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Mitsubishi Motors Partners with Tennessee Nonprofit Tucker’s House

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.’s Community Utility Vehicle program is providing Tucker’s House with the use of a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV. Left to Right: Riley Beddingfield (Tucker's House Operations Director), Kayla Torti (Tucker's House Program Manager), Graham Honeycutt (Tucker's House Executive Director), Jessica Baggetta and Jeremy Barnes with MMNA
November 6, 2023

FRANKLIN, Tenn.Nov. 6, 2023 — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is partnering with  Middle Tennessee-based nonprofit organization Tucker’s House, providing the organization with the use of a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV. As part of MMNA’s Community Utility Vehicle (CUV) program, MMNA lends vehicles to nonprofit organizations, helping to make a difference in their local communities.

Tucker’s House, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the only organization of its kind in the area providing assistance for children and young adults with disabilities, and their families, by making their homes safer and more accessible. Tucker’s House’s retrofitting solutions include installing ramps, modifying bathrooms and doorways to be wheelchair accessible, installing wall lifts, replacing carpets with solid flooring for wheelchair accessibility, and other accessibility adaptations. A physical therapist also oversees every phase of adaptive equipment selection, installation, and training.

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