not part of any of the rumblings of humankind. They are truly innocent victims of human foible and grappling.

Are you wrestling with how best to reach toward global needs like these? There are so many conflicts brewing all at once. Needs close at hand could use your gifts, too. On the other hand, our aide is needed around the world. Giving creatively and generously can be a confusion of options and ideas!

We simplify the process! Visit our Donate a Car charities page. There you will see a searchable list of Canadian charities. Your charity of choice not on the list? No problem — just ask and we’ll be sure your gift goes to the cause you love!

Spend a little time exploring options for your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle donation. Your unused/unwanted vehicle can make a tremendous difference to whatever cause you choose. If caring for vulnerable creatures (and, by extension, their owners) is your heart work, we can help!

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!

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Ukraine conflict gathering support here at home

Our socials are going to be acknowledging the war in Ukraine often in the weeks ahead. Many of our charities are doing what they can to lend aid. Your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle donation can make a difference around the world. Here is a quick list of some of the organizations you know and love:

Some guidance from the Red Cross

The Canadian Red Cross has offered,

“Although the situation is evolving, what is clear is there has been a massive
escalation in hostilities. The humanitarian consequences of this crisis will be vast.
The Canadian Red Cross has been in close communication with the Ukrainian
Red Cross Society (URCS) and has contributed to their preparedness efforts.
These include personnel, equipment, and training.

Here’s how the Red Cross is responding:
• The URCS has 2,000 volunteers and 550 staff working across Ukraine. We know they will need our steadfast support in the days, weeks, and months ahead.
• The URCS is currently assisting those impacted with livelihoods support,
psychological support. They are also operating mobile health teams.
• Working alongside the URCS, the international Red Cross Movement is
responding to existing and growing humanitarian needs by delivering urgent
assistance, including food, fuel for heating, medical supplies, and support
for housing.

The Canadian Red Cross is supporting preparedness and response efforts. They
remain in close contact with Red Cross Movement partners on how to
best support those affected in Ukraine and surrounding countries.”

Donation dollar matching

Some charities are having their Ukraine conflict donations matched by the government. You may wish to explore this possibility with the charity you plan to support.

If you have an unused or unwanted vehicle that you have been considering donating, now is the time!

The tow is always free, and the process is simple. Your charity of choice will not pay anything for our service. Furthermore, you will receive a tax receipt!

Whether your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle is recycled or re-sold, the donation dollars help!

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