Boys & Girls Clubs Receive New Vehicles, School Supplies

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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