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• Free Toyota vehicles doing great work

  Lexington Herald-Leader March 9, 2012

  For the first time in a week, Operation UNITE's new Toyota Highlander Hybrid wasn't headed to storm-damaged areas. Instead, it drove to Toyota's sprawling plant in Georgetown to show firsthand that the automaker's "100 Cars for Good" program is doing just that.

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• Toyota Production Techniques Boost Home Reconstruction In New Orleans

  PaddockTalk March 2, 2012

  Toyota helped St. Bernard Project reduce home rebuilding time by nearly 50 percent, putting residents back into homes faster. In addition, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America President and Chief Operating Officer Shigeki Terashi presented $100,000 to further the work of the St. Bernard Project.

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• Congressman Celebrates 300,000 Miles in his Toyota

  PotomacLocal.com February 16, 2012

  Witmann told Washington's Roll Call newspaper he pulled his 2005 Toyota Corolla over to the side of the road and took a photo when the odometer hit 299,000 miles.

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• SPCA truck ready to take donations

  North Virginia Daily October 17, 2011

  A truck won by the Winchester SPCA in June arrived at Kern Toyota this month and is ready to be filled with donations. The SPCA was one of the 100 nonprofit organizations around the country that won a Toyota vehicle this summer during the company's "100 Cars for Good" program.

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• Disabled Sports to receive Toyota truck

  The Sacramento Bee October 14, 2011

  Disabled Sports USA Far West, the Citrus Heights organization started by World War II veterans in 1967 to help Vietnam veterans, today will accept a new Toyota Tundra pickup truck as part of Toyota's "100 Cars for Good" program.

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• Buffalo residents: Toyota is 'pretty cool'

  The Charleston Gazette October 13, 2011

  Kim Henson, who works at the Buffalo Diner, said the nearby Toyota plant has done a lot more in its 15 years of operation than just provide jobs in the area. "They've helped businesses," she said. "We do a lot of catering for them, and so many of their employees come here on their lunch break."

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• Toyota of Kingsport presents new van to Hope House

  TriCities.com October 12, 2011

  Tri-Cities area non-profit Hope House received a new Toyota Sienna van Wednesday afternoon as a part of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good campaign.

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• DeLand Toyota to donate vehicle

  The Daytona Beach News-Journal October 7, 2011

  The organizers of a Volusia County program that trains and places service dogs with physically challenged children and adults was selected as one of the winners in the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program.

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• Toyota promotes artistic expression in teens

  Torque News September 22, 2011

  The Neutral Zone, a youth drop-in center outside Detroit in Ann Arbor, Mich., that promotes personal growth of teen-agers through artistic expression, held a grand opening of its newly redone visual arts space this week, showcasing teen art and celebrating the accomplishment with music, dance, interactive art displays and tours. The project was made possible by funding from Toyota and Calty Design Research of Ann Arbor, which works with Toyota to design the look of cars like the 2012 Toyota Venza.

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• Toyota folks to spiff up Mitchell Lake Audubon Center

  MySanAntonio.com September 22, 2011

  About 120 volunteers from Toyota's San Antonio plant, along with employees from Toyota Logistics Services and Toyota Financial Services, will work from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, 10750 Pleasanton Road, in support of National Public Lands Day.

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• Toyota charity program lifts visibility of nonprofits

  Press Telegram August 31, 2011

  Earlier this month, Toyota completed a charity program that allowed the public to select which nonprofit groups receive a free car or truck from the Japanese automaker. By using social media to run the program, as opposed to traditional methods of giving, Toyota enhanced the visibility of the charities - even those that were not chosen to receive a vehicle.

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• Petey's Promise wins 'Car for Good'

  The Charlotte Observer August 26, 2011

  The Harrisburg-based nonprofit provides pet food and other supplies to financially challenged pet owners throughout Cabarrus and beyond. Petey's Promise recently won a 2011 Toyota Tundra as part of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, an initiative that awarded 100 cars to 100 U.S. nonprofits over the course of 100 days.

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• Laura Recovery Center receives donated Prius

  The Ultimate Clear Lake August 25, 2011

  Toyota recently donated a Prius to the Laura Recovery Center as part of its "100 Cars for Good" program. The LRC, located in Friendswood, will use the car to travel to different schools and educate them about personal safety.

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• Cape nonprofits news

  Cape Code Times August 24, 2011

  Hyannis Toyota presented a new 2011 Toyota Sienna on Tuesday to Housing for All as part of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program. The Sienna van will be used to help the 45 residents of CHAMP Homes in Hyannis, getting them to medical and dental appointments and job training appointments, as well as for shopping, picking up local donations and food bank contributions and more.

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• Viewfinder: Housing for All Wins Toyota Competition

  Barnstable-Hyannis Patch August 23, 2011

  Housing for All, which runs Champ Homes, was the only Toyota 100 Cars for Good winner in Massachusetts and one of three winners in New England. Earlier this summer about 3,000 voted for Champ Homes online championing their cause as the most worthy for a new van.

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• Toyota of Naperville Delivers Sienna to 100 Cars for Good Winner

  Digital Journal August 21, 2011

  Project Hopeful is an organization that has a goal to educate, encourage and enable families and individuals to advocate for and adopt children with HIV/AIDS, and they are the winner of Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good.

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• Video: New Wheels for the Soup Kitchen in Morristown

  Morristown Green August 16, 2011

  The results rolled into the driveway on Monday, in the form of a new Toyota Sienna minivan. The soup kitchen was the first winner to receive a vehicle in Toyota's national "100 Cars for Good" competition.

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• Thrift In A Recession: New Toyota Prius To Get 107 MPG

  AOL Autos August 15, 2011

  The Toyota Prius is already the most gas-frugal car a consumer can buy today, but the automaker will go it one better next month when it introduces a new 107 mpg plug-in hybrid version of the car at the auto show in Frankfurt Germany next month.

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• Human Society of Huron Valley wins new vehicle in Toyota's '100 Cars for Good' program

  AnnArbor.com August 12, 2011

  It's been quite a year for the Humane Society of Huron Valley, and it just got better. HSHV has learned, after a vigorous campaign that was fueled by word-of-mouth and social media, that they had won a new Toyota Sienna to expand their services.

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• Sustainable farm in Horsham wins Toyota truck give-away

  Montgomery News August 10, 2011

  Pennypack Farm and Education Center in Horsham won a new truck in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program July 12. The farm had collected the most votes on Toyota’s Facebook page where five organizations were competing to win.

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• Toyota, workers donate to tornado relief efforts

  Mississippi Business Times July 29, 2011

  Toyota and its Japanese employees have donated $330,000 to the tornado relief efforts to be evenly distributed between the disaster relief programs in Alabama and Mississippi.

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• Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley tours Toyota engine plant in Huntsville

  The Huntsville Times July 28, 2011

  While visiting the Toyota engine plant in Huntsville for the first time today, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley thanked employees for putting in more than 26,000 hours to help tornado victims across nine Alabama counties.

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• Blind Dog Rescue Alliance gives vision-impaired dogs a second chance

  Philadelphia Inquirer July 26, 2011

  On July 1, Toyota announced that it would donate a Highlander Hybrid SUV to the alliance as part of its "100 Cars for Good" program, spotlighting 100 nonprofit groups around the United States.

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• Toyota gives wheelchair van as wedding gift to amazing bride

  Autoblog July 25, 2011

  Toyota and The Braun Corporation have partnered to provide a unique wedding present to a very special bride.

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• Louisville Zoo foundation wins Toyota SUV through Facebook contest

  Business First July 22, 2011

  The Louisville Zoo Foundation is the third Louisville nonprofit to win a vehicle from Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. as part of its "100 Cars for Good" program.

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• Meals on Wheels agency wins new vehicle

  Massillon Independent July 20, 2011

  Driven by social media, Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties rolled to victory in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program and will receive a new Toyota Highlander.

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• Redwood wins, students learn independence

  The Kentucky Post July 20, 2011

  Redwood was recently awarded a new Toyota Sienna Mobility van through 'Toyota's 100 Cars for Good' contest, helping them to facilitate more clients out in the community.

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• Jewish Hospital foundation wins Toyota minivan through Facebook contest

  Business First July 15, 2011

  The Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare Foundation is the second Louisville nonprofit to win a vehicle from Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. as part of its "100 Cars for Good" program.

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• Granite State Independent Living Vies For a Free Toyota

  The Concord Patch July 14, 2011

  From 6 a.m. today, July 14, until 11:59 p.m. tonight, Granite State Independent Living, a local nonprofit organization, is working to win a new Toyota Prius as part of the 100 Cars for Good Contest.

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• Toyota adds 30 permanent workers at Princeton, Ind., plant

  Evansville Courier & Press July 1, 2011

  Toyota’s Princeton, Ind., plant plans to add permanent employees by hiring on 30 people who have been part of the plant’s variable workforce staff.

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• Sioux Falls charity wins SUV

  ArgusLeader.com July 1, 2011

  A Sioux Falls charity will have a shiny new set of wheels this fall to help in its effort to feed hungry people in South Dakota. The nonprofit Feeding South Dakota, which supplies food to about 3,800 people across the state each day, on Tuesday was named winner in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program.

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• Kentucky Nonprofits Win New Toyota to Expand Services

  Northern Kentucky Business Journal July 1, 2011

  Thanks to the public, the Healing Place, a homeless shelter in Louisville, now has a new Toyota to deliver more food and clothing to those in need and help clients reach vital medical, judicial, and educational services. In addition, the Anderson Human Society, an animal shelter in Lawrenceburg, can now transport more animals to vets’ offices and adoption drives. Both Kentucky organizations recently won new Toyota vehicle as part of the company’s 100 Cars for Good program – a major new philanthropic effort in which Toyota is giving 100 cars to 100 U.S. nonprofits over the course of 100 days.

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• Toyota expands safety program

  The Cincinnati Enquirer June 28, 2011

  Toyota on Tuesday announced a $1 million commitment to support the national expansion of Buckle Up for Life, a safety program developed with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, to help address the high number of African American and Hispanic children, teens and adults killed or injured in automobile crashes.

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• Toyota Employees Spend Non-Production Days In Community Service

  The State Journal June 14, 2011

  Over the last few weeks Sheila Turley and Paul Sheets reported for work at Toyota, but their assignments were not at the plant. During non-production days they were two of more than a hundred employees to work at Golden Group Home in Wayne County. The home is for teenage girls who have been removed from abusive situations.

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• Camp Casey will receive a new Toyota vehicle

  The Detroit Free Press June 10, 2011

  Camp Casey, an organization in Royal Oak that brings free horseback riding to the doorsteps of young cancer patients and their families has been selected as a winner in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program. Camp Casey will receive a new Toyota Tundra truck, which will allow it to double the number of families it is able to visit throughout the state.

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• Greensburg veterans organization wins a Toyota Prius

  Pittsburg Tribune Review June 10, 2011

  A Greensburg nonprofit that helps Iraq and Afghanistan veterans heal from their psychological injuries won a free vehicle from Toyota.

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• Toyota Boshoku job fair attracts hundreds

  NEMS Daily Journal June 9, 2011

  Taking groups of 40 at a time, Toyota Boshoku officials spoke to eager job applicants at the WIN Jobs Center about the company, the jobs that were available and how much they would get paid. Boshoku, a Tier 1 supplier for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, has 99 employees at its plant in Dorsey, but needs to have 250 by the start of production in October.

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• City Rescue Mission of Saginaw wins national contest, gets new Toyota minivan

  The Saginaw News June 9, 2011

  Thanks to a Web-based popularity contest, the City Rescue Mission of Saginaw and its residents will become the owners of a new Toyota Sienna minivan. The mission was among 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program that runs through Aug. 16.

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• Big Cat Rescue Wins New Car Through Toyota Program

  Westchase Patch June 7, 2011

  A local animal rescue organization will receive a new Toyota truck through a program that assists non-profit organizations across the country. Big Cat Rescue will receive a new Toyota Tacoma truck later this summer to assist in animal rescue, according to a statement issued by the Toyota Company.

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• Humane society wins Toyota contest for new van

  Lexington Herald-Leader June 6, 2011

  Toyota will donate a new Sienna minivan to the Anderson Humane Society in Lawrenceburg as part of its 100 Cars for Good program. The automaker's program, which started May 9, awards 100 vehicles to 100 American non-profits over 100 days.

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• Three young filmmakers win a Toyota minivan for Morristown’s Community Soup Kitchen

  Morristown Green June 6, 2011

  Telling an entire story in just two minutes of video would be a daunting task for many people. But three students from the Frelinghuysen Middle School managed to say just enough to win a Toyota minivan for the Morristown Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center last week.

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• My Toyota Corolla- The Best Vehicle I Ever Owned

  Yahoo! Contributor Network June 6, 2011

  Velvet is my 1997 Toyota Corolla CE. This is the best car I have ever owned. Prior to my Corolla I owned a handful of used cars: a Pontiac, Nissan, and two Fords. Nothing compares to the reliability of my Corolla.

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