ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During
the back to school time, Boys & Girls Clubs of America focuses
on helping kids and teens start off the academic year equipped with
the tools and resources they need to succeed. As part of the youth
organization's Back2School cause campaign, they launched the 'Stuff
the Bus' challenge to encourage corporate partners to donate school
supplies for the kids who need them most. At the end of the
challenge, three Boys & Girls Clubs were awarded new vehicles,
loaded with school supplies to help them start off the year
prepared and ready to learn.
As kids and teens headed back to school in August and September,
youth in the greater Houston area
faced different challenges after the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Boys
& Girls Clubs of America donated the 'Stuff the Bus' vehicles,
three new Toyota Sienna minivans, to Boys & Girls Clubs of
El Campo, Boys & Girls Clubs
of the Salvation Army of Texas and
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Houston as part of the rebuilding process, thanks to support
from Toyota.
In addition, thousands of kids and teens across the country
received notebooks, backpacks, calculators and other supplies to
help them start-off the school year prepared and ready to achieve
success.
"We are proud to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
again this year during the Back2School campaign because we know how
important it is for kids to start of the school year ready and able
to learn," said Mike Groff, CEO of
Toyota Financial Services (TFS). "In addition to home and school,
Boys & Girls Clubs are essential places in kids' lives where
they can grow into themselves and achieve a great future."
During the Back2School promotion, numerous partners supported
this effort, donating school supplies, galvanizing their employees
to volunteer with local Clubs and engaging the public to
participate in the cause campaign including Bridgestone Retail
Operations, Buffalo Wild Wings, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Comcast
NBCUniversal, Family Dollar, Friendly's Restaurants, GAP, Kids Foot
Locker, Kohl's, Lowe's, Old Navy and Toyota. Additionally, Gold Toe
and Pilot Pen donated needed supplies to select Clubs in the
Texas area.
"Throughout the year, and especially during the beginning of
each school year, Boys & Girls Clubs provide a nurturing
environment where kids and teens can develop skills, make lasting
connections with mentors and find their future passions," said
Jim Clark, president and CEO of Boys
& Girls Clubs of America. "Thanks to the support of our
partners and 4,300 Clubs, we can help kids who need us most by
equipping them with supplies and support, to achieve all of their
goals in school and in life."
To learn more and find ways to support local Clubs or Boys &
Girls Clubs of America visit bgca.org.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than
150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (bgca.org) has enabled
young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive,
caring, responsible citizens. Today, 4,300 Clubs serve 4 million
young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs
are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands
throughout the country, and serve military families in
BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations
worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun and
friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily
basis during critical non-school hours. Club programs promote
academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy
lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 54 percent said the Club
saved their lives. National headquarters are located in
Atlanta. Learn more at BGCA's
Facebook and Twitter.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for 60 years, and is committed to advancing
sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value
chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design,
engineering, and assembly of more than 33 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we operate
14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more
than 46,000 people (more than 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800
North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold almost
2.7 million cars and trucks (2.45 million in the U.S.) in 2016 –
and about 85 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15
years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with community, civic, academic, and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We share company resources and extensive
know-how to support non-profits to help expand their ability to
assist more people move more places. For more information about
Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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