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Toyota Supporting The Kids In Need Foundation
School supplies are a lot more expensive than you think and year after year, some kids are left without the essentials for the year. On average, families spend about $840 on back-to-school supplies and 1 in 3 families (roughly 15 million kids) don’t have the money to afford them. This year, Johnson City Toyota is stepping up and doing our part to help. During the month of August, you have the opportunity to help support your community while getting your Toyota in working order.
When you get an oil change with a tire rotation, Toyota will donate $3 to the Kids in Need Foundation. This foundation provides a backpack filled with school supplies to students in need. But that’s not all they do. The Kids in Need Foundation also helps to support teachers, second responders, the National Network of Resource Centers, and Every Teacher, Every Day (ETED). For the teachers, they provide them with a semester’s worth of essential school supplies for their students. Since funding for many public schools is very lacking, buying the essentials every year is sometimes the teacher's responsibility out of their own pockets.
The KINF helps nearly 7.8 million students and an estimated 316,900 teachers. Over $162 million worth of school supplies were distributed in 2021. We’re happy that Johnson City Toyota can contribute to the support of students across the country in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic made things that much harder for those already living in poverty, so the KINF’s mission is more important than ever.
If you want to help us contribute, you can schedule your oil change and tire rotation online or by calling our Tri-Cities location. Learn more about the Kids in Need Foundation today! Ensuring students have access to essential school supplies is a big deal and more important than it may seem. Help us do our part today!