Help us give $1000 to charity… It’s time for our Referral Reward yearly award!

RestOfNewsletterWhen our clients refer their friends, family, and co-workers to our shop, we definitely want to say thank you.  Our Referral Reward program does that without offering self-serving oil changes or shop discounts; instead we make a donation in your name to the non-profit group of your choice.  It’s been very popular with our clients, and even more popular with the groups that benefit!  These groups don’t just get a one-off check either, each group becomes eligible for a yearly, ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR award that you, our clients, vote on.  Which brings us to today… it’s time for you to decide.  Who gets our $1000 Yearly Award?  Will it be homeless pets?  Kids with cancer?  Wilderness protection?  Social justice?  You see how difficult the decision is, which is why we put it in YOUR hands!  Click below for the full list of eligible groups, and please VOTE FOR OUR YEARLY REFERRAL REWARD WINNER!

In 2019 we’ve already made 153 donations to 73 different groups, $5,784 this year alone ($27,622 since the program began, if you’re interested!) covering everything from behemoths to individuals working out of their basement.  While we gladly give to any organization through the year, for our Yearly Award we take larger groups like the Red Cross, Oregon Food Bank, Oregon Humane Society, Shriners Hospital, and others out of the running because we worry our $1000 would be lost in budgets of millions.  We reserve our yearly award for the small- to mid-size groups for whom $1000 would be a huge impact.  Again, during the year we’ll gladly give to any group you choose, but for the Yearly award we make the bigger charities (and past winners of our Yearly Award) ineligible.  We hope you’ll join us in sharing the love with some of the smaller guys!

TIME TO VOTE FOR OUR YEARLY AWARD WINNER!

So, without further ado, here are your choices for the 2019 Tom Dwyer Referral Reward Program Yearly Winner!  1 vote per client; honor system please!  Winners will be announced in our next issue of “Your Car Matters”!

Email your choice to Charles@TomDwyer.com

(and please include ‘Yearly Vote’ in the subject line)

Animal Rescue Care Fund          Autism Service Dogs of America          Blanchet House

Camp Tamarack          Cancer Society of Oregon          Cat Adoption Team

Center for Biological Diversity          Central City Concern

Children’s Cancer Association          Clear Fund (Givewell.org)          CYO Camp Howard

Dove Lewis          Dzogchen Shri Singha Of Portland          Family Dogs New Life Shelter

Friends of Columbia Gorge          Friends of Menucha Foundation

Friends of Tryon Creek          Paying It Forward Store          Clay Street Table

Children’s Book Bank          Growing Gardens

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Hygiene for All          Junior League Portland

League of Conservation Voters Oregon          Library Foundation

Meals on Wheels          Mom’s Demand Action          Multiple Sclerosis Yoga Program

New Avenues for Youth          NW Sarcoma Foundation

Open Adoption & Family Services          Oregon Tradeswomen

Our House of Portland          Outside In          Pixie Project          Pongo Fund

Portland Playhouse          Northstar Civic Foundation          Project Lemonade

Protect our Winters          Reap Inc.          Sam Day Foundation

Sisters of the Road Café          St. Marys Academy          Self Enhancement Inc.

Union Gospel Mission          Urban Gleaner          Volunteers of America

Write Around Portland          XRAY.FM

 

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