Dear Editor:
If your car is a turkey, Thanksgiving just may be the time to stuff it for good. Save sentiment for your family dinner and donate your used car to the National Kidney Foundations’s Kidney Cars Program. The money raised will help support programs in research, patient services, organ donation and public education.
The donation procedure is a lot simpler than cooking a meal for 25 and you might actually get something more valuable than a sink full of dishes when it’s over — a tax deduction. All you need to do is call 1-800-488-CARS (2277) and the National Kidney Foundation will mail out a packet, complete with a self-addressed envelope in which to mail back the signed title and odometer statement. Once the completed packet is received, the Foundation will contact the donor to arrange for a free pick-up.
The National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation. For more information or to donate your car, van, truck, or boat, call 1-800-488-CARS or donate online at www.kidney.org.
Phung Tran
National Kidney Foundation