Kars4Kids is a charity that asks people to donate their cars, motorcycles, RVs, and real estate. They are most known for their nationwide advertising using their hypnotic theme song where a child and a Johny Cash impersonator sing the phone number and invites people to donate their cars ...
Some love it, some profess to hate it and it’s become an art to rail creatively against it, but one thing is certain: all who hear the Kars for Kids jingle remember it. And with all the emotion it evokes, the jingle has been an instrumental tool in enabling the charity behind it ...
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Kars4Kids, which did not respond to multiple inquiries for comment, has fielded controversy over the years far beyond just an annoying jingle. The group holds giveaway events across the tri-state area for items like coats and school supplies, but authorities have argued the charity obfuscates t...