FEEDING SOUTH DAKOTA NAMED FINALIST

[SIOUX FALLS, SD] – [APRIL 21, 2011] – A statewide organization, Feeding South Dakota is one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program, which will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public beginning May 9, 2011.

Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page,facebook.com/toyota. Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle.  Feeding South Dakota will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.

Local residents are encouraged to support Feeding South Dakota and their quest for a new Toyota Highlander Hybrid. If Feeding South Dakota receives the most votes and is awarded the vehicle, it will be used for monitoring and providing agency capacity building information to the organizations we serve and to seek food procurement opportunities from manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and retailers all across the state.

About Feeding South Dakota

Feeding South Dakota, formerly known as the Community Food Banks of South Dakota, is the state’s largest charitable hunger relief organization with a mission to eliminate hunger in our state. We secure and distribute donations of quality nutritious food, along with other surplus and purchased foods to over 500 charitable organizations across the state. These organizations then provide this food to individuals who are “food insecure” through on site feeding programs, emergency food pantries, after school programs and mass distribution programs. Visit us at http://www.feedingsouthdakota.org.

About Toyota.

Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, including one under construction.  Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design.

Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed more than $500 million to philanthropic programs in the U.S. 

For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving communities nationwide, visit http://www.toyota.com/community.

Media Contact:                       

Matt Gassen or Jennifer Stensaas
Feeding South Dakota

605.335.0364

matt@feedingsouthdakota.org or jennifer@feedingsouthdakota.org       

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