30-01-2025
Sarah Reed Children's Center awarded new van through Ford Friendship Express Program
The keys to a new 2024 Ford Transit Van were gifted to Sarah A. Reed Children's Center to kick off the Erie Auto Show.
Every year, Erie Ford dealers put money together to donate a vehicle to a local non-profit.
Cruise on down to the Bayfront for day one of the 2025 Erie Auto Show
This is a part of their Ford Friendship Express Program that began in the area a little over a decade ago.
Dr. Adrienne Dixon, president & CEO of the center, said this van will help them have a greater impact on the families they serve in the erie community.
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'Being able to connect with them in their communities and being able to provide service to them regarding access or even transportation. We are already planning about how this van will have great use, and I'm sure our programs are all going to be vying for the opportunity to utilize it,' said Dixon.
If you are a nonprofit and would like to be considered for this donation next year, applications open in April in person or can be found online here.
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