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My Experience with a Charity Car Donation Event
Recently, Washington DC has benefited from quite a large number of people who have become involved in auto donations. Iwas unaware of this until I had my own run down car to deal with. Not knowing the best way to dispose of it, I fell to looking at the usual possibilities. Trade-ins, selling your own car and scrap yards are perhaps the most frequent forms of getting rid of unused vehicles, but I was keen to do something else.
Trade-ins didn t provide a good alternative because it doesn t pay much. It rarely is worth the trouble involved. Junk yards appear to be counter-productive because they accept cars that still have useable parts and destroy them. That didn t seem very useful to me at all. Selling my own car wasn t an option because I had many obligations and I rarely have time to sleep, eat and breathe; still less attempt to sell my old car! That clearly was not an option for me.
Eventually I went to a car auction event with my company where The Red Cross of America and Goodwill Industries were showing what their charities did. They mentioned that not only do they accept clothes, canned foods and household items; they also accepted things such as old cars, rundown trucks and unused motors. Apparently these objects are still of value even after much of their functionality is worn down. Having never been to a charity event, I did not have the opportunity to learn this information earlier.
I was glad to have another option for my car. Receiving a donated vehicle is one of the main ways many families across the USA are helped back onto their feet after a tragedy has occurred. I decided I would be a part of this and donated my car to charity. I am really glad that I did and I would recommend either of these charities mentioned above to anyone asking. Going to charity events such as the one I attended is a great way to find out about the opportunities these charities provide if you are interested in donating your car too. Car donation is quick, simple and perfect for the active business person such as me.
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Are you a philanthropist looking for ways to give back to your community? Visit http://www.charitydispatch.com to learn more about how you can do just that by donating your vehicle for a good cause.
