Since 1998, Hyundai and its dealers have been committed to supporting
the fight against childhood cancer. What began in 1998 as a small
initiative has evolved into Hyundai Hope on Wheels, an independent
501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that is now supported nationwide by
Hyundai’s 800+ dealers and Hyundai Motor America. Since its inception,
Hyundai Hope on Wheels has donated more than $23 million to children’s
hospitals across the country to help kids fight cancer, and By the end
of the year Hyundai will have committed more than $43 million in
donations to pediatric cancer research!! $7.1 million will be awarded to
Children’s Oncology Group hospitals in the month of September alone!
The symbol of the Hope on Wheels Tour is a white Hyundai Santa Fe vehicle covered with colorful handprints representing childhood cancer patients from all over the country. The Handprint Ceremonies celebrate the courage of these patients by capturing their colorful handprints on the white Santa Fe, with attending children placing their own handprints on the car to commemorate their battle with cancer.
In 2011, Van Horn Hyundai of Sheboygan, and other Hyundai dealers continue their commitment to battling childhood cancer with the “Hyundai Gives Hope on Wheels” initiative during the month of September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Every time a new Hyundai vehicle is sold in the U.S., a donation is made to Hope on Wheels.
Here at Van Horn Hyundai in Sheboygan, we will be sending a check to Hope On Wheels for $350 dollars! We raised money in several ways! We donated $1.00 for every new Facebook Member during September. We raised $125 dollars this way! Staff members also donated money and the dealership itself made an additional donation of the remaining amount. We are proud to sell a brand whose commitment to pediatric cancer research mirrors our own!