Toyota Helping to Preserve American History

Aug 8, 2014

Toyota has contributed $10,000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help save national landmarks across the country. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been able to stop demolition of more than 250 threatened historic sites through its annual 11 Most Endangered Places list.

Toyota presented a symbolic check to National Trust executives at the 2014 National Association of Black Journalist Convention & Career Fair in Boston. “We are honored to accept Toyota’s generous gift to support our work saving the places that tell America’s diverse stories,” said Marita Rivero, chairman-elect, National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Toyota’s slogan, ‘Let’s Go Places,’ appropriately describes what we encourage Americans across this great country to do — visit, enjoy and discover our history. By preserving and celebrating the places that reflect the many layers of our collective history together, we build a more perfect union.”

The privately funded nonprofit organization is the nation’s leading voice for saving America’s historic places. It currently identifies 47 historic sites in its portfolio of National Treasures that the Trust is taking direct action to protect. They promote saving places by taking direct action at a growing portfolio of irreplaceable, threatened places of national significance.