Frederick, MD – June 11, 2012 – The Frederick Police Activities League (PAL) has been selected as one of 500 nonprofit finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, a major philanthropic initiative in which the automaker is giving 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Frederick PAL was selected as a finalist from more than 4,000 applications nationwide.
Each day, 100 Cars for Good will profile five finalists at www.100carsforgood.com. Individual members of the public will be able to vote for which ever nonprofit they think can do the most good with a new vehicle. The nonprofit with the most votes at the end of each day will win one of six Toyota models. Runners-up will each receive a $1,000 cash grant from Toyota.
FREDERICK PAL will be up for consideration on Wednesday, June 13th from 10:00 am until midnight (eastern). To vote go to www.100carsforgood.com and vote for the Police Activities League
For more information on the Frederick Police Activities League please visit PAL’s website at www.frederickpal.org. You can also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FrederickPoliceActivitiesLeaguepal or Twitter at https://twitter.com/FrederickPAL For complete information on 100 Cars for Good and profiles of all 500 finalists, please visit www.100carsforgood.com.
Local residents are encouraged to support the Frederick Police Activities League and their quest for a new Toyota Sienna Minivan. If PAL receives the most votes on WEDNESDAY JUNE 13th and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used to provide transportation for youth to PAL programs and field trips. Note: voting is done through Facebook.
The Police Activities League of Frederick (PAL) began in August 1999, and is a recreation-oriented juvenile crime prevention program that relies heavily upon athletics and recreational activities to create and cement the bond between police officers and the youth on the street. PAL offers youth a safe nurturing place to learn and interact with the police officers all while having a good time.
For more information regarding the PAL program please contact Michele Bowman, Community Outreach Specialist, at 301-600-2091 or mbowman@frederickmdpolice.org.