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Every year many families struggle to buy school supplies for their children. Starting Monday, July 15^th through Saturday, August 3^rd, Mix 96.5 (WOXL) will launch the inaugural “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive together with the Asheville Tourists and Paramount Kia of Asheville that will include multiple events to support Hands On Asheville-Buncombe’s Back to School Supply Drive. 

Mix 96.5 will be on-site with a big white school bus at the July 26^th and July 31^st Asheville Tourists’ games. Fans are invited to donate school supplies and help “Stuff the Bus.” Anyone bringing supplies will be given tickets to a future Asheville Tourists game.

On Saturday, August 3^rd, Mix 96.5 will have the bus on-site from 11am – 1pm at Paramount Kia behind Biltmore Square Mall and from 2 - 4pm at the Tunnel Road location to accept donations for the supply drive. Anyone bringing a full backpack of supplies as detailed by the Hands-On website will receive a $25 gift card to use for service or accessories at either Paramount Kia location plus Paramount Kia will donate one full backpack to the drive for everyone who test drives a vehicle during the events. 

Community members and businesses can help by purchasing new backpacks and other needed items and bringing them to one of these events or at drop off points like the United Way’s Community Services Center at 50 South French Broad Avenue. For a complete list of needed supplies and drop-off sites, visit www.Mix965Asheville.com or www.handsonasheville.org and click on the “Back-to-School Supply Drive” link.
 

All of the school supplies will go to Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer center of United Way, to benefit local elementary and middle school students served by organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Buncombe County Schools Foundation Fostering Connections Program and Migrant Education Programs, Children First/Communities in Schools, The Literacy Council of Buncombe County, Mountain Area Child and Family Center, The Salvation Army, and programs within the YMCA. 

Since 2007, the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe Back to School Supply Drive has delivered more than 3,000 fully stocked back packs to area students in need, and this year the goal is to add more than 700 to that total with the help of continued support from the community. Hands On will also be accepting monetary donations at United Way’s office or online at www.handsonasheville.org.

For more details on “Stuff the Bus”, please visit www.Mix965Asheville.com. Asheville Radio Group is Western North Carolina’s leading radio advertising company, reaching thousands of listeners every week on the world-class radio stations of Mix 96.5, 98-1 the RIVER, 105.9 The Mountain and ESPN Radio 1310 & 970.

2013 KIA Soul: What Stuff Fits?

Interested in the all-new 2013 Kia Soul but you're intimidated by its size? We think you'd be surprised on just how much space there is to offer. Don't believe us? Check out this video!

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Kia Motors America Launches Nationwide Partnership With B.R.A.K.E.S. Teen Pro-Active Driving School

• As official vehicle and presenting sponsor, Kia will provide a fleet of 32 Kia vehicles for defensive driving instruction for thousands of teens across America
• Kia’s No. 38 Pirelli World Challenge turbocharged Optima will race for charity this season sporting the B.R.A.K.E.S. logo

Kia Motors America (KMA) is launching a nationwide partnership as the official vehicle and presenting sponsor of B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) Teen Pro-Active Driving School to educate teenagers and their parents about the importance of responsible driving habits.  KMA’s support – which includes a fleet of 32 Kia vehicles – will provide teens nationwide with no-cost, hands-on training, including distracted driving exercise, emergency braking using the anti-lock braking system (ABS), evasive maneuvering and skid-control practice.  A three-to-one student-to-teacher ratio will ensure personal attention and high-quality individual instruction for every student.

“KMA is committed to giving back to the communities in which we do business,” said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing & communications, KMA.  “Our partnership with B.R.A.K.E.S. will help teens learn to respond quickly and confidently to real-world driving scenarios through advanced training techniques to help ensure their own safety and that of others on the road.”
In addition to supplying school cars and other support, Kia’s race-winning No. 38 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Optima Turbo, driven by Mark Wilkins, will prominently feature B.R.A.K.E.S. for the remainder of the 2013 PWC season in an effort to raise awareness for teen driving safety.  The racer’s new livery will be unveiled at a promotional event in New York City’s SoHo district this evening, ahead of this weekend’s races at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn.

 “Kia’s support will enable B.R.A.K.E.S. to train thousands more teens, grow awareness and expand training to new areas of the country,” said Doug Herbert NHRA Top Fuel Racer & Founder of B.R.A.K.E.S. “We are extremely excited about this new relationship and what we can do together with Kia to accomplish our mission of reducing teen driving accidents.”

B.R.A.K.E.S., a 501 c3 charity based in Charlotte, N.C., has provided safe driving instruction courses for more than 8,000 students in the U.S. and Canada.  The school offers nearly four hours of hands-on training and a very low student-instructor ratio to ensure personal attention.  The curriculum includes an array of defensive driving techniques and raises awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.  Parents participate in the courses alongside their teens to ensure safe driving techniques are reinforced following the session.  To sign up for a school in your area visit http://www.putonthebrakes.com/driving-schools/schedule1/.

Training includes the following:

• Accident Avoidance/Slalom:  The two-part course simulates an animal or object jumping out in front of a car.  It forces students to make a split-second reaction to help negotiate a quick, evasive lane change without losing control of the vehicle.  Students must navigate their vehicle around cones while focusing on weight transfer, hand positioning and eye scanning.
• Distracted Driving:  In 2009 it was estimated more than 5,400 people died in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver and about 448,000 people were injured.  The course demonstrates the danger that cell phones, text messaging, and other distractions can pose while driving.
• Drop Wheel/Off Road Recovery:  The drop-wheel recovery course teaches students how to effectively recover from a drop-wheel situation by regaining control of the car and safely returning to the roadway.
• Panic Stop:  Teens often lack the experience needed to judge a safe following distance.  The panic stop course instructs students on proper braking techniques to help stop a vehicle in the shortest distance possible while maintaining control.  Students experience firsthand the pulsating brake pedal effects of ABS and how to control the vehicle when ABS in engaged.
• Car Control and Recovery:  A wet skid pad simulates wet-road conditions.  Students learn how to recover from both over-steer (rear wheel) and under-steer (front wheel) skids.

Courtesy of Kia Newsroom

Car Washing Tip

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Kia at the 2013 Vans Warped Tour -- Echosmith Acoustic Set in the Soul Lounge

Kia is on tour for the sixth consecutive year as the Official Vehicle of the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. Watch as the Echosmith’s preform an exclusive set in the Kia Soul Lounge!

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