Hyundai Hope on Wheels COVID-19 Testing Initiative Surpasses One Million Tests Enabled Across the Country

Hyundai #hopeonwheels has awarded $4.4 million in support of COVID-19 testing at 23 sites

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2020 – Today, Hyundai Hope On Wheels (HHOW) is proud to announce that it has enabled more than one million COVID-19 tests by funding 23 testing sites nationwide. In late March, #Hyundai #hopeonwheels launched its initiative to expand COVID-19 testing in communities hard-hit by the virus. In July, HHOW donated $100,000 for testing in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. To date, #Hyundai #hopeonwheels has donated a total of $4.4 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“We are grateful for the tireless work of the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic that made this milestone possible,” said Kevin Reilly, Board Member of #Hyundai #hopeonwheels and President of Alexandria #Hyundai. “Testing is the key to reopening our country safely and we are proud to support our partners in this ongoing and critical effort.”

Since 1998, #Hyundai #hopeonwheels has donated more than $172 million to pediatric cancer research. During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, HHOW will award 26 new research grants totaling $6.2 million to researchers at children’s hospitals nationwide in their relentless pursuit of life-saving treatments.

For more information about #Hyundai #hopeonwheels, please visit HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org.