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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 11, 2006
Contact: Elmire Raven, executive director of My Sister’s House, Inc.
eraven@mysistershouse.com
843.747.4069
Rick Towne, president of ASWA dba. Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts
rick@aswainc.com
843.871.9112
Lowcountry auto repair shops to refurbish cars for domestic violence victims
Charleston S.C. – About 20 women who are rebuilding their lives after leaving abusive relationships will
not have to worry about transportation thanks to a new initiative aimed at raising awareness about domesticviolence.
Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts and its 20 certified service centers across the Lowcountry are
partnering with Charity Cars to provide refurbished vehicles to clients of My Sister’s House, Inc., a
Charleston County-based nonprofit organization that provides services, programs and resources to
empower victims of domestic violence and their children to live free from abuse.
The organization operates an emergency temporary shelter at an undisclosed location for up to 36 women and children who flee abusive situations in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
The service centers are accepting donated vehicles from the public that run and have no more than 125,000 miles. Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts is donating the parts to refurbish the vehicles, and Bumper to Bumper Certified Service Centers are donating the labor.
My Sister’s House is choosing the recipients of the vehicles based on need. Charity Cars is taking care of the title and the first month’s insurance.
Donations are tax deductible and can be arranged by contacting any Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts Store or Certified Service Center as well as by calling 1-800-242-7489.
The refurbished cars are planned to be awarded to their new owners at an event in October. The project’s official kickoff is set for Jan. 16 at a 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting at Sticky Fingers, 7690 NorthwoodsBlvd. in North Charleston.
The local initiative aims to place at least 20 vehicles with domestic violence victims. It’s part of a national campaign, including efforts in Sumter, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, with a goal of refurbishing 500 vehicles. The national campaign is modeled after a successful 2006 pilot program in Chicago that placed 100 vehicles with local domestic violence victims.
“We hope the campaign will help domestic violence come out of the closet and that more people will talk
about it,” says Rick Towne, president of ASWA, inc. dba. Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts.
For more information about Charity Cars, visit www.800charitycars.org.
For more information about Bumper to Bumper, visit www.800autotalk.com.
For more information about My Sister’s House, visit www.my.sistershouse.org.
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