Mazda Celebrates #GivingTuesday Through Recommitment to Mazda Drive for Good®

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on four years of donations and over 30 years' worth of volunteer hours completed, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced they will recommit to their annual charity program, Mazda Drive for Good(®), in 2018. In its fifth year, MNAO will provide monetary donations to four national charities and 42 local charities, meeting a $5 million commitment to the communities in which it does business. Additionally, in 2018, MNAO employees and dealers will spend 50,000 hours of time volunteering in their local communities.

"Our Mazda Drive for Good program started in 2013, as a way to unify Mazda owners, dealerships and employees around causes that are important to them," said Masahiro Moro, president and CEO of MNAO. "What started as a winter charity event evolved into a true way-of-life for many of our dealer partners and employees. We are proud to announce our recommitment to our local communities, and the non-profits that truly make a difference in peoples' lives, each and every day."

In its fifth year of the Mazda Drive for Good program, Mazda will collaborate with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and the Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc. on a national level, and 42 community non-profit organizations across the country. See below for a complete list of partner organizations. In addition to the monetary donations, MNAO employees and dealer partners will continue to provide hands-on assistance to individual charities and causes they feel passionate about, in their local communities.

Mazda established the Mazda Drive for Good charitable program as a way to give back to the communities in which it does business. Since its launch in 2013, the Mazda Drive for Good program has donated more than $18.4 million, has pledged more than 263,000 charitable service hours and continues to provide monetary donations and community service throughout the year. You can learn more about the Mazda Drive for Good program on Inside Mazda.

Follow the conversation at #MazdaDrive4Good or MazdaUSA.com/Drive4Good.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 600 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

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    NATIONAL
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    American Heart Association
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    American Red Cross
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    Mazda Foundation
    ----------------

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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    GULF REGION
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    Albuquerque                               Ronald
                                              McDonald
                                              House
    -----------                              ---------

    Austin                                    Austin Humane
                                              Society
    ------                                   -------------

    Dallas & Fort Worth                       MD Anderson
                                              Cancer
                                              Center
    -------------------                      ------------

    Denver                                   JDRF
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    Harlingen                                 Boys and
                                              Girls Club
                                              of Edinburg
                                              RGV
    ---------                                -----------

    Houston                                  JDRF
    -------                                  ----

    Kansas City                               Children's
                                              Mercy
                                              Hospital
    -----------                              -----------

    New Orleans                               Covenant
                                              House New
                                              Orleans
    -----------                              ---------

                                             Children's
                                              Hospital &
                                              Medical
                                              Center
    Omaha                                     Foundation
    -----                                    -----------


    MIDWEST REGION
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                                             Ronald
                                              McDonald
                                              House of
                                              Chicagoland
                                              & Northwest
    Chicago                                   Indiana
    -------                                  ------------

    Cincinnati                                Friar's Club
                                              of
                                              Cincinnati
    ----------                               -------------

    Cleveland                                 Ronald
                                              McDonald
                                              House of
                                              Cleveland
    ---------                                ---------

    Ronald McDonald House of Akron
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    Columbus                                  Nationwide
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
    --------                                 -----------

    Detroit                                   Children's
                                              Hospital of
                                              Michigan
    -------                                  -----------

    Lexington                                 Kentucky
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
    ---------                                -----------

    Louisville                                Children's
                                              Hospital
                                              Foundation
    ----------                               -----------

                                             Midwest
                                              Athletes
                                              Against
                                              Childhood
                                              Cancer
    Milwaukee                                 (MACC) Fund
    ---------                                ------------

                                             Ronald
                                              McDonald
                                              House -
                                              Upper
    Minneapolis                               Midwest
    -----------                              ---------


    NORTHEAST REGION
    ----------------

    Baltimore                                 American
                                              Cancer
                                              Society
    ---------                                ---------

    Boston                                    The Doug
                                              Flutie Jr.
                                              Foundation
                                              for Autism
    ------                                   -----------

    Hartford & New Haven                     Autism Speaks
    --------------------                     -------------

    New York                                 Autism Speaks
    --------                                 -------------

    Philadelphia                              The
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital of
                                              Philadelphia
    ------------                             -------------

    Pittsburgh                                Autism
                                              Society of
                                              Pittsburgh
    ----------                               -----------

                                             Leukemia and
                                              Lymphoma
                                              Society of
                                              Washington
    Washington, D.C.                          DC
    ----------------                         -------------


    SOUTHEAST REGION
    ----------------

    Atlanta                                   Children's
                                              Healthcare
                                              of Atlanta
    -------                                  -----------

    Charlotte                                 Charlotte
                                              Family
                                              Housing
    ---------                                ----------

    Ft. Myers & Naples                        Golisano
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
    ------------------                       -----------

                                             UNC
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
                                              (The Medical
                                              Foundation
    Raleigh                                   of NC, Inc)
                                             -------------

                                             Ronald
                                              McDonald
                                              House
                                              Charities of
    Richmond & Petersburg                     Richmond
    ---------------------                    -------------

    West Palm Beach                          Place of Hope
    ---------------                          -------------


    WESTERN REGION
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    Los Angeles                               Local
                                              chapters of
                                              Big Brothers
                                              Big Sisters
    -----------                              ------------

    Phoenix                                   Phoenix
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
                                              Foundation
    -------                                  -----------

    Portland                                  Randall
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
                                              Foundation
    --------                                 -----------

                                             Big Brothers
                                              Big Sisters
                                              of the
                                              Greater
                                              Sacramento
    Sacramento, Stockton & Modesto            Area
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    San Diego                                 Rady
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
                                              Foundation
    ---------                                -----------

                                             Lucile
                                              Packard
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
    San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose         Stanford
    ---------------------------------        -----------

    Seattle & Tacoma                          Seattle
                                              Children's
                                              Hospital
    ----------------                         -----------

    Salt Lake City                            Prevent Child
                                              Abuse Utah
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