Drive the Change Week: car2go Celebrates First Annual Volunteer Week

Company-Wide Volunteer Week to Begin Today Across the U.S. and Canada

AUSTIN, TX -- Sept. 21, 2015: car2go N.A., the market leader of one-way carsharing in North America, is pleased to announce that its first annual Drive the Change Week will begin today, Monday, September 21st, 2015. During Drive the Change Week, nearly 200 car2go employees will spend part of their work day to support nearly 20 volunteer projects in 14 markets throughout the U.S. and Canada.

As part of the annual community outreach for the week, car2go employees selected a range of volunteer organizations and activities, from distributing boxes of healthy food and caring for animals to mentoring students with disabilities.

"During this special Drive the Change Week, the entire car2go family in North America will take a moment from our business to make positive contributions to the communities where they live, work and play," said Paul DeLong, President and CEO of car2go N.A. "The hard work of the volunteers who will be donating their time to help make a difference is inspiring, and I am thankful to all of our employees who remind us that we all have the power to be the difference."

In the Austin area, Drive the Change Week service projects include Austin Pets Alive!, a 501 (c) 3 (non-profit) organization focused on helping healthy and treatable pets at risk of euthanasia at city shelters; Meals on Wheels Austin, one of the largest meal-delivery organizations in Texas that distributes to the homebound elderly and disabled; and Austin Humane Society, the city's largest, no-kill, non-profit animal shelter dedicated to eliminate unnecessary euthanasia through innovative life-saving programs and education.

Drive the Change Week 2015 will take place in Austin, Vancouver, Calgary, Seattle, Portland, Denver, San Diego, Miami, Columbus, the Twin Cities, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto and Montreal.

car2go's global operation is the largest, fastest-growing carsharing program in the world with more than 1,000,000 registered members with access to 13,500 car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles within 30 locations across the globe.