FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Cue the lights, line up the cars and activate the booth,
Toyota will reclaim its role as title sponsor of the National Urban
League (NUL) 105th Annual Conference, the nation's largest historic
civil rights and urban advocacy organization. The conference takes
place from July 29 – August 1, 2015 at the Broward Convention Center.
Toyota's long-standing relationship with National Urban League
began more than 20 years ago and 2015
marks the company's 21st anniversary as a
conference sponsor. Toyota currently serves on the organization's
national and local boards, and works with its affiliates nationwide
to launch significant education, job training and scholarship
programs for young people.
During four power-packed days, Toyota's presence will be known
as NUL attendees will be educated about: driver safety precautions
using cutting-edge technology and proper child passenger safety
practices seat belt restraints; how to adopt greener habits through
vehicle, beauty and household decisions; and how to brand yourself
to secure a job. The company will share its commitment of
education, the environment and safety in support of NUL's
conference theme, "Save our Cities: Education, Jobs &
Justice."
"For the last two decades, Toyota has been a proud sponsor and a
loyal partner to the National Urban League. We believe in
their mission," said Jim Colon, vice
president, African American Business Strategy, Toyota Motor Sales
USA, Inc. "Being part of the
conference provides us with a great opportunity to connect with
consumers and establish partnerships with the African-American and
Hispanic communities we serve."
As part of its presence at NUL, Toyota will be honoring New
York Times best-selling author and award-winning pioneer
in human rights and clean energy, Van
Jones at a private reception. In addition, Jones will be a
workshop speaker on Thursday, July
30, which Toyota is sponsoring at the conference.
Toyota's interactive booth at the Expo Hall will host a series
of activations for conference attendees and the South Florida community. From showcasing
safety with the Toyota TeenDrive365 Distracted Driving simulator
aimed at assisting teens and parents to become safer,
less-distracted drivers; to car seat installation demos and car
seat raffles based on a child passenger safety quiz participation
from Buckle Up for Life (a national child passenger safety program
with Cincinnati Children's and Toyota), to green-living,
sustainability demonstrations on how to make
environmentally-friendly household cleaning products and make-up,
Toyota's interactive booth and vehicle displays are sure to be a
focal point of the conference experience. It will open on
Thursday, July 30.
About Toyota:
Toyota (NYSE: TM), the world's top automaker and creator of
the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people
live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50
years, we've built more than 25 million cars and trucks in
North America, where we operate 14
manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than
40,000 people (more than 32,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North
American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.5 million
cars and trucks (more than 2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2013 – and
about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years
are still on the road today. Toyota partners with philanthropic
organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety
and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the
company's extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and
trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand
their ability to do good. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
About the National Urban League
The National Urban League (www.nul.org) is a historic civil
rights and urban advocacy organization dedicated to economic
empowerment in historically underserved urban communities. Founded
in 1910 and headquartered in New York
City, the National Urban League has improved the lives of
tens of millions of people nationwide through direct service
programs that are implemented locally by its 94 Urban League
affiliates in 36 states and the District
of Columbia. The organization also conducts public policy
research and advocacy activities from its D.C.-based Washington bureau. The National Urban League,
a BBB-accredited organization, has a 4-star rating from Charity
Navigator, placing it in the top 10 percent of all U.S. charities
for adhering to good governance, fiscal responsibility and other
best practices
Media contacts:
Alva Adams
Mason/Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
310 468-7334
Alva_Mason@Toyota.com
Janice Lusky Greenspan /PRecise
Communications for Toyota
305-318-1566
janice@precisecomm.net
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