Kars for Kids

Posted on 14:37, July 16th, 2009 by Matt Forbeck

My friend Clifford Meth recommends this charity—Kars4Kids—which turns your old car into summer camp time for needy kids. It sounds like a great cause and an easy way to support it. Just keep away from that jingle on the site’s front page, which will earworm you in seconds.

I donated one of my first post-college junkers to a charity like this back when I lived in Colorado. You get the tax write-off for the charity, and you don’t have to hassle with selling the thing and wondering if an irate buyer will come after you later when something breaks! (I actually had a brake line burst once while I was in the middle of negotiating the sale of a different car. He got an extra $50 off right there.)

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2 Responses to “Kars for Kids”

Darren Orange on July 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am

You should of told him that the burst in the break line was a feature. Don’t know how that would fly but, it might get an odd reaction….Ha!

Doug on July 17th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

The jingle is nothing to sneeze at, but I’ve donated two junkers to K4K and its been a good experience. You also get a voucher for a hotel stay (I forget the details – haven’t used one yet) in one of a number of major cities. For one of the cars, I didn’t even have to be around when they came to pick it up.

So, anyway, I second the recommendation.