Charitable contributions from YearOne's Hot Rodder's Childrens Charity and other YearOne charity events has recently topped the quarter million dollar mark, a sum everyone within the company is proud to have achieved. YearOne President Kevin King said "We really ramped up our charity program about three years ago, and since then we've been amazed at how well-received our efforts have been. We've had such great support from everyone in the community and within the automotive industry - we certainly could not have raised this amount of money without a lot of help from all our friends and colleagues."

The beneficiaries of the charitable efforts have ranged from large national organizations such as the American Red Cross and the Progeria Research Foundation, to local charities specializing in specific needs such as winter coats for children. King: "One of the things we wanted to accomplish when we started our charity programs was to allocate funds to a variety of organizations. After Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, for example, we felt we could help the victims best by supporting the efforts of the American Red Cross. And through our Hot Rodder's Childrens Charity, we support a number of local efforts that focus on improving the lives of needy children in the North Georgia region."

The majority of YearOne's events include a charitable element. Each year a special Chip Foose celebrity Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament and car show is held with all proceeds benefitting the Progeria Research Foundation. The last two events have produced the largest single donations in that organization's history. Also, proceeds from each Braselton Bash show, held monthly at the YearOne facilities, are donated to a charitable organization. According to King, "We take our charity programs very seriously, and we spend a good deal of time planning and organizing our activities in this area. I think we're particularly blessed to be involved in an industry and a hobby that is so full of big-hearted, generous people. We're happy we've surpassed the quarter million mark in just a few short years, but that's really just the start. We're not finished by any stretch of the imagination!"