Mineola Non-Profit Among Finalists for ‘Cars for Good’

Mineola-based is among a set of 500 non-profit organizations nationwide that have a chance to win a new vehicle for their organizations.

The giveaway is part of the 100 Cars for Good, a national philanthropic program from Toyota, where the automaker is giving away 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected each day by the public through voting on Facebook, beginning on Monday, May 14 and continue through August 21. Each day, five organizations will be profiled on Toyota’s Facebook page at www.100carsforgood.com.

Individuals will be able to vote once each day for the nonprofit they think is most deserving of a new car.  The organization with the most votes at the end of the day will win the vehicle.  The four runners-up each day will receive a $1,000 grant from Toyota.

100 Cars for Good finalists come from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Island Trees, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island, is one of four such organizations selected from Long Island. 

Winning organizations can choose from the following vehicles: Camry Hybrid, Highlander SUV, Prius v hybrid, Sienna minivan, Sienna Mobility or Tundra full-sized pickup.

Toyota will be providing all 500 finalists with a digital video camera, training toolkit and free online advertising credits to support their 100 Cars for Good campaigns and to help them create or expand their presence in social media and other digital platforms. Each finalist will be asked to create a video showing how the organization plans to use a new vehicle to make an even bigger impact in the local community. The videos will be featured at www.100carsforgood.com.