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If you are looking for motivation to get moving on donating your car, we\u2019ve got just what you need: our top ten reasons to donate your car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no further ado, here are our top ten reasons for donating your car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You get a tax deduction.<\/li><li>It\u2019s good for the environment (when a car fails emissions standards, it\u2019s better to get that thing off the road. At Kars4Kids we make sure the car is either made safe, or the parts safely recycled).<\/li><li>Donating a car to Kars4Kids, helps kids. We take the proceeds of your donation to fund educational and mentoring programs.<\/li><li>Donation sets a wonderful example for your children in doing good works to benefit society.<\/li><li>Car donation gives you an excuse to go car shopping.<\/li><li>When you donate a car that yet has life in it, it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kars4kidsblog.com\/2019\/04\/11\/a-car-named-grace-a-story-of-recovery-kindness-and-miracles\/\">helps someone else<\/a>&nbsp;obtain decent secondhand wheels when that person might not otherwise be able to afford a car to get around to work and raise a family.<\/li><li>Removes an eyesore from your lawn\/neighborhood or alternatively, a space-eater in your driveway or garage.<\/li><li>You must obey the jingle. (You know how it goes.)<\/li><li>When it\u2019s an older, no longer salvageable car, car donation makes the road safer by taking it out of circulation.<\/li><li>Did we mention the tax deduction?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As December 31 looms, you may be wanting to get in those charitable donations in before the end of the year. Wanting, of course, is different than actual doing, of course. 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