| Breast cancer is a fairly common disease that affects | | | | Applegate launched her own charity, Right Action for |
| millions of women and, while rare, some men too! | | | | Women, which provides financial aid for MRIs to |
| Even indirectly, this disease affects men who must | | | | women at high-risk due to genetic and lifestyle |
| care for their spouses and loved ones as they | | | | factors. While you can donate your money, time, or |
| undergo treatment. You may be familiar with several | | | | corporate stock, there is a short list of charities |
| types of fundraising efforts to support research on | | | | where you can donate your vehicle. Some of these |
| finding the cure, but chances are that you haven't | | | | include the United Breast Cancer Foundation. |
| heard about donating your automobile to support the | | | | The money that the charitable organization makes |
| cause. | | | | from selling off your car can actually do a great deal |
| How Car Donation Works | | | | to help people survive having breast cancer. Only 20 |
| If you're planning on donating your vehicle, the | | | | years or so ago, being diagnosed with breast cancer |
| charitable organization takes your car away, and gets | | | | was all but a death sentence. Nowadays, if you go to |
| it tuned up so that it runs reasonably well. Or in some | | | | an event like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, |
| cases, they just let it be how it is, and let its buyer | | | | you can see literally thousands of people who have |
| fix it up. Then they put together a charity auction, | | | | survived breast cancer, and are briskly making their |
| and let someone buy the car that you donated. Once | | | | way toward a ripe old age. And to an extent, breast |
| this happens, the money the charity makes goes | | | | cancer car donation has been the tipping point in |
| straight into awareness, prevention, and research. | | | | finding sufficient funds to keep researching, both on |
| You will have to check directly with your charity of | | | | the early detection side and on the effective |
| choice to determine if you can donate a vehicle that | | | | treatment end... which is what makes such a large |
| is not currently running - while some charities allow | | | | number of survivors possible in the first place. |
| this, others do not. Vehicle donations are typically | | | | So, to put it one way, car donation to support this |
| tax-deductible from the IRS perspective so make | | | | cause is much more than just a "feel good" way to |
| sure to keep all receipts documenting your charitable | | | | get a tax deduction for yourself. By donating your |
| contribution. | | | | car to a charitable organization, you have the chance |
| Where To Donate Your Car For Breast Cancer | | | | to affect the lives of thousands of people. For all you |
| Research | | | | know, the few hundred bucks that the charity |
| Even if only in passing, you've probably heard of | | | | makes off of your car could actually be the tipping |
| several charities in support of breast cancer | | | | point toward producing a solid, workable cure. Your |
| prevention and research, most notably the Susan G. | | | | car could save more than just a few breasts |
| Komen Foundation and National Breast Cancer | | | | (hopefully an even number); your car could save |
| Foundation. And even more recently, actress Christina | | | | lives, years down the line. |