Kars4Kids

Kars4Kids Partners with The Child Center of NY for Martin Luther King Day Winter Wear Charity Distribution

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Far Rockaway, NY, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National car donation nonprofit Kars4Kids is extending the holiday gifting season for the Far Rockaway community by distributing warm winter sweaters, coats, and jackets on January 20, Martin Luther King Day, to children and adults in the community.

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  • Far Rockaway, NY, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National car donation nonprofit Kars4Kids is extending the holiday gifting season for the Far Rockaway community by distributing warm winter sweaters, coats, and jackets on January 20, Martin Luther King Day, to children and adults in the community.
  • The winter wear distribution, to warm and benefit hundreds of residents of all ages, is in conjunction with the Child Center of New York and will be held in three of the Child Centers Cornerstone locations.
  • We strongly believe that every child deserves to be warm in winter.
  • The charitys iconic and innovative donation programs raise funds for its many year-round programs for children and families.

Kars4Kids Joins Newark's National Night Out to Gear Up Hundreds of Local Youth for School

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Thursday, August 1, 2019
Kars4Kids, Backpack, Newark, New Jersey, Newark, Delaware, Cities in the United States, Manufactured goods, Equipment

National Jewish youth nonprofit Kars4Kids is distributing over 1,000 backpacks this back to school season to children in Newark and other communities in need.

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  • National Jewish youth nonprofit Kars4Kids is distributing over 1,000 backpacks this back to school season to children in Newark and other communities in need.
  • Being prepared with essential school supplies is a critical prerequisite to a successful school year, says Wendy Kirwan, director of communications at Kars4Kids.
  • Children who are lacking the basics are at a disadvantage right from the first day of school.
  • Its a gift thats become an annual tradition at Kars4Kids , which has been holding back to school distributions in various communities across the Northeast since 2012.

America Can! Cars For Kids Wins Verdict in Trademark Dispute Over Rights to 'Cars for Kids'

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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Cars For Kids proved it has an exclusive trademark right that was willfully violated by its New Jersey-based opponent, Kars 4 Kids, Inc.

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  • Cars For Kids proved it has an exclusive trademark right that was willfully violated by its New Jersey-based opponent, Kars 4 Kids, Inc.
  • Cars For Kids has the legal rights to use its Cars For Kids phrase but that it was actually Kars 4 Kids, Inc. that committed trademark infringement.
  • Cars For Kids can continue, unimpeded, to collect car donations throughout the United States and foreign countries," said Richard Marquez, Chief Executive Officer of America Can!
  • Our Cars for Kids and Write Off The Car, Not The Kids marks are our most recognized brands."

Kars4Kids launches public awareness campaign to prevent hot car deaths

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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LAKEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Kars4Kids is launching a public safety campaign, "It Can Happen," designed to raise awareness that all parents and caregivers are capable of unknowingly leaving children in hot cars.

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  • LAKEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Kars4Kids is launching a public safety campaign, "It Can Happen," designed to raise awareness that all parents and caregivers are capable of unknowingly leaving children in hot cars.
  • This campaign follows years of efforts to educate parents on the dangers of hot cars and on precautions one can take to avoid forgetting a child in the car, including developing a free safety app in 2014 and a viral hot car challenge in 2015.
  • "With our latest campaign, we're trying to break that stigma and convince people that they must take precautions to prevent needless tragedies from happening to them."
  • "Summer and warm days are far from over, and unfortunately, we are on pace this year to see a record number of hot car deaths," explains Kirwan, a mom of five.

Kars4Kids donors give high marks to charity, survey results show

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Thursday, April 26, 2018
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Commissioned by Princeton Strategic Communications and conducted by ADM Marketing , the survey polled over 600 Kars4Kids donors to understand their perceptions of Kars4Kids and assess the motivations for their donations.

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  • Commissioned by Princeton Strategic Communications and conducted by ADM Marketing , the survey polled over 600 Kars4Kids donors to understand their perceptions of Kars4Kids and assess the motivations for their donations.
  • "Our donors appreciate our programs, especially our younger donors," said Wendy Kirwan, Kars4Kids Director of Media Relations.
  • Kars4Kids donors also give the charity high marks for courtesy, ease, knowledgeability, and promptness in delivering tax notifications.
  • 71% said they are likely to donate again, with more recent donors being even more likely to make donations again.