Should I use kars4kids or is there a better option out there?

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I donated an old car to the American Cancer Society and they made it very convenient for me. I got the tax break on the Blue Book value of the car at the time I donated it and they sent their own people to take it away. I don’t know how Kars4kids handles all this, but I’ll be happy donating cars again to the ACS.

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