- First cohort of non-profits and grassroots organizations
to each be awarded $10,000
grants to continue to fuel their ongoing work and impact in
local communities
PLANO,
Texas, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An
inspiring group of noteworthy local grassroots organizations from
across the U.S. have been named recipients of $10,000 grants, in the first-ever Toyota "Need a
Nudge" contest. The national initiative, launched in the fall of
2022, was conceived to help support and uplift non-profit
organizations and leaders across the country, whose often unsung
work is effecting positive change in the communities Toyota
serves.
Through the contest, prospective "Need a Nudge" entrants were
challenged to visit the Toyota.com/needanudge website during the
campaign period, complete an entry form and submit a video
statement of 60 seconds or less explaining why the entrant believed
the organization deserved "a nudge," or should be chosen to receive
one of the grants. More than 200 entries were received from across
the country, each of which were posted to the contest website.
The public was invited to login during the voting period daily
and vote for their favorite organization, and to spread the word of
the funding opportunity. The top 25 entries accruing the highest
number of votes in alignment with the eligibility criteria were
declared the finalists, with Toyota determining the official prize
winners based upon their numerical scores.
"Through our first-ever cohort of national 'Need a Nudge'
contest winners, Toyota Motor North America is intent upon shining
a much-deserved spotlight on many of the unsung local organizations
making a difference in our communities far and wide," said
Lisa Materazzo, Toyota Motor North
America Group Vice President, Marketing. "We are humbled to be able
to help identify and lend a supportive hand to these groups with
this program, empowering them to continue their hard work with
renewed commitment and passion."
The 2023 Toyota "Need a Nudge" grant winners are: UA3, Inc.,
New York, NY; GKSFund,
Detroit, MI; Ladies of Charity
Calvert County, North Beach, MD;
SHADE Tanzania, Great Falls, VA; Gem City United Co.,
Laramie, WY; Kulture Klub
Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN;
The Blue and White Foundation, Inc., Bangor, PA; Hope
Alzheimer's Center, Cranston,
RI; Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL; UR Community Cares,
Manchester, CT; Concerned Black
Men of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Feeding Tiny Tummies,
Keene, NH; Lee County Literacy
Coalition, Auburn, AL; Virginia
Black Business Directory, Fredericksburg,
VA; A Future Super Hero and Friends, Long Beach, CA and Victory Village Corp.,
Houston, TX.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for more than 65
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than
1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 48,000 people in North America, who have contributed to the
design, engineering and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and
trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's
14th plant in North
Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for
electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road
than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 20 electrified
options, with more in showrooms later this year.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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Burrell Communications Group
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Media Relations, TMNA
980.900.8573
samuel.mahoney@toyota.com
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