If your new year plans include getting a new car, you can put your old car to good use when you donate a car to the Red Cross. Though most people think of donating blood when they see the familiar Red Cross symbol, the Red Cross also accepts car donation to help fund their vital mission. The Red Cross depends on the generosity of the public to keep on providing the life saving services they bring to people suffering during disaster and calamity. At a time when many organizations are feeling a drain on their funds due to the economic downturn, auto donation has become a reliable source of funding to continue their mission. When you donate a car to the Red Cross, your vehicle donation is the blankets, food and shelter that people desperately need during hurricanes, floods and winter storms. To read this entire article visit: http://charitydispatch.com/redcross_donation/news/2009/12/26/getting-a-new-car-in-2010-donate-your-old-car-to-the-red-cross/