We Won A New Toyota Highlander!!

Toyota will donate a new Highlander to Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta (SCS) as part of its 100 Cars for Good program. The automaker’s program, which awards new Toyota vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on Facebook votes, began on May 9 and continues through August 16, 2011 at www.facebook.com/toyota.

SCS was one of five organizations from across the country that competed for votes on Monday June 6 and plans to use the vehicle to deliver meals to homebound Atlanta seniors through its Meals On Wheels Atlanta program. According to Jeffrey Smythe, Executive Director of SCS, teamwork played an important role in winning the contest. “I am so excited and grateful! What an amazing team effort from so many great supporters. Their hard work made sure that more seniors will benefit from our services.”

Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based organization, has been providing services since 1965 and is designed to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education, and community. Their programs include Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Home Repair Services, Vivian T. Minor Adult Day Care for Alzheimer’s/Dementia, and Fulton County Neighborhood Senior Centers. For more information on programs, please visit http://www.scsatl.org/.

Vote for Senior Citizen Services, Monday, June 6!

Senior Citizen Services is happy to announce we’ve been named a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program. The next step is for all of you to vote for us Monday, June 6, 2011, on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota, as we compete for a new Toyota Highlander that will be used to deliver meals to homebound Atlanta seniors through our Meals On Wheels Atlanta program.

Check out our seniors video for the Toyota 100 Cars for Good program here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBiddz8etBI

Vote for Senior Citizen Services, Monday, June 6!

Next Monday, June 6, 2011, Senior Citizen Services will be competing for a brand new Toyota Highlander that will be used by the Meals On Wheels Atlanta program to deliver more than 300 nutritious meals daily to homebound Atlanta seniors.

Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/toyota. Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle. Senior Citizen Services will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on Monday, June 6, 2011.

Did you know?

• Georgia ranks sixth in the nation for senior food insecurity.




• More than 6,000,000 seniors go hungry in the United States each day.

Everyone is encouraged to support Senior Citizen Services and our quest for a new Toyota Highlander. If Senior Citizen Services receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used to deliver meals to homebound Atlanta seniors through its Meals On Wheels Atlanta program.

Senior Citizen Services Names Finalist in Toyota 100 Cars for Good Program

Toyota to Donate Vehicle to Local Nonprofit Organizations Based on Public Votes

Atlanta-based organization, Senior Citizen Services is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public beginning May 9, 2011.

Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota. Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle. Senior Citizen Services will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on Monday, June 6, 2011.

Local residents are encouraged to support Senior Citizen Services and their quest for a new Toyota Highlander. If Senior Citizen Services receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used to deliver meals to homebound Atlanta seniors through its Meals On Wheels Atlanta program.


About Senior Citizen Services:
Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. (SCS), a nonprofit, community-based organization, has been providing services since 1965 and is designed to support senior independence through meals, shelter, education and community. Their programs include Meals On Wheels Atlanta, Home Repair Services, Vivian T. Minor Adult Day Care for Alzheimer’s/Dementia, and Fulton County Neighborhood Senior Centers. For more information on programs, please visit http://www.scsatl.org/.

About Toyota.
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, including one under construction. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design.

Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed more than $500 million to philanthropic programs in the U.S.

For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving communities nationwide, visit http://www.toyota.com/community.