Community Concepts named a finalist

LEWISTON — Lewiston-based Community Concepts announced today that it 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 cars to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Community Concepts was selected as a finalist from more than 4,000 applications nationwide.

Each day, beginning May 14, 100 Cars for Good has profiled five finalists at www.100carsforgood.com. Individual members of the public will be able to vote for whichever 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.

Community Concepts will be up for consideration on August 4, 2012 from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m.

“Everyone at Community Concepts is thrilled to have been selected as a finalist for the 2012 100 Cars for Good program,” said Joan Churchill, Director of Development for Community Concepts. “We’re grateful for this incredible opportunity to showcase our mission and hopefully win a car to help us increase our impact in Lewiston. We hope everyone will help us spread the word now and, of course, will make time to visit www.100carsforgood.com on Saturday, August 4, to vote for us. A new vehicle would really be a game changer for our ability to serve residents of the Lewiston Area.”

“At Toyota, we appreciate what a significant impact a new car can have for nonprofits nationwide,” noted Michael Rouse, vice president of philanthropy for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. “Toyota has donated more than half a billion dollars to nonprofits across the U.S. over the past 20 years, and 100 Cars for Good allows us to expand that commitment to local communities in important new ways. The 500 finalists are an extraordinary group, and we look forward to the public learning more about them.”

100 Cars for Good is the first initiative to directly engage the public to determine how Toyota’s philanthropic donations are awarded.

For more information on Community Concepts and its efforts to win one of Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good, please visit Community Concepts’ website at www.community-concepts.org. You can also follow them on Facebook or Twitter at http://www.facebook.com/CommunityConcepts, or https://twitter.com/communityconcepts. 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 Community Concepts and their quest for a new Toyota Prius. If Community Concepts receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used to help residents of Lewiston improve their lives.

A six-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty will also be provided for each vehicle, compliments of Toyota Financial Services.