Local Auto Dealers Lend Aid to the School District of Philadelphia and Area Students | Business Wire

EAST NORRITON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation will distribute

approximately 31,000 brand-new winter coats to area children in need

during the month of October. The effort is part of the Foundation’s

Driving Away the Cold program, which will kick off its distribution

activities on October 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. On this

day, approximately 6,000 new winter coats will be donated specifically

to the School District of Philadelphia. In addition, the Foundation will

also present a $50,000 check to Mayor Michael Nutter at the event in

support of the Philadelphia Education Supplies Fund.

“The 180 area auto dealers who make up this Foundation are dedicated to

improving the lives of children living throughout the Greater

Philadelphia region,” said Kevin Mazzucola, executive director of the

Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation. “Right now, our city schools

are in need of additional financial assistance, and we believe in

helping our communities whenever we can. While we will also donate

approximately 6,000 new winter coats to the School District of

Philadelphia on this day, we will continue our distribution efforts

throughout the five-county region of Philadelphia all month long. By

October 31, we will deliver approximately 31,000 brand-new winter coats

to children who need them most, thanks to the generosity of our Dealer

Members.”

Developed in January 2008 by the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids

Foundation, Driving Away the Cold is a philanthropic initiative with one

important mission—to provide new winter coats to underprivileged

children living in the five-county region of Philadelphia. The coats are

raised via a special month-long program where participating dealers

pledge a brand-new winter coat each time a vehicle is sold at their

dealerships. Since the program’s inception, the Foundation, along with

its participating Dealer Members, has warmed the hearts of more than

109,000 area children in need (total does not include 2013 numbers yet).

“A new winter coat is one of the most requested items via social

services agencies, homeless shelters, school nurses and more,” added

Mazzucola. “We believe it warms both the body and soul of children and

supercharges their self-esteem and reminds them that they are important.”

The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation extends its gratitude to

Chester County-based Operation Warm, which will help secure the amount

of pledged coats through its respective coat suppliers. For a full list

of participating dealers or if you would like to learn more about the

Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation and the difference it is making

in its communities, please visit http://ift.tt/1zYk4Yo.

About the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation

The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation is the philanthropic arm of

the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and the

Philadelphia Auto Show. Established in 2003, the Foundation, a 501 (c)

(3) public charity, annually contributes funding and resources to

worthwhile child-related programs and causes throughout the Greater

Philadelphia five-county region. Its missionis to enhance and

enrich the lives of children and youth in the communities in which its

Dealer Members work and live, by providing access to and supporting

excellence in the institutions and programs that serve local children.

For more information, please visit http://ift.tt/1zYk4Yo.

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