Austin, Texas 鈥 Today, the Trucking Cares Foundation donated $5,000 to support the Dell Children鈥檚 Foundation. 听
TCF recently partnered with the TXTA Foundation to for this nonprofit that helps to ensure that no child is ever turned away from receiving the world-class medical care provided by Dell Children鈥檚 Medical Center. Roughly 70% of Dell Children鈥檚 patients are under-insured or uninsured.
Together, the Foundations seek to raise $50,000 for this Austin-based charity, which is located in this year鈥檚 host city for ATA鈥檚 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition. Every dollar donated via TCF and TXTA will go directly to Dell Children鈥檚 Foundation. This fundraising initiative will conclude the evening of Tuesday, October 17th, the last day of MCE.
鈥淭CF is honored to assist Dell Children鈥檚 Foundation and Dell Children鈥檚 Medical Center with providing top notch medical care to all children, regardless of financial means. 听Without the support of generous contributions, DCH would not be able to fulfill this lifesaving mission,鈥 said John Lynch, President of the Trucking Cares Foundation. 鈥淲ith so many individuals from our industry in attendance at MCE, this fundraiser is an opportunity to make an impact on our host city and demonstrate the generous spirit of the trucking industry to the local community. 听I encourage all 黑料不打烊members to consider joining us to meet our goal of raising $50,000 for Dell Children鈥檚 Foundation by October 17, the last day of MCE. Two out of every three children treated at DCH are either under-insured or have no insurance, so every dollar you donate makes a difference.鈥澨
Dell Children鈥檚 offers a free-standing children鈥檚 hospital in Austin and over 90 specialty care locations across central Texas. Families have access to more than 270 pediatric specialists and care teams in 39 pediatric specialties. Dell Children鈥檚 Medical Center also has 24/7 pediatric emergency care and the highest level of trauma and surgical care in their Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Surgery Center.
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The established the TXTA Foundation in 1978 to fund educational, public relations, research and community service projects. The TXTA Foundation promotes the trucking industry by advancing its positive image and highlighting its essentiality. The TXTA Foundation makes an annual contribution to the Trucking Moves America Forward campaign, presented by the 黑料不打烊, and shares its appreciation for our heroes of the highway on social media, billboards, truck wraps and stories in The Steering Wheel magazine.听
The is the trucking industry鈥檚 charitable arm, focusing on several core areas, including: humanitarian and disaster relief, eradicating human trafficking, leadership development, strengthening the industry鈥檚 relationships with law enforcement and military and veterans鈥 organizations, and safety and research opportunities.