Stellantis Media Site FCA Canada Donates Minivan-load of Toys and $16,000 Toward 2020 Windsor Firefighters ‘Sparky’s Toy Drive’                                                Contact:                                                             Jordan                         Wasylyk                                                                                                LouAnn                         Gosselin                                                                                                                                                                                   FCA Canada Donates Minivan-load of Toys and $16,000 Toward 2020 Windsor Firefighters ‘Sparky’s Toy Drive’                                                                                                                                                           December 11, 2020,                                                                                                                      Windsor, Ontario                                                       -                                               A socially distanced presentation was held today at Windsor Fire and Rescue Services headquarters in support of this year’s Sparky’s Toy Drive. FCA Canada Windsor Assembly Plant Manager Jon Desjardins along with members of Unifor 444 delivered the toys, filling a Chrysler Pacifica, as well as a cheque for $16,000. The donation from FCA Canada employees will go toward local Windsor-Essex children in need this holiday season.While the annual Sparky’s Toy Drive at FCA’s Windsor Assembly Plant may have looked different this year with socially distanced collection bins and monetary donations encouraged, employees were as generous as ever, raising the donation and filling the Windsor-built Chrysler Pacifica minivan full of toys in just a week.“I am once again overwhelmed by the generosity of our employees,” said FCA Canada Windsor Assembly Plant Manager Jon Desjardins. “During a challenging time for everyone, the team here is always thinking of the community and how we can help.”All toys and collections donated on behalf of FCA Canada employees were made respecting social distancing and the proper PPE was worn at all times.2020 marks the 18th year that FCA has been donating to Sparky’s Toy Drive, the annual local holiday campaign that collects brand-new toys for more than 3,200 children in need throughout the Windsor-Essex community. The program is organized by Windsor Fire and Rescue Services.“FCA Windsor Assembly employees have long been a huge part of Sparky’s Toy Drive success over the years,” said Sean Costello, Sparky’s Toy Drive Coordinator, Windsor Fire and Rescue Services. “They recognized that many families are in need this year more than ever and really stepped up for the community.”Since 2002, FCA employees have filled more than 90 minivans with toys valued at over $230,000. This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus shifted to monetary donations.The public is encouraged to join the cause and help local families by donating new, unopened toys or monetary gifts. Donations can be dropped off at Windsor fire stations listed on the Toy Drive's official website http://www.sparkystoydrivewindsor.com/ between now and December 23.                         Stellantis in Canada Founded as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925, Stellantis in Canada is based in Windsor, Ontario, and has proudly built and sold vehicles in Canada for more than 100 years. As Canada’s largest automotive employer, Stellantis in Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis North America, a multi-national automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan and member of the Stellantis N.V. family of companies.  Stellantis in Canada has approximately 440 dealers that sell Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo products, as well as SRT performance products. The company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. In addition to its assembly facilities, which produce the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona and the Dodge Charger SIXPACK in both two and four-door configurations, the Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Grand Caravan minivans (Windsor), Stellantis in Canada operates an aluminum casting plant in Etobicoke, a research and development centre in Windsor, and has sales offices and parts distribution centres throughout the country. Since 2022, Stellantis has invested nearly $8 billion in its Canadian operations to support advanced manufacturing, R&D, electrification and long-term Canadian competitiveness.