Bluegrass PRIDE Named Finalist in Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program
[Lexington, Ky.] – Lexington-based organization, Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public beginning May 9, 2011.
Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota. Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle. Bluegrass PRIDE will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on May 30.
Local residents are encouraged to support Bluegrass PRIDE and their quest for a new Toyota Prius. If Bluegrass PRIDE receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used to allow the organization’s staff members to travel an 18-county, 4,500-square-mile service area in Central Kentucky in a fuel-efficient manner to provide environmental education to students and adults at no charge.
About Bluegrass PRIDE
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Bluegrass PRIDE provides resources and education to empower Central Kentuckians to foster positive environmental change in their communities. For more information please visit www.bgPRIDE.org.
About Toyota.
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, including one under construction. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design.
Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed more than $500 million to philanthropic programs in the U.S.
