Toyota Donates Hybrids to Local HBCU's for Two Years!

HOUSTON - Sept. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- On Thursday, September 18, 2014, Toyota will present Texas Southern University, (TSU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) with a brand new hybrid vehicle to support the 2014-2016 athletic years. TSU and PVAMU are two of twenty-two select Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) schools to receive a one-year lease of a Toyota Prius lift-back. The donation is in conjunction with the Toyota Green Initiative five-year partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will help schools to continue their commitment to sustainability. The vehicles will be used by school staff for campus-related athletic, administrative and facilities use.

What:          Toyota Green Initiative, (TGI) Pep Rally and Vehicle Delivery to Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M University
Who:          James Colon, Vice President, African American Business Strategies Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

         Dr. John Rudley -TSU President, Dr. Hasan Jamil, TSU Vice President, Dr. Charles McClelland, TSU Athletic Director | Mr.       Ashley Robinson, PVAMU Athletic Director, Ms. Alicia Pete, PVAMU Assoc. AD,  Dr. McFrazier, representative from the      president's office

When:          Thursday, September 18, 2014 | TSU 10:00 am | PVAMU 2:00 pm
Where:       Mike Calvert Toyota 2333 S Loop W Fwy Houston, TX 77054 – TSU Giveaway | Fred Haas Toyota Country 20400 Interstate 45 Spring, TX 77373 – PVAMU Giveaway
Why:          The Toyota Green Initiative (TGI), is an environmental stewardship platform designed to educate HBCU students and alumni on the benefits of adopting a sustainable lifestyle. The program launched in 2010 and is currently in its fifth year. The vehicle donation will provide historically black institutions with a product that will help improve campus environment and promote sustainability to students, alumni and their surrounding community.
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About Toyota
Toyota , 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.

To learn more about the TGI program, please visit www.ToyotaGreen.com.