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Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota Associates Deliver Totes for Hope To Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

| Suncoast Post Staff |

AutoNation, Inc., America’s largest and most admired automotive retailer, kickstarted its annual Drive Pink (DRVPNK) Across America Day with Associates in AutoNation stores from coast to coast filling thousands of Totes for Hope cancer comfort bags and delivering to hospitals, treatment centers and cancer facilities in their local markets. At Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota, Associates assembled and delivered Totes for Hope to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Sarasota.

With approximately four new cancer cases being diagnosed each minute in the United States, AutoNation recognizes the urgency to find a cure for cancer and has made the DRVPNK initiative and its mission to end cancer its singular philanthropic objective, with nearly $35 million raised and donated to cancer charities since 2013. 

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“Although DRVPNK Across America Day is held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our fundraising efforts to beat all cancer are far-reaching and year-long,” said Mike Manley, AutoNation Chief Executive Officer. “Through our extensive network of charitable community partners, and with the support from our Customers and Associates coast to coast, we’ve donated millions of dollars where it is needed most—to support cancer research across the spectrum, from pediatric cancer to treatments for prostate cancer and more, aiding countless individuals who suffer from this devastating disease.”  

As part of an annual tradition, AutoNation spearheads numerous DRVPNK events and campaigns to take place throughout the year to support the company’s fundraising goals.

Nationally, AutoNation directs its support to several national charities including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the American Cancer Society, the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, and Zero: The End of Prostate Cancer.  AutoNation’s markets from coast to coast support many local cancer charities too numerous to list, but among them are Cleveland Clinic Florida and Memorial Regional Hospital in South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, CURE Childhood Cancer in Atlanta, Wipe out Kids Cancer in Dallas, The Phoenix Children’s Hospital and many more.

To learn more about DRVPNK initiatives from coast to coast, visit HERE.

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