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Safe Kids Buckle Up Reaches 1.25 Million Seat Milestone

Safe Kids Buckle Up, the comprehensive child passenger safety program conducted by Safe Kids US with the support of the GM Foundation, has reached another milestone � one and a quarter million child safety seats inspected for proper installation.
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Chevrolet To Raise $1 Million to Help U.S. Troops Call Home

Chevrolet and the GM Military Discount program are launching a year-long campaign, with the goal of raising $1 million to support Cell Phones for Soldiers. To reach that goal, Chevrolet and the GM Military Discount program are calling on GM employees, NASCAR race fans, and Chevrolet dealers across the country to donate their unwanted cell phones to the cause. Cell Phones for Soldiers will recycle the cell phones, and use the proceeds to provide pre-paid calling cards and cell phones to troops serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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GM Makes Appearance at MayFest

On May 15, an excited group of children and parents came out to MayFest at the Kirby Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. MayFest is a community exhibition fair turned a charming shade of green, with booths from various local conservation-minded organizations running games, handing out promotional materials and distributing information.
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GM Supports 4th Annual JetToy Olympics

GM Defiance Asks Young Women to �Rise Above It�

A group of 120 middle school-aged girls visited the GM Defiance Plant recently, touring the plant and getting hands-on, including building faux HFV6 engine blocks.

Chevrolet and USAA Provided $24 Million in New Car Discounts to Military Families in 2009

DETROIT (May 27, 2010) - Chevrolet and USAA, a financial services provider for the military community, provided more than 21,000 discounts, for a total value of $24 million, to help U.S. troops and their families purchase a new Chevrolet in 2009. The result contributes to the industry’s best military discount program: the USAA and General Motors joint discount program offers the largest selection of vehicles and family-member eligibility of any car company. More...

General Motors Foundation Supports American Red Cross Response to Tennessee and Kentucky Floods

DETROIT (May 10, 2010) – Financial support from the General Motors Foundation is enabling the American Red Cross to purchase supplies and rush disaster relief services to communities affected by the Tennessee and Kentucky floods.
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GM and the UAW go green with students at Dillon Elementary School

For the last eight years, UAW and GM representatives from the Flint Metal Center have visited Dillon Elementary School in Burton, Michigan, to talk about how students there can do their part to protect the environment.

FLINT, Mich. (April 15, 2010) � Each year thousands of people hit the ground walking for the March of Dimes. This year, some GM operations are putting a new spin by �hitting the road� with fundraisers to support the March of Dimes� programs to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

GM Design Center Hosts Young Artist

WARREN, Mich. (April 12, 2010) - To increase awareness of talented young artists to careers in the automotive industry, about 100 participants attended a Career Awareness Event recently at GM's Design Auditorium, reports Employee Journalist Andrea Weston, Reuse Process, program lead.

Arlington Assembly Plant Supports Safe Kids Event

ARLINGTON (March 31, 2010) - On March 7, 42 volunteers took time from their weekend to support the Tarrant County Safe Kids Buckle Up event held at the assembly plant. Of the volunteers, 12 were UAW-GM Arlington employees, who assisted with the car seat check-up effort. The turn-out for the event was a success � a total of 27 families participated in the program. During the event, volunteers checked 49 car seats. In addition, Safe Kids of Tarrant County donated 30 child seats to families who had a need.