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September 3, 2013 It is widely recognized that children cannot concentrate and learn when they’re hungry. In response, the Detroit Public Library (DPL), Forgotten Harvest and The Chrysler Foundation have partnered to provide free nutritious snacks to school-aged children who attend after school reading programs at DPL sites throughout the city.
August 14, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC today, announced a donation of $500,000 to support the Kokomo Family YMCA's planned new facility. The new 73,000-square-foot building, to be located in downtown Kokomo, will offer area residents more amenities than the current YMCA including a health and wellness center, double gymnasium, an indoor running track and a lap pool.
July 1, 2013 Starting mid-July through September, Chrysler brand will partner with United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) and Michigan No Kid Hungry to distribute 148,500 Scholastic children’s books at summer “Meet Up and Eat Up” events, Early Learning Communities, health centers and an elementary school within the metro Detroit area.
June 8, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC celebrated its longstanding support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, communities and issues by sponsoring the annual Motor City Pride festival.
May 27, 2013 This Memorial Day weekend, Ram truck owners from cities near Moore, Oklahoma, converged on disaster-torn neighborhoods to deliver supplies and help area residents cope with sorting through the rubble.
May 13, 2013 As part of a long-standing partnership with the National Future Farmers of America Organization (FFA), the Ram Truck brand is funding nearly 80 scholarships to FFA members across the country. The Ram Truck brand has awarded approximately $600,000 in scholarships throughout its 29 year sponsorship of the FFA scholarship initiative.
March 24, 2013 More than 50 years since a Chrysler-built Redstone rocket launched Alan Shepard into space, The Chrysler Foundation, the charitable arm of Chrysler Group LLC, will present Warren (Mich.) Consolidated School's Butcher Educational Center with a $17,500 grant to help send their science experiment to the International Space Station this fall.
March 10, 2013 In support of United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM), a package of Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne’s customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 and Mopar’s latest HEMI® V-8 crate engine will be auctioned with all proceeds going to UWSEM. The auction will take place during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla., April 4-6, 2013.
March 3, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC announced today that its unique fundraising initiative for United Way for Southeastern Michigan was so successful in December that the Company and its Detroit metro dealerships will repeat it again this month. Chrysler Group and its 42 Detroit metro dealers raised $514,300 for United Way by donating $100 for every Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram and FIAT vehicle sold during the month of December.
February 18, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it has donated $514,300 to United Way for Southeastern Michigan based on the sale of 5,143 vehicles by Detroit-area Chrysler Group dealers during the month of December.
February 13, 2013 The Ram Truck brand pledged to make a donation to the National FFA Organization for every view of its two-minute “Farmer” Super Bowl video on the brand’s website, with the intent of generating $1 million.
January 15, 2013 In 1994, Congress designated the federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.” Accordingly, Chrysler Group LLC employees in southeastern Michigan are answering the call to action by kicking off the company’s fifth annual “MLK Week of Service."
January 3, 2013 As the 2013 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics season starts on Jan. 5, The Chrysler Foundation awarded grants totaling $147,000 to 25 elementary, middle and high school teams in Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. The grants will help the teams offset costs associated with items such as registration fees, parts and materials and team apparel.
January 2, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC today announced details of the Autorama High School Design Competition 2013. The competition gives all high school students currently attending a Detroit Public School the opportunity to explore their creative side and design a future luxury Chrysler brand vehicle they envision for the year 2030. Managed by the Chrysler Group Product Design Office in Auburn Hills, Mich., student entrants are encouraged to draw inspiration from Detroit’s history and passion for the automobile, while reflecting upon the Chrysler Group’s popular “Imported from Detroit” marketing campaign.
January 1, 2013 Thanks to a great turnout from community members, the Chrysler brand will award five schools $5,000 in additional funding through the Drive for the Kids™ program for their achievement of an excessively high number of test drives at their location.
December 18, 2012 Today, Chrysler Group LLC's Mid-Atlantic Business Center (MABC) presented representatives from the Toys for Tots Foundation with a check for $150,000. This represents a $100 donation for every Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan and Dodge Journey sold since Nov. 12 when the program commenced. In fact, the MABC is still making a $100 donation for every 2012 and 2013 minivan and Journey sold through Wed., Dec. 26, so the total donation to the foundation will amount to more than the $150,000 presented today! This donation will be put toward purchasing holiday gifts for families in need within communities in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, WV, PA, DE, MD, southern NJ).
December 18, 2012 As a sponsor of the 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl where Central Michigan University will take on Western Kentucky at Ford Field on Wed., Dec. 26, Chrysler Group has donated 900 tickets to various non-profit organizations in Detroit. By teaming with five local organizations, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Detroit Urban League, New Detroit, Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. (LA SED) and Orchards Children’s Services, Chrysler Group will distribute the complimentary bowl tickets in time for the holiday season as a part of its continued commitment to Detroit and its residents.
December 13, 2012 Chrysler Canada today announced that its employees and retirees in Windsor-Essex County have donated $1,143,343.13 to the 2013 United Way Campaign at the Company’s Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC). The event also served as an employee celebration of the Motor Trend 2013 ‘Truck of the Year’ award for the all-new Ram 1500 and its recent nomination as a finalist for the coveted title of North American Truck/Utility of the Year.
December 6, 2012 For a 10th straight year, Chrysler Canada’s Windsor Assembly Plant employees participated in the city’s largest toy drive. Today, five Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans full of new toys valued at over $15,000 were donated to “Sparky’s Toy Drive” to benefit local underprivileged children with gifts during the holiday season.
December 3, 2012 Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will donate $100 to United Way for every Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brand vehicle sold in the Detroit metropolitan area during the month of December.
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