The Hyundai Motor Company recently donated one of its Hyundai cars to a charity designed to fight cancer. Late last month, the car made its way to Norfolk, Virginia where several kids from the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters were allowed to leave their handprints…after dipping them in paint.
One of the children – Hannah Kjelvik – is a ten-year-old who has been fighting cancer for two years. “I want to help fight cancer so other kids don’t have to go through what I did,” she told a reporter at the event. “I want to help raise money to find a cure.”
Other Hyundai dealers in the area have also donated money to the cause. Together, they presented a check for $40,000 to the hospital to help them “fund childhood cancer research programs.”
Pediatric oncologist at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters – Eric Lowe – is always looking for ways to make the hospital’s program better. “We’re always…trying to improve what we do whether it improves the cure rate or improves the side-effect or just make it a little bit easier on the patient and family to treat.”
Hyundai will likely continue its efforts to contribute to charities. Why not visit a local Hyundai dealer today and support them by purchasing a new or used car?
